Gerry Campbell
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Learner/Teacher |
| Location | Madison, WI, United States |
| Introduction | Active citizen supporting the Wisconsin Local Food Network, Leadership Wisconsin, and Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. I have fun singing with the WI Solidarity Sing Along and percussionist with the Learning Curve and Forward Marching Band. I worked as a Professor and administrator for University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension from 1973 until 2007. My UW faculty base is the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. I had an active service role across campus and the UW system. I was UW-Extension Vice Chancellor/Provost and Associate Dean of the Cooperative Extension Division. My UW grew my understanding across areas including the scio-economics of agro food systems, the tools of systems thinking applied in communities and the learning potentials of community service. I was born and raised on a small farm in central Ohio. I am a first generation college graduate whose parents were deeply committed to education and learning. My siblings include an older and younger brother, and a twin sister. My wife of 36 years is also a retired UW-Madison/Extension Professor. We do not have children. |
| Interests | People, Learning, Community Building, Fishing, Movies, Travel, Singing, Percussion |
| Favorite Movies | Harry and Tonto No Country for Old Men A River Runs Through it |
| Favorite Music | Billy Bragg, Woody Guthrie, John Prine, Levon Holm |
| Favorite Books | The Prodigal God by Tim Keller The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parket Palmer The Memory of Old Jack - Wendell Berry, The Fifth Discipline - Peter Senge, Any book by Alexander McCall Smith Any book by Larry KcMurtry The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers by Robert L. Heilbroner The Answer to How is Yes - Peter Block, The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods - John McKnight and Peter Block |
How would our democracy change if we worked on exploring the questions before we grabbed for an answer?