Every year the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters celebrates the election of five new Wisconsin Academy Fellows. These distinguished individuals from a wide range of disciplines have extraordinary levels of accomplishment in their fields as well as a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service. Fellowship represents the highest level of recognition conferred by the Wisconsin Academy.
At this year's event, the Wisconsin Academy celebrated the lives and accomplishments of seven (two more than usual) extraordinary Wisconsinites:
- Steven Ackerman
- Robert H. Dott, Jr.
- Judith Faulkner
- Maury Laws
- Donald A. Nichols
- JoAnna Poehlmann
- Jeremi Suri
Event highlights included introductions by Katharine Lyall and poems by Wisconsin Poet Laureate Bruce Dethlefsen. Too, the Wisconsin Academy recognized Minerva Society members, the group of individuals and organizations that provide sponsorship of Academy programs at the highest level. Recorded on November 6th, 2011, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.
