Professor Mimmi Fulmer has won a Hilldale Award, recognizing her contributions to teaching, research, and service. Each year, the faculty divisions honor four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members with the Hilldale Award.

Both a trained vocal performer and instructor, Fulmer is an artist-scholar of Nordic music who has been part of the campus community for more than 40 years. Through her own research and vocal recordings, she has consistently shaped vocal performance and pedagogy, advanced Nordic song scholarship and elevated UW–Madison’s reputation nationally and internationally. Fulmer edited a three-volume anthology of 53 Nordic songs titled Midnight Sun, providing the first comprehensive resource for American singers and filling a critical gap in vocal pedagogy. Now widely adopted by university voice studios, it is considered a landmark publication and has been archived by the National Library of Finland.

Fulmer teaches a range of courses from multi-language diction and Opera Workshop to performance practice, all of which are designed to prepare students for careers in opera, recital and academic settings. Her leadership has brought irreplaceable campus opportunities for experiential learning, as seen through the University Opera program where she coaches and stages scenes, coordinates outreach and advises production planning. Fulmer has also organized outreach programs that bring opera scenes, master classes and audition workshops to schools across Wisconsin.

Faculty members representing the arts and humanities, biological sciences, physical sciences and social sciences are selected from nominations submitted by department chairs. The winners will be recognized at the April 6 Faculty Senate meeting.