{"id":378,"date":"2020-09-28T07:15:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:52:12","slug":"james-r-underkofler-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/james-r-underkofler-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliant Energy | James R. Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-378\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-row-a7c236f1e76d07dd49c00deda59d64b9\" class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-no-border alignleft wp-image-5681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2019\/09\/Alliant-Energy-Foundation-Logo-9-2019-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"Alliant Energy Foundation Logo\" width=\"230\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2019\/09\/Alliant-Energy-Foundation-Logo-9-2019-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2019\/09\/Alliant-Energy-Foundation-Logo-9-2019-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2019\/09\/Alliant-Energy-Foundation-Logo-9-2019-1024x482.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><br \/>\nThe James R. Underkofler Teaching Excellence awards, funded by an endowment from the Alliant Energy Foundation, Inc., recognize and reward extraordinary undergraduate teachers at UW System universities within Alliant Energy&#8217;s service area. The award pays tribute to the dedication of faculty and staff as teachers and their ability to communicate their subject matter effectively and inspire in their students an enthusiasm for learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">2025 Award Recipients<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Christopher Frayer<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Christopher-Frayer-237x300.jpg\" class=\"cfct-mod-image \" alt=\"Christopher Frayer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Christopher-Frayer-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Christopher-Frayer-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Christopher-Frayer-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Christopher-Frayer.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><h4>Professor, Department of Mathematics, <br \/>UW-Platteville<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Prashant Sharma<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2079\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Fig3Sharma-scaled.jpg\" class=\"cfct-mod-image \" alt=\"Sharma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Fig3Sharma-scaled.jpg 2079w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Fig3Sharma-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Fig3Sharma-831x1024.jpg 831w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Fig3Sharma-768x946.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Fig3Sharma-1247x1536.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Fig3Sharma-1663x2048.jpg 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2079px) 100vw, 2079px\" \/><h4>Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, UW-Madison<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Dale F. Murray<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Murray-Bio-Photo.jpg\" class=\"cfct-mod-image \" alt=\"Murray Bio Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Murray-Bio-Photo.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Murray-Bio-Photo-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Murray-Bio-Photo-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Murray-Bio-Photo-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Murray-Bio-Photo-1194x1536.jpg 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><h4>Professor, Department of Humanities-Philosophy, UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Eduardo Romero Arvelo<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Arvelo_Eduardo_02_Sep2024V.jpg\" class=\"cfct-mod-image \" alt=\"ECE Faculty and Staff Portrait\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Arvelo_Eduardo_02_Sep2024V.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Arvelo_Eduardo_02_Sep2024V-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Arvelo_Eduardo_02_Sep2024V-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Arvelo_Eduardo_02_Sep2024V-768x1075.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><h4>Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UW-Madison<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Award Ceremony<\/h3><h4>October 29, 2026<\/h4><p>By Invitation Only<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/download\/alliant_energy\/Alliant-Energy-James-R-Underkofler-Award-Guidelines-2026-2-20-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Alliant Energy James R Underkofler Award Guidelines 2026 2-20-26<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/download\/alliant_energy\/AlliantEnergyAwardsProgram-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">AlliantEnergyAwardsProgram-2025<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard no-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/erroll-b-davis-awards\/biography-of-james-r-underkofler\/\">James R. Underkofler<\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/erroll-b-davis-awards\/biography-of-james-r-underkofler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/09\/James-R.-Underkofler.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of James R. Underkofler with his little jack russell terrier.\" width=\"241\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/underkofler-excellence-in-teaching-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\">Past Recipients<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Photo Gallery<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/alliant-energy-awards-photo-gallery-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Alliant Energy Award Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/alliant-energy-awards-photo-gallery-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Alliant Energy Award Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/alliant-energy-awards-photo-gallery-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Alliant Energy Award Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/alliant-energy-awards-photo-gallery-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Alliant Energy Award Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-378","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cfct-can-haz-build"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6713,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378\/revisions\/6713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/grants-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}