Research!America 8th Annual Advocacy Awards Gala
March 16, 2004
Host Benefactor
PARADE
magazine
Represented by
Randy
Siegel, president and
publisher
Thank You to Our 2004 Gala Sponsors
2004 Advocacy Award Honorary Chairs
2004 Award Recipients
Edwin C. Whitehead Award
for Medical Research Advocacy
The Honorable Bob Michel
Award benefactor:
Whitehead Charitable Foundation
Isadore Rosenfeld Award
for Impact on Public Opinion
Scott Hamilton
Olympic
Gold Medalist
Co-founder
of the Scott Hamilton Cancer Alliance
for Research, Education and Survivorship
Award
benefactor: Rosenfeld Heart Foundation
Sustained
Leadership at the National Level
Eric S. Lander, PhD
Founding
Director, Broad Institute
Member,
Whitehead Institute
Professor
of Biology, Harvard
Medical School
Exceptional Contributions as a
Volunteer Advocate for Medical or Other Health-Related Research
Ellen V. Sigal, PhD
Founder and
Chair
Friends of
Cancer Research
Organization that has Distinguished
Itself by Its Advocacy
American Society for Microbiology
Represented by
Gail
Cassell, PhD, Chair, Public and Scientific Affairs Board
Thomas E.
Shenk, PhD, President
For more information, contact Cindy McConnell, 703-739-2577, ext 35.
The annual Research!America Advocacy Awards program was established in 1996 by the board of directors to honor outstanding advocates for medical, health and scientific research. Recognized individuals and organizations are those whose leadership efforts have been notably effective in advancing our nation's commitment to research.
For years prior to 2003, contact Janet Fedak.