Interviews 901-909

Each Guide entry contains information about an interview, including biographical data about the interviewee (name, vital dates, dates at the UW-Madison, and principal positions held as of the interview date), information about the interview (interviewer, year conducted, length, and series, transcript, and restriction information if applicable), and a list of key topics discussed in the interview. For more detailed information about an interview, or to obtain a copy of an interview contact the Oral History Project.

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Abstract: Professor Carayon was born in Marseille , France and received her first two degrees in Industrial Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris. Her Ph.D was awarded in 1988 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison . She discusses her research in ergonomics and job design in relationship to productivity. Professor Carayon is currently doing research involving human factors and ergonomics in health care and patient safety and is associate director of the AHRQ T32 training grant to the UW Population Health Sciences department for “Ph.D Training in Population Health & Quality Improvement.” In 1995 Professor Carayon returned to France for four years and was on the faculty of the Ecole des Mines de Nancy, France. She discusses the challenges she encountered while there.

Abstract (all sessions): In his four 2008 interviews with Troy Reeves, Ron McCrea offered stories and memories of his life, through the prism of gay activism. He spoke of the time period of the late 1960s/early 1970s to the present. This interview was conducted for Madison’s LGBT Community, 1960s-Present and included in the oral history collection at the UW— Madison’s Archives and Records Management Services.

Keywords (from all sessions): AIDS crisis (1980s); Capital Times; Gay Activism; Gay Pride events (Madison, Wisconsin); Governor’s Council on Gay and Lesbian Issues, (Wisconsin, 1983); Madison, Wisconsin; Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality; Madison Metropolitan School District; Madison Newspaper Strike, 1977-1981; Madison Press Connection, (strike newspaper) 1977-1981; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; The Pirate Ship (Madison gay bar, 1970s); Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters; Adamanty, David; Allen, Jo Ann; Anderson, Jess; Badeau, Steve; Bryant, David Leland; Earl, Tony (Wisconsin Governor, 1983-1987); Dubinski, Carla; DeSmidt, Elaine; Greenspan, Judy; Hillerman, Dale; Lloyd, Art (Reverend); Lubin, Steve; Nichols, Kathleen; Sensenbrenner, Joe (Madison Mayor, 1983-1989); Stockinger, Jake; Terkel, Studs; Thurow, Chuck; Wagner, R. Richard “Dick”; and Yeadon, Jim.

Abstract (all sessions): In his two 2008 interviews with Vicki Tobias and Troy Reeves, R. Richard “Dick” Wagner discussed his political, professional and personal life in Madison, Wisconsin. Wagner discussed the time period between the 1960s and 2008. This interview was conducted for Madison’s LGBT Community, 1960s-Present and included in the oral history collection at the UW— Madison’s Archives and Records Management Services.

Keywords: AIDS crisis (1980s); American Revolution Bi-Centennial Commission (Wisconsin); Dane County (Wisconsin) politics; Democratic Party Politics; Gay Rights/Activism; Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Rights (Wisconsin, 1983); The Gay Center (1970s Madison group); The United (Madison Progressive group); UW—Madison’s history department; UW—Madison student activism (1960s/1970s); Earl, Tony (Wisconsin Governor, 1983-1987); Lucey, Patrick J. (Wisconsin Governor, 1971-1977); McCrea, Ron; Nichols, Kathleen; and Schreiber, Martin J. (Wisconsin Governor, 1977-1979).

Abstract: Eileen Hanneman began as a Typist in the Institute for Environmental Studies in 1973. Before that she attended Luther College , Decorah , Iowa where she studied music. Ms. Hanneman worked under several directors of the Institute beginning as a Typist (classified staff title) with Reid Bryson. She was promoted to departmental secretary, administrative program specialist, and in 1993 became assistant director. She discusses her various responsibilities including budget matters, human resources and grants administration. Ms. Hanneman also talks about her committee work on campus involving women and child care issues. In 2006 she received the Martha Casey Academic Staff Award for Dedication to Excellence. In her interview she talks about that experience. This interview was conducted for inclusion in the UW-Madison Oral History Program.

#906. ALLY , Akbar F. (1940 - )
Assistant Vice Chancellor in the UW-Madison Office of Student Affairs
At UW: 1982-2002

Interviewed: 2007 and 2008 (4 sessions)	Length: 8 hours
Interviewer: Sandy Pfahler

Abstract: Dr. Akbar Ally began his career in the UW-Madison Graduate School working in student affairs for Dean Robert Bock. His primary area of responsibility was the recruitment and retention of minority students. In 1989 he became Special Assistant to Provost David Ward and continued to specialize in programs for minority and disadvantaged students. Dr. Ally discusses the turbulence at the time created by minority students and other campus activists who were working to change the campus environment. From the turbulence Chancellor Donna Shalala introduced the Madison Plan. Dr. Ally played a major role in the implementation of the Madison Plan. When David Ward became Chancellor Dr. Ally continued his work in the Provost’s office under John Wiley and retired as an assistant vice chancellor in 2002. Also covered in the interview is Dr. Ally’s childhood growing up in British Guyana. He shares information on how the U.S. government funded his college education at St. Lawrence University in New York . He earned his PhD in urban studies at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee .

#909. KARPAT, Kermal ( - )

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