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Recognized for Crusade Against Bad-Faith Insurance In September, the Wisconsin Alumni Association recognized William Shernoff with its 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Wisconsin Alumni Association — celebrates outstanding UW–Madison graduates whose professional achievements, contributions to society, and support of the university exemplify the Wisconsin Idea. Shernoff, widely …

By Alexander Gelfand When Tammy Baldwin ’89 beat Republican rival Tommy Thompson ’66 in last November’s U.S. Senate race, her victory garnered national attention. And with good reason: she was both the first Wisconsin woman and the first openly gay person to gain entry to what has been described as the world’s greatest deliberative body, …