Ribbon of Hope® Awards Gala
2003 Photo Highlights
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Jan Smith and Sam Donaldson |
Awards recipients Carole Black and Fran Drescher |
Award recipient Robert Bazell |
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Award recipient Cindy Melancon and the Honorable Rosa DeLauro |
The Honorable Arlen Specter and Fran Drescher |
Dr. Charles Balch, |
2003 Award Recipients
Catherine Logan Service to Survivorship Award
Cindy H. Melancon
Founder & President
CONVERSATIONS! The International Ovarian Cancer Connection
Excellence in Media Award
Robert Bazell
Chief Health & Science Correspondent
NBC News
Lilly Tartikoff Hope Award
Carole Black
President & CEO
Lifetime Entertainment Services
Natalie Davis Spingarn Writer's Award
Fran Drescher
Emmy-nominated Acress
Author of Cancer Schmancer
Chairs and Committees
Honorary Chairs
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush
Honorary Co-Chairs
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
Ms. Lilly Tartikoff
Gala Chair
Mr. Thomas Gottschalk
Executive Vice President, Law & Public Policy and General Counsel
General Motors Corporation
Sponsorship Committee Co-Chairs
Mr. Orlando T. Padilla
Director, Public Policy Center
General Motors Corporation
Mr. Richard L. Thompson
Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Benefit Committee Co-Chairs
Mrs. Jan Smith Donaldson
Mrs. Diana Enzi
Mrs. Carolina Reyes
Honorary Committee Co-Chairs
The Honorable Hillary Clinton
The Honorable John McCain
The Honorable Rosa DeLauro
The Honorable Deborah Pryce
2003 Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
General Motors Corporation
Contributing Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Supporting Sponsors
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Merck & Company
Novartis Oncology
Ropes & Gray
For a complete listing of our 2003 Ribbon of Hope® Awards Gala presenters, committee members and sponsors, please contact Dan Waeger.










