The Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, John A. Scocos, presented Jeremi Suri, WAGE Senior Fellow and Professor of History at the UW-Madison, with a Certificate of Recognition for outstanding service to Wisconsin veterans and the community. The award acknowledges Suri’s “devotion to advancing the discussion of political, diplomatic, and military history in the public realm” and his “role in promoting the Distinguished Lecture Series.” The latter series involves a partnership between the the UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), the Department of History, and the WI Veterans Museum. 

Inaugurated in early 2006, the Distinguished Lecture Series has featured several of the top military, political, and diplomatic historians in the United States including Pulitzer Prize winner David Kennedy and covered topics such as “War and the Media: From Vietnam to Iraq”, “The Road to Iraq”, “The Living Legacy of the Vietnam War” and lectures on World War II, the bombing of Japan, and the Phillipines war among others. Secretary Scocos honored Suri’s service during a special event focusing on Melvin Laird, the former Secretary of Defense and Wisconsin congressman.

 

Video of the event including the presentation of the award certificate to Professor Jeremi Suri.