William Schulman, 91, of Menomonie, WI died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health Center, Menomonie.

He was born August 26, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Romanian immigrants, Jacob and Clara (Solochuk) Schulman.

Bill earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Art Education from UW-Milwaukee and pursued his doctoral studies at Ohio State University. After graduating, he taught art in Milwaukee area schools for six years. In 1966, UW-Stout hired Bill to create an Art Education program, where he taught until 1992. Over 200 art educators graduated from his program.

During retirement, Bill pursued his creative passion in his own studio producing encaustic, silverpoint and lithography pieces. Together, with his wife, Shirley, they opened the "Studio Gallery" in their home, which featured the works of local artists. To view Bill's artwork go to http://www.portalwisconsin.org/ in the online gallery located under "painting."

Bill was actively involved in the Wisconsin Art Education Association where he served as president from 1977-1979.  He also was a poet and author. He self-published six books on art, poetry and a biography of the arts administrator, Ralph Kolhoff.

Bill met his wife, Shirley Siegel Schulman, 87, also an artist at UW-M. They were married 64 years and had four children: James, Ann, Susan, and Lynn.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the Superior Hebrew Cemetery, Superior, Wisconsin.