Supports the Student Research Grant in Audiology
Dr. Brad W. Friedrich was an expert in pediatric audiology. Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he graduated from Wisconsin State University in 1971. He received his master's and doctoral degrees from Northwestern University in 1973 and 1975, respectively. He served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota's Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Friedrich served for nine years as the chief of audiology at the Kennedy Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. During the same period, he was also a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Friedrich was active in the profession, serving on ASHA's Legislative Council and the board of the Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore. He was also a consultant to the state department of health. In 1981, Dr. Friedrich was awarded the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Wisconsin State University.
After taking a medical leave, Dr. Friedrich died on October 3, 1987, at the age of 38.
Past Recipients of the Student Research Grant in Audiology
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