David Ward (born July 8, 1938, in

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) was the president of the

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from September 2001 to September 2008. In 2011 he was appointed Interim Chancellor of the

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, where he served a prior term as Chancellor from 1993 to 2001, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs from 1989 to 2003, and Associate Dean of the Graduate School from 1980 to 1987. A leading scholar in urban geography, Ward received his B.A.(1959) and M.A.(1961) from the

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before moving to the

on a Fulbright Travel Award, and earning his doctorate there in 1963. After teaching at

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and the

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, Ward returned to UW–Madison in 1966. Ward was born and raised in

. He is married with two sons and six grandchildren. When he is not in Madison, he resides in

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. As chancellor, Ward oversaw a major overhaul of UW–Madison's information technology infrastructure, as well as the development of a cluster-hiring program called "The Madison Initiative Investment Plan". Ward's chancellorship also saw the creation of new undergraduate residential learning communities on campus and the construction and opening of the

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. Ward has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, Chairman of the Government Relations Council of the

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, and served on the Committee on Undergraduate Education of the

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, the Science Coalition, and the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities. In 2011, following Carolyn "Biddy" Martin's resignation to become president of Amherst College, Ward was appointed interim chancellor of UW-Madison to serve until a permanent replacement could be found.Finkelmeyer, Todd. "Campus Connection: Ward to be named UW-Madison's interim chancellor." The Capital Times, 29 June 2011 http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/campus_connection/article_93049d92-a286-11e0-9ee6-001cc4c03286.html

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