William H. Sandholm III ’92
William H. Sandholm III ’92 of Madison, Wisconsin, end his life on July 6, 2020, after a long battle with depression. Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Manhasset High School, where he met his future wife, Leah. Bill and Leah married on June 12, 1999. At Dartmouth he majored in economics modified with psychology and spent two terms studying in Germany. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa, he went on to study at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and earned a Ph.D. in 1998. Bill spent his entire 22-year academic career at the University of Wisconsin, most recently as the Richard E. Stockwell Professor of Economics. Bill’s primary area of research was evolutionary game theory. His colleagues deem his 2010 book, Population Games and Evolutionary Dynamics (MIT Press), the bible of the field. He was known as a generous mentor to his students and junior faculty and a passionate collaborator to his colleagues around the world. Bill was devoted to his family. He enjoyed sharing his favorite pastimes, including hiking, roller blading, cross-country skiing, playing cards, and listening to jazz with his daughter, Lily. Bill was preceded in death by his father, William Jr. He is survived by Leah, Lily, mother Patricia, brother David, and nephews Tommy and Otto.
