College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Biography Fritz Albert (Deceased) was an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer. He joined the department in 1954 and during his tenure he produced more than 100 films on agriculture, natural resources, and rural development. His research focused on technology transfer via film or video, the role of film in rural and international development, and international distribution of nontheatrical …
Biography Margaret joined the department in 1980 serving as a professor of Agricultural Journalism and Family Resources and Consumer Sciences. Before coming to UW–Madison, Margaret was an experienced television broadcaster from the University of Illinois. Her research focused on family communication patterns, audience interpretations of conflicting messages, the impact of communication technology on families, and broadcast communication.During …
Biography Lloyd served as a professor in the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) from 1959 to 1994 where he taught dozens of courses in publications editing, production, and journalistic writing. During his tenure, he was awarded the Emil H. Steiger Distinguished Teaching Award in 1983, the highest honor in teaching on the UW–Madison campus. …
Biography Marion joined the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) as a professor in 1961. In addition, he also served as Director of the Land Tenure Center in both Chile and UW–Madison and taught in the Department of Environmental Sciences. Marion’s research focused on persuasive communication, science writing, technology transfer, media relations, design/administration of outreach communication programs, …
Biography Burnett (Deceased) held a joint appointment at the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) and the UW-Extension. Joining the department’s faculty in 1955, he taught courses in news writing, feature writing, publicity, educational exhibits, and agricultural publications. Burnett co-authored a college textbook, “Agricultural News Writing”, that was used for more than 25 years. He was an …
Biography Douglah, earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Extension Education Services at UW–Madison in 1965. He returned to UW–Madison in 1990 after teaching in his homeland of Iraq. Douglah taught continuing and vocational education, program evaluation, and agri-science and natural resource education as a faculty member of the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) and …
Biography John Fett (Deceased) joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) in 1962 where he taught classes in radio, film, and publications. He served as chairman for the department from 1977 to 1982. Fett’s research focused on development communication, information program evaluation, theory and practice of communication in rural development in developing countries, …
Biography Before this retirement in 2020, Michael Flaherty had been a senior lecturer and instructor at the department since 1991. Drawing upon his skills gained in industry, he taught introductory science writing classes and classes that utilize social marketing to aid nonprofits in the Madison community. Flaherty is proud to have taught nearly 900 students …
Biography Andrew Hopkins (Deceased) served as a professor in the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) from 1913 until 1951 and served as the department chairman for 37 years. A Wisconsin native, Hopkins was decided to Wisconsin, family farms, livestock agriculture, and clear communication, and during his tenure with the department he worked tirelessly to further …
Biography Brian Howell was a journalist at the Wisconsin State Journal and was the editor of Madison Magazine. Howell wrote about three main passions of his: Madison’s lakes, biotechnology and life sciences, and the intersection of lifestyle and business. Howell brought his passion for writing to his LSC students as he was a popular instructor. …