Middleton resident Mary Baliker has undergone four kidney transplants at UW Health — including one from her brother — since she was diagnosed with kidney disease at age 9.
Mary Baliker, a four-time kidney transplant recipient, received the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award on Thursday at UW Health University Hospital in Madison. The award from the United Network for Organ Sharing was given in recognition of her 30-plus years of advocacy for organ donation and transplantation.
Mary Baliker sits with the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award on Thursday, which was given in honor of her more than three decades of service in support of organ donation and transplantation.
Mary Baliker, right, is handed the the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award by United Network for Organ Sharing communications director Paige Adrians on Thursday. Baliker’s advocacy and teaching on organ donation has extended beyond Wisconsin.
Mary Baliker, a four-time kidney transplant recipient, received the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award on Thursday at UW Health University Hospital in Madison. The award from the United Network for Organ Sharing was given in recognition of her 30-plus years of advocacy for organ donation and transplantation.
Mary Baliker sits with the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award on Thursday, which was given in honor of her more than three decades of service in support of organ donation and transplantation.
Mary Baliker, right, is handed the the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award by United Network for Organ Sharing communications director Paige Adrians on Thursday. Baliker’s advocacy and teaching on organ donation has extended beyond Wisconsin.
