In Memoriam: Alumnus R. Richard “Dick” Wagner The Department of History is sad to share the news that one of our alums, R. Richard “Dick” Wagner (PhD, 1971) passed away unexpectedly on December 12, 2021 at the age of 78. Wagner was an activist, historian, gay rights leader, and public servant who worked for the …
The Department of History is saddened to note the passing of alumnus Tyler Stovall (PhD, 1984). Dr. Stovall studied with Harvey Goldberg at UW–Madison and became a distinguished historian of modern France with a particular interest in race and class, Blackness, postcolonial history, and transnational history. He authored 10 books and numerous articles during his lifetime, …
The Department of History is sad to note the passing of alumnus and environmental activist Adam Kolton. Mr. Kolton graduated from UW–Madison with a bachelor’s degree in history and journalism in 1990, and went on to become a Washington-based environmental lobbyist and legislative activist. His notable work includes a quarter-century crusade against industrial development of …
Stanley Kenton “Stan” Schultz, age 82, passed away at his home in Middleton, Wis., on Dec. 8, 2020. Stan was born on July 12, 1938, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Kenton Schultz and Virginia Pyle Schultz. He always considered Los Angeles his home. Everywhere else he lived, no matter how long, he was “just passing …
Edward McKenzie Coffman, distinguished military historian and revered teacher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on September 16, 2020, at Thomson-Hood Veteran Center in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was 91. “Mac” Coffman was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on January 27, 1929, to Howard Beverly Coffman (1895-1972) and Mada Pearl Wright Coffman (1894-1953). He attended the University …
On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Richard Herbert Sewell, aged 89, passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospice. Richard was born April 11, 1931, in Ann Arbor, Mich. to Herbert and Anna (Broene) Sewell. Like them, he attended the University of Michigan and in 1953 graduated with an honors degree in history. In 1964, he was awarded …
Thomas Joseph McCormick Jr., emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, passed away on July 25 at the age of 87. Tom earned his Ph.D. at UW–Madison in 1960, after receiving his Master’s in History at the University of Cincinnati. Following teaching assignments at Ohio University and the University of Pittsburgh, Tom returned …
Professor Emeritus John W. Barker passed away on October 24th at the age of 86. Barker was an expert in late Byzantine and Venetian history whose work helped define Byzantine studies in the twentieth century. His biography of the Renaissance-era emperor Manuel II Palaeologus: 1391-1425: A study in late Byzantine Statesmanship (1969), and numerous other …
The History Department Remembers Professor Emeritus J. Rogers Hollingsworth (1932-2019) Throughout his career, Hollingsworth had a broad interest in socio-economics and comparative research. He became actively involved with the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, and he was honored to be elected President in 1996. He authored studies on diverse topics including American and European …
The History Department Remembers Professor Emeritus David Morgan (1945-2019) Professor Emeritus David O. Morgan passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the age of 74. He earned his B.A. from the University of Oxford in 1966 and his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1977. He came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in …