DMITRIY BARYSHNIKOV ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP | Natalya Baryshnikova

Contact: Natalya Baryshnikova

Natalya is Dmitriy’s wife and she established this scholarship in his memory.

DMITRIY BARYSHNIKOV – 1963-2018
Born in Russia, Dmitriy was studying at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute where he met his wife, Natalya Olifirova Baryshnikova. Dmitriy and Natalya were married in 1986 and had two children, Anna and Oleg. In 1998, Dmitriy and his family moved to the United States. He was hired and worked as a Principal Engineer for Woodward, Inc. in Rockford. Early in 2018, Dmitriy passed away unexpectedly at the age of 54. Dmitriy was an energetic, motivated and talented person, always looking to learn or build something new. He was a kind, loving, caring and generous man who would go out of his way for his family and friends.