The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has recognized seven young UW-Madison alumni for their contributions in a wide variety of fields to the global community. Recipients of this years Forward Under 40 awards include several who are engaged in endeavors with an international focus: -- Peter Drobac ’96, is the executive director at Partners in Health–Rwanda, and plays an important role in improving health care options for critically ill people living in rural, impoverished communities. -- Luxme Hariharan ’04, MD’09, a pediatric ophthalmology fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, is helping children around the world experience the wonders of sight by treating — and preventing — vision problems that can lead to blindness. She majored in Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies and biology. -- Jarius King ’09, travels the globe to foster youth appreciation for the arts and has founded an annual showcase for urban art and movement that is the first of its kind in Wisconsin. He majored in Chinese. -- Tom Koch PhD’05, vice president of research at AgReliant Genetics, is developing plant hybrids that are raising crop yields for rural farmers and making agricultural jobs possible in some of the poorest regions of the world. Learn more about all of the recipients here: news.wisc.edu/22602
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:39:04 +0000
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