EDUCATION:

• University of Wisconsin                                     Research Associate


• University of Freiberg, Germany                     International Research Associate


• Columbia University                                          Ph.D. Organic Chemistry


• Stanford University                                           M.S. Chemistry


• Marietta College                                               B.S. cum laude Chem. and Business

ACADEMIC HONORS:

• Phi Beta Kappa


• Sigma Xi (Scientific Honorary)


• Phi Lambda Epsilon (Chemistry Honorary)


• Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honorary)

EXPERIENCE:

• Wisconsin Secretary of State, elected 1974, 1982 — 2010


• Chairman, Board of Commissioner of Public Lands, 1991—present


• Assistant Director, Mid-American Solar Energy Complex, Minneapolis, MN


• Public Affairs Director, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC


• Wisconsin State Senator


• Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Ecology, Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside

MEMBERSHIPS, ACTIVITIES, AND AWARDS

• Fulbright — Distinguished American Scholar, 2003


• Sierra Club, National Board Member


• Environmental Quality Award, Environmental Protection Agency


• Environmental Advocate of the Year, Clean Water Action Council, 1996


• Environmental Excellence Award, Midwest Renewable Energy Assoc., 1992


• Federation of American Scientists, member


• Wisconsin Environmental Decade, founder and director


• Council on Economic Priorities, consultant


• Friends of the Earth, Past National Board Member


• Author of The Survival Handbook, 1991


• Helped organize 1970 and 1990 Earth Day events

“Understanding science and technology is important to address our energy and environmental problems. I believe that scientists hold a special responsibility to speak out on how science and technology impact our society and point out when our leaders ignore or misrepresent the facts.”

Paid for by La Follette Campaign Fund
R. Wahlers, Treasurer