Welcome and Friends Update
Christina Martin-Wright, President, Friends of the Waisman Center
Waisman Center Update & Announcement of the Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships
Qiang Chang, PhD, Director, Waisman Center
• Ellie Breitfeld, nominated by Jenny Saffran, PhD
• Ryan Risgaard, nominated by Andre Sousa, PhD
Friends of the Waisman Center Awards
Student Awards:
Graduate Student Awards, IDDRC
• Megan Braun, nominated by Luigi Puglielli, MD, PhD
• Nicole West, nominated by Anita Bhattacharyya, PhD
Graduate Student Award, UCEDD
• River Steen, nominated by Allison Ackerman, MS, CCC-SLP, Abygail Marx, MS, CCC-SLP
& Jenn Seale, PhD, CCC-SLP
Staff Awards:
• Jinkuk Hong, nominated by Marsha Mailick, PhD and Leann DaWalt, PhD
• Melissa Henning, nominated by Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT
Family Appreciation Award:
• Ptaszynski Family, nominated by Brittany Travers, PhD, Emily Skaletski & Olivia Surgent
FFI: palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu or 608.263.5837
