1988, professor of engineering science George Perdikaris was also named a Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Applied Science.
In February 1989, the UW–Parkside basketball team set four NCAA records with the new three-point shot during a 121–95 win over Lakeland College: most three-point shots completed by one player (14), most attempts by one team (70), most completions by one team (25) and most three-point attempts by both teams (77).
=== 1990s to present ===
In March 1991, university officials traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia, to initiate an exchange agreement between UW–Parkside and the Georgian Technical University. Later in the year, Chancellor Kaplan and Vice Chancellor John Stockwell traveled to Ile-Ife, Nigeria to agree final details of an exchange agreement with Obafemi Awolowo University. In April 1991, a human-protein experiment coordinated by Associate Chemistry Professor Z. Richard Korszun launched into orbit aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. Korszun invented a specialized device to "grow" crystallized …
