College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Biography After a prolific career as a science and environmental reporter, Ron Seely joined the Department of Life Sciences Communication in the early 1990s as a lecturer teaching students the art of scientific writing. Seely has won numerous state and national awards for his journalism over the years. Until he retired in 2013, Seely was an award-winning …
Biography Don Stanley is an award-winning instructor who taught design, social media, and digital marketing courses for the Department of Life Sciences Communication. He has a keen interest in applied digital marketing strategies and tactics. He is also interested in how emerging technologies impact how people seek out and consume information. He is a proud …
Biography Tom Still is an award-winning journalist who has been penning “Inside Wisconsin” since 1990. That span includes his tenure as chief political reporter, editorial page editor and associate editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, followed by his successful 23-year career as president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Still’s weekly columns focus on public policy, …
Biography William “prof” Sumner (Deceased) joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) as bulletin editor in 1915 and played an active role within the department until his death in 1959. He worked to expand the numerous departmental programs and developed a program of teaching and research in agricultural journalism. Department histories …
Biography Thiesenhusen (Deceased) joined the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) as a professor in 1965, and was appointed as director of the Land Tenure Center that same year. Will’s research focused on international agricultural development of Third World countries, especially Latin America.
Biography Maury (Deceased) earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agricultural Journalism at UW–Madison and joined the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now LSC) in 1947 as director of the university’s farm radio program. Except for a two-year stint as farm radio director at Ohio State and time at Cornell to earn his Ph.D., he remained behind the microphone until 1968 when …