{"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":"2026-07-30T08:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:30:41","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
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\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’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

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2026 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
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Nick J. Balster<\/h3>

Professor, Soil and Environmental Sciences, UW-Madison<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Austin Polebitski<\/h3>\"\"

Professor & Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
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Miyeon Kwon<\/h3>

Professor, Department of Mathematics, UW-Platteville\u00a0<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>
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Scott Mobley<\/h3>

Teaching Faculty II, Department of Political Science, 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
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Award Ceremony<\/h3>

October 29, 2026<\/h4>

By Invitation Only<\/p>\n

Alliant Energy James R Underkofler Award Guidelines 2026 2-20-26 pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\n

AlliantEnergyAwardsProgram-2025 pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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James R. Underkofler<\/a><\/h3>

\"Portrait<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Past Recipients<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Photo Gallery<\/h3>

2022 Alliant Energy Award Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n

2023 Alliant Energy Award Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n

2024 Alliant Energy Award Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n

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