Stephen
Wittman Stephen
Wittman
Contact Information | Education | Positions Held | Extramural Committee Service | Current Professional Memberships | Selected Publications | Videos | Professional Awards | Professional Workshops & Seminars
(see also Professional Development Workshops & Seminars)
News Staff Writer, Evansville (Ind.) Sunday Courier & Press, 1972-73
Tri-State Reporter-Photographer, Evansville (Ind.) Sunday Courier & Press, 1974-75
Agricultural News Editor/Environmental Reporter, North Platte (Neb.) Telegraph, 1975-78
Publications Editor, Sea Grant Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979-1987
Senior Editor, Sea Grant Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987-1989
Communications Coordinator, Sea Grant Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990-1995
Assistant Director for Communications, Sea Grant Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995-2002
Program Information Specialist, Aquatic Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002-present
Member, SGNet User Group Committee, Council of Sea Grant Directors, 1983-87.
Invited participant, Futures Conference, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1990.
Outreach Specialist, University of Alaska Sea Grant federal site visit team, National Sea Grant Office, 1991.
Invited participant/communications specialist, long-range planning retreat, New York Sea Grant Institute, 1992.
Communications Chair, Great Lakes Sea Grant Network / Great Lakes Regional Representative, Sea Grant Communicators National Steering Committee, June 1992-July 1993
Chair, Communications Subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Modified Procedures, National Sea Grant Office, June 1993-October 1994
Chair, Sea Grant Communicators National Steering Committee, July 1993-June 1995
Member (ex officio), Communications Committee, Council of Sea Grant Directors, November 1993-June 1995
Member (ex officio), Executive Committee, Sea Grant National Media Relations Advisory Committee, February 1994-December 1996
Member (ex officio), Executive Committee, National Sea Grant Depository/Sea Grant Abstracts, July 1993-December 1996
Chair, Campus Communicators, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997
Member, Conferences, Exhibits and Special Events Task Group, National Sea Grant Communications Network, 1995-present
Member, Great Lakes Information Network Advisory Board, Great Lakes Commission, July 1995-present
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, "Updating 'The Wisconsin Idea'" Project, UW-Madison, May 1997-May 1998
Member, Grants & Fundraising Strategic Planning Subcommittee, Sea Grant Communicators National Steering Committee, August-September 1997
Communications Chair, Great Lakes Sea Grant Network / Great Lakes Regional Representative, Sea Grant Communicators National Steering Committee, May 1998-April 2000
Intern, Academic Staff Professional Development Program, UW-Madison Chancellor's Office, September 1998-May 1999
Member, Great Lakes Research & Outreach Partnership Meeting planning committee, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory & National Sea Grant Office, November 1998-April 1999
Invited participant, Great Lakes Communicators Workshop, Great Lakes Commission, March 1999
Member, "UW-Madison on the Road" Outreach Committee, UW-Madison Chancellor's Office and Wisconsin Alumni Association, July 1999-present
Member, Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Outreach Workshop agenda committee / co-chair, "Building a Better Regional Mouse Trap" network Web site development session, December 1999-February 2000
Communications Representative, Ecosystems & Habitats Theme Team, Sea Grant Association/National Sea Grant Office-NOAA, March 2000-present
Chair, Theme Team Communicators, Sea Grant Communicators National Steering Committee, June 2001-present
Communications Contractor, National Sea Grant Office, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, June 2002-February 2003
Current Professional Memberships
“Positioning Sea Grant: An Integrated National Communications Plan.” S. Wittman. 2003. A white paper prepared under contract with the National Sea Grant Office, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring , Md.
Science Serving America’s Coast. S. Wittman, ed. 1993, updated 2003. Series of 10 fact sheets on each Sea Grant national theme prepared by the Sea Grant Association. College Station : Texas Sea Grant College Program.
UW Sea Grant Strategic Plan, 2002-06 . S. Wittman, ed. 2003. Madison : UW Sea Grant Institute.
UW Sea Grant Annual Progress Report, 2002: Programmatic Accomplishments and Benefits Achieved. S. Wittman, ed. 2003. Madison : UW Sea Grant Institute.
2002-04 Directory of Projects and People— University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute . J. Ladwig and S. Wittman , eds. 2002. Madison : UW Water Resources Institute.
2002-04 Directory of Projects and People— University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute . J. Ladwig and S. Wittman , eds. 2002. Madison : UW Sea Grant Institute.
UW Sea Grant Annual Progress Report, 2001: Programmatic Accomplishments and Benefits Achieved. S. Wittman, ed. 2001. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute.
UW Sea Grant Annual Progress Report, 2000: Programmatic Accomplishments and Benefits Achieved. S. Wittman, ed. 2000. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute.
UW Sea Grant Annual Progress Report, 1999: Programmatic Accomplishments and Benefits Achieved. S. Wittman, ed. 2000. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute.
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program Implementation Plan, 2000-02. S. Wittman, ed. 1999. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute.
Observing ‘theYear of the Ocean’ in Wisconsin. S. Wittman. 1998. UW Sea Grant Website.
Gifts of the Glaciers. S. Wittman. 1998. UW Sea Grant Website.
Past and Future Activities of ARGENTUM: International Conferences on the Transport, Fate and Effects of Silver in the Environment. S. Wittman. 1998. UW Sea Grant Website.
Research for the Real World: Celebrating 25 Years as a National Sea Grant College. S. Wittman. 1997. Printed booklet and Website. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute.
Great Lakes Internet Resources. S. Wittman. 1996. UW Sea Grant Website.
Implementing the Sea Grant Network Plan 1995-2005 - A Guide for Developing Implementation Plans for Institutional Sea Grant Programs. S. Wittman, ed. 1996. Published by the UW Sea Grant Institute on behalf of the National Sea Grant Network.
Communicating Coastal Issues - A Discussion of Sea Grant's "Can America Save Its Fisheries?" National Forum. N. Blanton, K. Hart and S. Wittman. 1996. Abstract, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of The Coastal Society, July 14-17, 1996, Seattle, Wash., pp. 134-143.
Wisconsin Sea Grant's "Zebra Mussel Watch" - A Multi-Institutional State, Great Lakes and National Nonindigenous Species Outreach Effort. S. Wittman. 1996. Abstract, Proceedings of the Watershed '96 Technical Conference and Exposition, June 8-12, 1996, Baltimore, Md., p. 1118.
Summary Report: Can America Save Its Fisheries? S. Wittman, ed. 1995. Raleigh: North Carolina Sea Grant College Program.
Sea Grant Fisheries Bibliography - Selected Publications on Fisheries-Related Issues Produced by the National Sea Grant Network, 1984-95. S. Wittman, ed. 1995. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute.
Boaters: Beware of Hitchhikers. S. Wittman. 1994. In: Great Lakes Boating magazine, July issue, pp. 16-20.
A Regional Network Serving the Nation. S. Wittman, ed. 1993. Series of eight fact sheets prepared by UW Sea Grant for the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force hearings on behalf of the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network. 1995. Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Website.
Zebra Mussel: A Great Lakes Threat. S. Wittman. 1992. In: Wisconsin Counties magazine, July issue, pp. 24-27.
Zebra Mussel Update newsletter. Clifford Kraft and Stephen Wittman, eds. 1990-97. Madison: University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute (15 issues) and Columbus: Ohio Sea Grant College Program (15 issues).
"Zebra Mussel Watch" card. S. Wittman, concept & design by Christine Kohler. 1990. Madison: University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute.
Earthwatching III: An Environmental Reader. R. Hoops, T. Sinclair and S. Wittman, eds. 1990. Madison: University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute and Institute for Environmental Studies.
The Fisheries of the Great Lakes. S. Wittman and P. Smith, eds. 1986, revised 1988. Madison: University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute.
Brownstone & Bargeboard - Guide to Bayfield's Historic Architecture. Whitney Gould and S. Wittman. 1980. Madison: University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute and Bayfield Chamber of Commerce.
Zebra Mussel Public Service Announcements. S. Wittman, producer. 1992. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute (in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association).
"Fishing for Answers: How to Reduce the Contaminants in Sport Fish." S. Wittman, producer. 1989. Madison: UW Sea Grant Institute.
SGA President's Award for Meritorious Service, Sea Grant Association, 2003.
Superior Program Award ("Using Mass Media to Inform Anglers about Invasive Species" project), Great Lakes Sea Grant Network, 2003.
Apex Award of Excellence, newsletters-printed (UWSGI's Littoral Drift), Communications Concepts, 2000.
Gold Medal Award, alumni relations and communications programs ("Madison JASON" World Wide Web site), Council for Advancement & Support of Education, 1996.
Apex Award of Excellence, media relations and publicity (Sea Grant National Issues Forum: "Can America Save Its Fisheries?"), Communications Concepts, 1996.
Gold Medal Award, individual community relations projects ("Zebra Mussel Watch" outreach project), Council for Advancement & Support of Education, 1991.
Silver Medal Award, research publications (The Fisheries of the Great Lakes), Council for Advancement & Support of Education, 1987.
Outstanding Writing (The Fisheries of the Great Lakes), University of Wisconsin System Communications Contest, 1987.
Tele-Typeset Award, telecommunicated data converted into phototypography (Green Bay's Yellow Perch Fishery), TypeWorld, 1983.
Service to Agriculture (agricultural news coverage - newspapers), Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, 1978, 1979.
Honorable Mention (spot news), Nebraska Associated Press Association, 1977.
Professional Development Workshops & Seminars
Effective Evaluation: Concepts and Techniques, National Sea Grant Outreach Workshop, March 2002.
Introduction to Microsoft Access Databases, UW-Madison Dept. of Information Technology, December 2001.
Manager/Supervisor Development Series (State of Wisconsin Public Employee Supervisor Certification):
* Leading Projects and Advancing Improvements
* Dealing with Challenging Situations
* Utilizing the Classified Personnel System
* Managing Conflict
* Supervising in a Collective Bargaining Environment
* Building Teams
* Coaching/Performance Management
* Managing Change
* Communication & Managment
* Understanding Self & Purpose
UW-Madison Office of Human Resource Development, February-April 2000Ordinary Situations - Extraordinary Accomplishments, UW-Madison Office of Quality Improvement, November 1997
Taking Time Out of Improvement Processes, UW-Madison Office of Quality Improvement, November 1997
Media Training, UW-Madison University News & Information Office, January 1997
Mastering the Web, Agricultural Communicators in Education, 1995
Strategic Planning Workshop, Great Lakes Sea Grant Network, September 1993
Electronic Mail (ProComm), UW-Madison Academic Computing Center, 1989
Introduction to MS-DOS, UW-Madison Academic Computing Center, 1989
Desktop Publishing, Computerland of Madison, 1987
Computerized Phototypesetting, UW-Madison Academic Computing Center, 1983
Using the VMS Vax Computer, UW-Madison Academic Computing Center, 1982
Better Publications for Less, Council for Advancement & Support of Education, 1981
Copyrights, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1980
Scholarly Book Publishing, UW-Extension, 1980
Newsletters, UW-Extension, 1979
Photography, Evansville Vocational-Technical College, 1973
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