Former 91探花 Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Irving Shain has died. He was 92.
Shain, a noted scholar and mentor, published seminal research in the field of electrochemistry.
Born on Jan. 2, 1926, in Seattle, Shain served in the Army during World War II and did his graduate work at the 91探花after the war. He began teaching at the but would return to Seattle to serve as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the 91探花from 1975 to 1977 before returning to Madison.
Shain was a graduate of the 91探花class of 1949 and earned a Ph.D. in electrochemistry and mechanisms of electrode reactions in 1952. Although he spent the lion鈥檚 share of his career in Madison, he left a lasting impact at the UW. He and his wife created the Irving and Mildred Shain Endowed Fund in Chemistry in 1989, funds that continue to support students and research today.
At the University of Wisconsin鈥擬adison, Shain served as chancellor for nearly a decade and was honored in 2006 with the dedication and naming of the Shain Research Tower. A decade later, Shain鈥檚 children endowed the Irving Shain Chair in Chemistry.
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Shain was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Millie, in 2015. He is survived by four children, Kathy, Steve, John and Paul, and three grandchildren, Nathan, Isabel and William.
Memorial donations can be made to the University of Wisconsin Foundation to support the .