With a student to faculty ratio of 20 to 1, an average class size of 28 and the highest percentage of undergraduate courses taught by full-time faculty in the entire UW System, students at UWSP have the daily opportunity to interact with our world-class faculty. Our students are taught and mentored by dedicated professors whose first priority is teaching, but whose accomplishments in the field continue to mold them into the educators that they are today.
Below you’ll find just a few examples of the extraordinary ways in which our faculty are distinguishing themselves at the local, national and international levels, all of which adds up to the exceptional educational experience that awaits you here at UW-Stevens Point.
Robert
Rosenfield, Professor of Biology and an internationally renowned
researcher, specializes in the field of avian ecology. The Discovery
Channel and Animal Planet have aired several shows highlighting his
research with birds of prey. Dr. Rosenfield has served on numerous
high-profile, international committees, including those working with
endangered species. He has also been asked to provide expert counsel on
the removal of listed fauna. Most recently, Dr. Rosenfield has been
named to the 2006 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, a national honor
roll for teachers who have been recognized and nominated by their
students as being an outstanding educator.
Jianwei Wang, Professor of Political Science and past recipient of a prestigious MacArthur Foundation Grant, is an expert on U.S./China relations. Dr. Wang has made frequent trips between the United States and China to do research and to promote mutual understandings between the two countries. He has appeared nationally as an expert on China on media outlets such as PBS News Hour, FOX, National Public Radio and Nightline. Wang is associated with the Atlantic Council, a prestigious foreign affairs think tank and the Voice of America regularly flies Wang to Washington to participate in roundtable discussions that are broadcast to the Far East. This year he gave a paper at a conference celebrating 30 years of U.S.-Chinese relations and met with President Bush. Dr. Wang regularly takes students to the annual National Model United Nations (UN) conference in New York City.
Michael Dombeck is
one of the most renowned and respected contemporary conservationists in
the United States. His leadership in the Bureau of Land Management and
as former chief of the Forest Service impacted nearly 500 million acres.
As the capstone to his life-long career in public service, he was
granted the highest award in federal service, the Presidential Rank –
Distinguished Executive Award. Dr. Dombeck is the recipient of the
prestigious Audubon Medal, the Lady Bird Johnson Conservation Award, and
the highest award in federal service, the Presidential Rank –
Distinguished Executive Award. Dr. Dombeck now serves as UW System
Fellow and Professor of Global Conservation, University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Richard Wilke, UW Distinguished Professor of Environmental Education, currently serves as Director of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Education Training Partnership. Dr. Wilke is the recipient of over 20 state and national awards including the Walter Jeske Award from the North American Association for Environmental Education for a lifetime of distinguished service to the field of Environmental Education. He is the author of over 50 articles and four books on environmental education, and has made over 100 presentations on environmental education at state, national, and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Wilke is currently the Consulting Editor for the Journal of Environmental Education.
Elia Armacanqui-Tipacti,
Professor of Foreign Languages, recently received the Outstanding
Women of Color in Education Award, which recognizes women in Wisconsin
for their contributions to the advancement of women on their campuses
and in their communities. Dr. Armacanqui-Tipacti was a keynote speaker
at the 2005 Wisconsin Women Care Conference, and in March 2005,
organized a collaborative Poetry and Art exhibition titled "Elimination
of All Forms of Violence Against Women." An accomplished scholar, she
serves as an editor and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Latin
American Literature, and is currently transcribing and translating the
journals of two 17th and 18th century Peruvian nuns for publication. A
native of Peru, Dr. Armacanqui-Tipacti is fluent in the Incan language,
Quechua, as well as Spanish and Portuguese.
Tom Brown, Professor of Interior Architecture, has received several national and local awards for his work and is responsible for a number of publications. He has also been a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences and is the founding member of several Building Associations. Perhaps one of his most notable accomplishments took place in Mozambique, Africa. While there, Tom managed a country-wide school construction project, funded by the World Bank and African Development Bank, under the United Nations Development Program.
Michael J. Hansen,
Professor of Fisheries Biology, was appointed to the Great Lakes
Fishery Commission by President George W. Bush. In addition to this
important task, Dr. Hansen is involved with numerous other projects. He
currently serves as Coeditor for the
North American Journal of Fisheries Management. Some of the
cutting edge research conducted by Dr. Hansen and his students include
working with Walleye, Lake Trout, and other fish communities in and
around the Midwest. Dr. Hansen teaches numerous fisheries-related
courses in the College of Natural Resources and serves as the faculty
advisor for several student organizations.
William C. Davidson,
Professor in the Division of Communication, teaches courses in a
wide array of public relations, media studies, and interpersonal-related
areas of communication. Dr. Davidson presents all across the United
States and Canada. Recently, he has conducted numerous seminars on
communication, teamwork and problem solving for several major
institutions and corporations, including: AT&T, Mobile Oil,
Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Marion Labs, The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, and Associated Bank. Pictured at left is Dr.
Davidson (on the left) performing Anna Karenina
with internationally acclaimed Russian poet, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, in
Chicago .
Photo by Igor Litvak Photography
Diane Canfield
Bywaters, Professor of Art,
is an artist and educator, specializing in landscape painting. She has
painted extensively throughout the United States, France, Costa Rica,
England, and Italy. Professor Bywaters has the distinction of being
selected to more current national park artist-in-residency programs than
any other artist; National Parks include Glacier, Isle Royale, Rocky
Mountain, Acadia, Hawaii Volcanoes, Apostle Islands, Indiana Dune,
Voyagers, Buffalo River, and Alaska's Denali. Her work has been
collected by numerous
corporations including Pepsi Corporation, 3-M, United Airlines, and
General Motors.
Leslie Wilson, Professor of Education, has developed programs for gifted, highly able, and creative learners across the United States. Dr. Wilson was recognized with the Teaching Scholar Award and the University Excellence in Teaching Award. As a very successful book, manuscript, and grant writer, Dr. Wilson recently received the $500,000 Congressional Award to fund the FACETS Project –a multi-year development project which focuses on realigning university teaching to the needs of students and introduces faculty to newer methods of teaching.