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University of Wisconsin–Madison

Awards in Our Department

See also the SSEC Awards page

Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award

2024 – Tom Vonder Haar
2023 – Tom Skilling
2022 - Bette L. Otto-Bliesner
2021 - William L. Smith Sr.
2020 - John Kutzbach
2019 - Terry Kelly
2017 - Richard A. Anthes
2016 - Louis W. Uccellini

Champion of AOS Award

2024 – Ned P. Smith

Early Career Alumni Award

2024 – Claire Pettersen

Ned P. Smith Distinguished Chair of Climatology Recipients

July 2024 - June 2028: Ángel Adames Corraliza
July 2021 - June 2024: Dan Vimont
July 2018 - June 2021: Jon Martin
July 2016 - June 2018: Ankur Desai

Ned P. Smith Distinguished Chair of Meteorology Recipients

July 2025 - June 2028: Mayra Oyola-Merded
July 2022 - June 2025: Larissa Back
July 2019 - June 2022: Michael Morgan
July 2016 - June 2019: Grant Petty

AMS Past Presidents

2012 - Louis W. Uccellini
2009 - Tom Karl
2008 - Walter F. Dabberdt 2007 - Richard A. Anthes
2000 - James (Jeff) Kimpel
1999 - George Frederick
1995 - David Houghton
1992 - Don Johnson
1968 - Vern Suomi

Graduate Student Association (GSA) Teaching Awards

2025 – Till Wagner
2024 – Liz Maroon
2023 - Hannah Zanowski
2022 - Ángel Adames-Corraliza
2021 - Angela Rowe
2020 - Liz Maroon
2019 - Tim Wagner
2018 - Tristan L’Ecuyer
2017 - Grant Petty

The department awards a set of scholarships and recognitions annually to students for distinguished research, service, and academics. These awards include: