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University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater

university art department · Active
last checked 2026-05-29

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Active

What happened
Continuation with leadership succession. Linda Threadgill (the archived "to present" entry) headed the UW-Whitewater Metals Program from 1979 to 2003 and is now Professor Emerita (she now lives/works in Santa Fe, NM). The program continued under Teresa Faris, the current professor of metalsmithing and jewelry design. The area remains active through 2026 (recent UW System feature stories and a 2026 "International Recognition" UW-Whitewater news item cover the metals/jewelry program and its students). No closure, merger, or rename of the metals/jewelry offering was found; it remains a studio area within the Department of Art and Design.

Link
uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/arts-communication/art-design/

People

Faculty
Linda Threadgill ? To PresentMarcia Lewis · 1973 to 1975

Trained here

Erica A. Meier

Sources

https://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/arts-communication/art-design/https://www.uww.edu/coac/academics/art-designhttps://www.wisconsin.edu/all-in-wisconsin/story/uw-whitewater-metals-and-jewelry-student-forms-art-with-meaning/https://www.uww.edu/umc/why-i-teach/teresa-farishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Threadgillhttps://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2026-4-international-recognition

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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