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John Elton Ross
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Obituary
Madison: John Elton Ross, distinguished emeritus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison and pioneer in the study of the role of mass communication in environmental decision making died December 3, 2020. He was 94.
John was a faculty member at the UW from 1956-1992, holding a joint appointment in Agricultural Journalism and Environmental Science. He served as Executive Director of the Pilot Project for Environmental Sciences from 1966-1968 and was instrumental in founding the groundbreaking Institute for Environmental Studies (IES) in 1970. As Associate Director of IES from 1970-1978, he oversaw development of an undergraduate program in Environmental Sciences