Why We Give: Featured Friends

Featured Friends of the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer's share their personal stories and support our mission to end Alzheimer's disease.

  • Dr. Todd C. Flynn Scholarship Fund

    Todd C. Flynn, PhD, led a vibrant life as a clinical and forensic psychologist, working with children, adolescents, families, veterans and enlisted folks throughout his career. His family has established a scholarship…

  • Why I support the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s: Ann Brewer

    I am honored to be a member of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Initiative to End Alzheimer’s Board of Visitors. Many of us on the board, including myself, have…

  • Matt and Linda Lepay

    Matt and Linda Lepay support the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s and share their personal story.

  • Daniel I. Kaufer

    Prior to his death, Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer donated a gift to the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s to establish an endowed lecture series continuing his commitment to dementia care. The Dr.…

  • The Kenseth Family

    Born in Fort Atkinson in 1948, Nicola “Nicki” Kenseth worked as a secretary before meeting and marrying Roy Kenseth. The Kenseth name is well-known is Wisconsin, both because Nicki’s son, Matt, is…

  • The Chin Family

    Dr. Nathaniel Chin chose to become a doctor because of his father, Moe Chin, who was a physician in his hometown of Watertown, Wisconsin. However, when his dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s…

  • The Kubek/Peterson Family

    Learn more and about the charitable gift fund Jill and Jim Kubek created to support the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s Research Fund. “We have seen first-hand how dementia and Alzheimer’s have…

  • The Clifton Family

    Will Clifton, member emeritus of the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s Board of Visitors, acted as a caregiver for his parents who both developed Alzheimer’s disease. His passion for preventing and ultimately…

  • The Nordeen Family

    Much like the beginnings of their relationship, the life and story of UW–Madison alumni Kit and Buzz Nordeen is one of charm, play, hard work, and at times, struggle. The signs of…

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