1930s
- Francis B. Huot ’31
1950s
- Betty A. Flynn ’50
- Raymond H. Flynn ’50
- Reuben W. Peterson ’50
- Fritz Stradling ’50
- Joseph C. Fagan ’52
- Pertti J. Lindfors ’53
- Lawrence W. Rice ’53
- Alfred M. Rogers ’53
- James F. Bremer ’54
- James W. Cassidy ’54
- Thomas A. Friesch ’54
- Gordon A. Gregory ’55
- Robert B. Hentschell ’55
- Howard D. Blanding ’56
- Hugh G. Hafer ’56
- Donald F. Mitchell ’57
- John E. Martinson ’58
1960s
- Patrick Putzi ’60
- Robert L. Sanderson ’61
- Curtis Brewer ’62
- Felice D. Cohen ’62
- John F. Englund ’63
- Bert L. Kahn ’63
- Phillip M. Lev ’63
- Don R. Lucas ’63
- James L. Rosenbaum ’63
- Neal E. Schmidt ’63
- Robert C. Knight ’65
- Myron E. La Rowe ’65
- Thomas C. Marshall ’65
- George E. Dix ’66
- James T. Rogers ’66
- Jeffrey R. Wheeler ’66
- Franklin C. Jesse ’68
- Thomas T. Rogers ’68
- Daniel Sinykin ’68
- Richard P. Staedtler ’68
- William K. Thompson ’68
- Jonathon R. White ’68
- William U. Burke ’69
- James L. Dean ’69
1970s
- John T. Eakins ’70
- Terry Hoyt ’72
- John G. Scorgie ’72
- Robert F. Sfasciotti ’72
- Robert L. Gruber ’73
- Philip Lehner ’73
- Allyn J. Lepeska ’73
- Peter W. Santori ’73
- Ronald A. Suppa ’73
- John D. Winderl ’73
- Gerald Mackin ’74
- Gordon K. Miller ’74
- Paul J. Swain ’74
- David W. Easton ’75
- Frances S. Ryan ’75
- Thomas S. Wroblewski ’75
- Michael J. Mathis ’76
- George S. Long ’77
- George H. Senteney ’77
1980s
- Thomas H. Bennin ’80
- Jerome A. Doornek ’82
- Michael J. Klug ’84
- Robert A. Schroeder ’84
- Pamela D. Crawford ’85
- Christine M. Kraus ’85
- Diane Kliebard Silverberg ’86
- Stephan A. Rogge ’89
- Trina J. Tinglum ’89
1990s
- Harry G. Brown ’91
- Charlie W. Priest ’91
- Marcia A. MacKenzie ’92
- Alan Tafapolsky ’93
- Victoria B. Wing ’93
- Harish C. Mirchandani ’94
- Kenneth R. Sipsma ’94
- Paul G. Belke ’96
- Meredith S. Elliott ’96
- David A. Dodge ’97
- Timothy V. Norton ’98
- Sarah R. Boardman ’99
2000s
- Melissa K. Warner ’01
2020s
- Daniel L. Lurker ’21
Remembering Former Dean Cliff Thompson
Former University of Wisconsin Law School Dean and Professor Emeritus Cliff Thompson died April 17, 2023, in Madison, after a long illness. Thompson, 88, served as UW Law dean from 1983-90 and went on to direct the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s African Studies Program from 1992-93. He also served as dean of law schools at Hawaii, Michigan State and Haile Selassie University of Ethiopia, and he co-founded the faculty of law at the University of Zambia. Thompson also served as a legal education advisor for the Indonesian government from 1993-97 and 2000-04. He most recently was acting dean at Michigan State University College of Law from 2007-08.
Thompson’s journey to Madison began in 1983, having moved to the area in August after serving as the dean at University of Idaho Law School.
During his time as dean of UW Law, Thompson was committed to recruiting and retaining a more diverse faculty and student body, increasing salaries for faculty and building improvements with a focus on the Law Library. He announced his resignation in August 1990.
After a yearlong sabbatical, Thompson joined the faculty, where he taught several courses, primarily in comparative law and international law, focusing on Africa and Asia.
A lifelong passion was documenting and amplifying the Sudanese Revolution of 1964. He worked at the University of Khartoum Law School for four years, and many of his colleagues contributed to the peaceful takeover of the government.
Thompson was the first in his family to go to college. He received his A.B. from Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude. He earned his B.A. from Magdalen College, Oxford University. He returned to the U.S., acquired his J.D. from Harvard, and later returned to Oxford to obtain his master’s degree with honors. In addition, Thompson was a Rhodes Scholar and a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar.
Judge Ramón Alvarado ’05: Celebrating a Life, Building a Legacy
Learn about the life and legacy of Judge Ramón Alvarado, and how you can join others in honoring Ramón, in our article, “Judge Ramón Alvarado ’05: Celebrating a Life, Building a Legacy.”