School of Business Gazette > June 2004

Four from School of Business
Named Wisconsin Idea Fellows

Four faculty and staff members from the School of Business were among 100 faculty and staff from across the state named “Wisconsin Idea Fellows.” The new designation honors public service contributions to local communities and the state and help in furthering job creation in Wisconsin.

The four Wisconsin Idea Fellows are:

  • Larry Cox, director, Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, and a faculty associate in Management and Human Resources

  • James E. Hodder, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor, department of Finance, Investment and Banking

  • Neil Lerner, director of the Small Business Development Center, a joint initiative of the School of Business and UW-Extension

  • Urban Wemmerlöv, director of the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management and Wisconsin Distinguished Professor

The designations were made by the University of Wisconsin System.

In announcing the inauguration of the fellows program, Board of Regent President Toby Marcovich noted that public service is a hallmark of the University of Wisconsin.

“Throughout the state’s history, our university faculty and staff have been dedicated public servants,” said Marcovich, “from the earliest county agents who helped farmers grow more productive crops, to today’s cutting-edge research faculty who are spinning off new Wisconsin companies. Virtually every one of our employees is helping in some way to improve the quality of life in the state.”