Congrats to our 2020 Ginsberg Family Recipients

Each year, the Ginsberg Family Awards recognize students who have made outstanding leadership and service contributions to the university community while maintaining a record of academic excellence. The awards are a legacy of Paul Ginsberg, former dean of students at UW–Madison, and his family. They honor the values that Paul Ginsberg was always proud of in his students — their academic success and their involvement in student leadership and volunteering. This year, 25 outstanding juniors and seniors who displayed these values are honored with the award and a $1,000 scholarship. “All 25 Ginsberg Family Awards recipients have demonstrated outstanding involvement and community impact. UW–Madison is an exceptional place because of students like this, and we know the legacy that they leave will not soon be forgotten,” says Christina Olstad, Dean of Students. “I am so impressed with all that the awardees have accomplished and excited to see what they will do in the future. Through their leadership, scholarship and service, they have all made a significant impact on the campus and broader community.” See Dean Olstad’s remarks on the awards:    See the award winners below: Associated Student of Madison Yogev Ben-Yitschak – Marketing; Digital Studies Center for Leadership & Involvement Michael Makowski – German; Political Science Center for the First-Year Experience Emiliana Almanza Lopez – Sociology; Environmental Studies Dean of Student Office Robin Mwai – Rehabilitation Psychology Gender & Sexuality Campus Center Elijah Holmes – Psychology International Student Services Yiding Wang – Genetics & Genomics; Italian McBurney Disability Resource Center Katherine Reinemann – Nursing; Cert. In Gender and Women’s Studies Multicultural Student Center Shiloah Coley – Journalism, Cert. in Studio Art, Afro-American Studies Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards Alexandria Peetz – Management & Human Resources; Risk Management & Insurance Recreation & Wellbeing Allison Dentice – Spanish, Cert. In Global Health University Health Services Rachel Alsbury – Human Development & Family Studies; English University Veteran Services Levi Redlin – Computer Science; English; Mathematics Wisconsin Union Julia Gutman – Social Welfare College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Grace Padgett – Biology; Cert. In Global Health College of Engineering Gylf Forsberg – Geological Engineering; Classical Humanities; Geology & Geophysics College of Letters & Science Luquant Singh – Applied Math, Engineering & Physics College of Letters & Science MaKayla Liebeck – Social Work; Psychology School of Education Kelly Giuliano – Rehabilitation Psychology, Cert. In Dance Movement Therapy School of Human Ecology Emma Brandenburg – Retailing & Consumer Behavior, Cert. In Digital Studies; Cert. In Business; Cert. In Entrepreneurship School of Nursing Amanda Johnson – Nursing School of Pharmacy Christopher Gitter – Pharmacology & Toxicology, Cert. In Global Health; Cert. In Environmental Studies Wisconsin School of Business Bih Shi (Beatrice) Tan – Actuarial Science; Risk Management & Insurance Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement Vanesa Meneses – Psychology; Neurobiology; Cert. In Leadership Morgridge Center for Public Service Anusha Naik – Molecular Biology; Anthropology: Cert. In African Studies University Housing Ariel Laxo – English Language & Linguistics, Cert. In Teaching English