John Karl Scholz

Scholz has been with the UW-Madison Economics Department since 1988, working as the Nellie June Gray Professor of Economic Policy. He was selected as the provost for UW-Madison in August 2019. Scholz has three daughters, one of whom is earning her Ph.D. at UO, studying volcanology. He said his wife, Melissa Scholz, is a "West Coast person," so his entire family is looking forward to the move to Oregon. Scholz will remain as provost of UW-Madison through the end of the 2022-2023 school year. He will assume his new position at the University of Oregon in July 2023.