Don Coyhis

Don Coyhis

Don Coyhis felt emptiness in sobriety. He found himself going through the motions at support group meetings, disconnected from the reasons why he shouldn’t drink. Searching for understanding, he turned to his Native American roots. During a five-day fast in the...
Marcy Adelman

Marcy Adelman

As some of her friends approached old age, Marcy Adelman worried they would have no place to go without fear of discrimination and loneliness. Through her research, the psychologist appreciated the trials of aging within the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
Henry Liu (1936-2009)

Henry Liu
(1936-2009)

Henry Liu turned poison into possibility. The former engineering professor found a way to transform fly ash – a toxic byproduct of burning coal – into bricks that look and function like the old standards made of clay. The innovation not only removes a...
Judith Broder

Judith Broder

As Judith Broder watched a play documenting the mental anguish some veterans experience after coming come from war, something clicked. As a psychiatrist, she knew that without help some soldiers would never get past what they had seen and done. She also understood...
Connie Siskowski

Connie Siskowski

Memories of caring for her grandfather as a pre-teen – giving him medication, even bathing him – often return to Connie Siskowski. She learned firsthand that managing the well-being of relatives at a young age leaves little time for homework or friends and brings...