The College of Letters & Science is proud to count eight young alumni as recipients of the 2011 Forward Under 40 award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
This annual award is given to UW grads under age 40 who are making an impact on the world by living the Wisconsin Idea, the 107-year-old guiding philosophy behind UW outreach efforts and the inspiration for this award.
Congratulations to the eight amazing alumni!
Read about all this year's honorees.
The L&S honorees are:
Lynsey Addario, '95, Fearless Photographer
UW Majors: International Relations and Italian
Age: 37 | New Delhi, India
Freelance Photojournalist
Nathan Franz, '01, Energetic Educator
UW Majors: History and Political Science
Age: 31 | Washington, D.C.
Teacher and Chair of Math Department, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Heather Hasson '04, Dream Maker
UW Major: Political Science
Age: 28 | Santa Monica, California
CEO and Creative Director, FIGS-Threads for Threads
Kelly Parthen, MA'99 and Shannon Seip MA'97, Health Innovators
UW Majors: Journalism and Mass Communication (both)
Ages: 38 (both) | Colorado Springs, Colorado and Madison, Wisconsin
Co-owners of Bean Sprouts Café
Mark Riccobono '99,Visionary for the Blind
UW Majors: Business Marketing and Economics
Age: 34 | Baltimore, Maryland
Executive Director, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
Ryan Sarafolean, '07, Grassroots Organizer
UW Major: Political Science
Age: 26 | St. Paul, Minnesota
U.S. Development Director, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA)
UW Majors: Political Science and
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Age: 27 | Burbank, California
President, Team Rubicon