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Associate
Professor Beverly Cross (Curriculum and Instruction), inova Director Peter
Doroshenko, and Professor Tarun Naik (Civil Engineering and Mechanics) made the
list, subtitled "The Noteworthy, Novel, and Notorious." (Fortunately, all three
UWM nominees were cited as the former, not the latter.)
Cross was honored for her volunteer work on behalf of Milwaukee Public Schools and choice students. Cross works with teachers to tie their lessons to common goals.
She also was honored for her work in shattering stereotypes held by teachers who have limited experience in urban schools.
Finally, her role in the task force charged with implementing Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher's Milwaukee Idea was noted approvingly.
Doroshenko
drew kudos for his two-year mission to make inova "a much-talked-about venue
for trends in contemporary art."
According to the magazine, Doroshenko's judgment is borne out by the fact that exhibits that have first opened at inova have later found their way to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and to Paris.
In the piece, Doroshenko is quoted as saying he wanted not only to establish a new educational model for the university, but to create a "contemporary connection" for the entire metropolitan community.
Dubbed a "recycling guru," Naik is praised for his efforts to turn industrial waste into a valuable commodity.
As director of UWM's Center for By-Products Utilization, Naik has worked to
perfect a stronger and more affordable concrete containing fly ash, the residue
left at coal-fueled electric power plants.
The magazine lauds Naik's efforts to keep approximately 10 million tons of coal ash produced annually out of landfills, and touts his next research interest: using sludge left over from the paper-making process to create an even better concrete.