Nancy R. Kaufman is the recipient of the Wayne State University Distinguished Alumni Award . The award is a way for the university and alumni association to recognize the outstanding achievements of its alumni.

Nancy, her family, and friends had a ball at WSU’s homecoming football game on October 10, where Nancy received the award at a pre-game ceremony and was publicly recognized for her accomplishments at halftime.

Nancy earned her master’s degree in communication disorders and sciences with high honors from Wayne State in 1979 after completing her undergrad degree at Michigan State. She serves as a guest lecturer at the university on a regular basis and is a member of the board of visitors for WSU’s Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development.

Nancy is also the recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award from MSU’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences as well as the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s 2011 Distinguished Service Award. The Kaufman Children’s Center also received MSHA’s Outstanding Clinical Practice award in 2001. Earlier this year the West Bloomfield Township Chamber of Commerce honored her as their Community Excellence Business Person of the Year