Research!America's 10th Annual Advocacy Awards Gala
March 21, 2006
Master of Ceremonies
Judy
Woodruff
Broadcast Journalist and
Research!America Board Member
Media Sponsor
PARADE magazine
Media Host
Lee Kravitz
Editor-in-Chief,
PARADE
Thank
You to Our 2006 Gala Sponsors
2006
Advocacy Award Honorary Chairs
2006 Award Recipients
Legacy Award
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan
Edwin C. Whitehead Award
for Medical Research Advocacy
The Honorable Michael N. Castle
The Honorable Diana DeGette
Award benefactor:
Whitehead Charitable Foundation
Isadore Rosenfeld Award
for Impact on Public Opinion
Sam Donaldson
ABC
News
Award benefactor:
Rosenfeld Heart Foundation
Raymond
and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained Leadership at the National Level
Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN
Director,
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Claire M. Fagin Leadership
Professor of Nursing and Professor of Sociology University
of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Award benefactors:
Raymond and Beverly Sackler
Exceptional Contributions as a
Volunteer Advocate for Medical or Other Health-Related Research
Gordon Gund
Co-founder
and Chairman, The Foundation Fighting Blindness
Chief
Executive Officer, Gund Investment Corporation
Organization that has Distinguished
Itself by Its Advocacy
Center for the Advancement of Health
Jessie Gruman, 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.