Martin S. Friedman '92 and Dina Friedman established the Friedman Family Current-Use Fund in October 2019 to support operations, personnel and sustainability of the SIGNA program in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Supporting neurodiverse students SIGNA (Student Interaction Group Network for All) provides social communication, executive functioning and self-advocacy skills training and support through individual and group settings.
The Friedman Family aims for this fund to help neurodivergent young adults succeed at UMD and beyond.