Chancellor Wiley’s tenure in photos

Chancellor John D. Wiley stops to talk with prospective students and their families as they pass by Bascom Hall, which houses the chancellor’s office, during a campus tour in 2005.

During a 2005 news conference, Chancellor John D. Wiley listens to Barry Alvarez, who had just announced that he was stepping down as head coach to become the university’s athletic director. A major renovation project for Camp Randall stadium, home of the football Badgers, was undertaken during Wiley’s time as chancellor.

Chancellor John D. Wiley applauds during the spring 2001 commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center on the UW-Madison campus. Wiley himself is a UW-Madison graduate; he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in physics in 1965 and 1968, respectively.

Chancellor John D. Wiley talks with a group of UW-Madison students about topics ranging from tuition to diversity to plans for East Campus development during a “cookies and milk with the chancellor” event held in 2004.

Chancellor John D. Wiley, left, who says that he’s always been “curious about how things work,” helps the father of a new student assemble a loft bed in a residence hall room during move-in week in 2005.

Verna Fowler, College of the Menominee Nation president, and Chancellor Wiley sign an agreement in 2002, allowing transfer of credits between CMN and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. In 2007 the agreement was expanded to allow students to begin at CMN and be admitted to UW-Madison two years later. Such innovative pathways to access to UW-Madison have been a priority during Wiley’s tenure.

Chancellor John D. Wiley addresses the Badger men’s hockey team and enthusiastic fans gathered at the Kohl Center to celebrate the 2006 NCAA championship. The women’s hockey team also nabbed the national title that year.

A 150-megawatt cogeneration facility on UW-Madison’s west campus was first recommended to the state by Chancellor John D. Wiley in 2003. Built in partnership with the state and Madison Gas and Electric, the natural gas-fired facility produces electricity, steam heat and chilled water air conditioning.

Town meetings held in 2007 previewed building plans for the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery, a public-private project on the UW-Madison campus launched with a record-breaking $50 million individual gift. Chancellor John D. Wiley has played a central role in fundraising efforts for the university, including “Create the Future: The Wisconsin Campaign.”

Newell J. Smith Hall, the first major residence hall to open since 1965, begins housing 425 students in 2006. During John D. Wiley’s time as chancellor, UW-Madison has experienced unprecedented renewal of the physical campus. Among completed projects are new facilities for pharmacy, microbial science, biotechnology/genetics and the health sciences.

Chancellor John D. Wiley and his wife, Georgia, have enjoyed “meeting with, talking to, hearing from and interacting with students and alumni,” Wiley says. “They remind me what it’s all about — what our jobs are.”