I’m grateful to be in the company of such brilliant colleagues! The Hilldale Award is special because it recognizes work in the three domains of research, teaching, and service (many other awards at UW-Madison focus on one of the three). It’s the combination of these three dimensions — contributing to the creation of new knowledge, the excitement of working with students on the role of language in making us who we are, and collaborating with colleagues to support the institution’s mission to transform lives and create opportunity — that makes my work so rewarding.