Rays of Hope™Awards Gala
2006 Rays of Hope
The Honorable Lois Capps, Katie Couric, Sam Donaldson, Dr. John Durant, Dr. Harold Freeman, Scott Hamilton, The Honorable Connie Mack III, Pearl Moore, Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, Queen Noor of Jordan, Dr. Antonia Novello, Rep. Deborah Pryce, Cokie Roberts, The Honorable John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Dr. Julia Rowland, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA (Ret), Lilly Tartikoff, Jessica Turri, Institute of Medicine, Cancer Survival Toolbox® Team.
Katie Couric also received the 2006 Lilly Tartikoff Hope Award for her tireless efforts to end the threat of colon cancer through public education.
Chairs and Committees
Honorary Chairs
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush
Honorary Gala Co-Chairs
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Mrs. Jill Biden
The Honorable Jeff Sessions and Mrs. Mary Sessions
The Honorable John D. Dingell and Mrs. Debbie Dingell
The Honorable Joe Wilson and Mrs. Roxanne Wilson
International Committee Co-Chairs
His Excellency Roberto P. Abdenur and Mrs. Maria Izabel Abdenur, The Embassy of Brazil
His Excellency Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank and Mrs. Gabriela Febres-Cordero de Moreno
Honorary Congressional Committee Co-Chairs
The Honorable Tom Coburn, MD
The Honorable Tim Johnson
The Honorable Lois Capps
The Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
The Honorable Mark Pryor
The Honorable Ted Stevens
The Honorable Charles W. Norwood, Jr.
2006 Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
AMGEN
Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
sanofi aventis
Contributing Sponsor
ASCO
Genentech
Supporting Sponsors
Bayer HealthCare
CBS Corporation
Celgene
GlaxoSmithKline
Lilly
Merck
The Moody’s Foundation
Mutual of America
Ropes & Gray
Univision
For a complete listing of our 2006 Rays of Hope Awards Gala presenters, committee members, and sponsors, please contact Stacia Grosso.
