History of the Program

The UW-Madison Medieval Studies Program was founded in 1969.

Directors

Frank Horlbeck (Art History), 1969-71

William Courtenay (History), 1971-72

Jerome Taylor (English), 1972-74

William Courtenay, 1974-75

Christopher Kleinhenz (French and Italian), 1975-80

Douglas Kelly (French and Italian), 1980-81

Christopher Kleinhenz (French and Italian), 1981-84

Francis G. Gentry (German), 1985-89

Christopher Kleinhenz (French and Italian), 1989-95

Douglas Kelly (French and Italian), 1995-96

Christopher Kleinhenz (French and Italian), 1996-2002

A.N. (Nick) Doane (English), 2002-06

Sherry Reames (English), 2006-09

Kellie Robertson (English), 2009-11

Karl Shoemaker (History), 2011-16

Thomas E.A. Dale (Art History), 2016-20

Elizabeth Lapina (History), 2020-22

Lisa H. Cooper (English), 2022-