AT A GLANCE
- Ultratec founder and CEO Robert Engelke received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
- The university cited decades of advances that let deaf and hard of hearing people communicate by telephone.
- The honor recognizes his lifelong dedication to accessible communication.
In recognition of his instrumental role in improving telephone communications for people with hearing loss, Robert M. Engelke, founder and CEO of Ultratec, Inc, is being awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. In conferring the degree, the university cited Mr. Engelke’s decades-long dedication to “creating extraordinary advances that have enabled deaf and hard-of-hearing people worldwide to communicate via telephone.” READ ARTICLE
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