Ribbon of Hope® Awards Gala

2003 Photo Highlights

Jan Smith and
Sam Donaldson
Awards recipients Carole Black and Fran Drescher
Award recipient
Robert Bazell
Award recipient Cindy Melancon and the Honorable Rosa DeLauro
The Honorable Arlen Specter and Fran Drescher

Dr. Charles Balch,
the Honorable Dianne Feinstein and
Dr. Paul Bunn

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

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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.

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SURVIVOR PROFILES

Merv Williams, three-year prostate cancer survivor

Life has many challenges, but it’s our response to the toughest tests that proves our mettle. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007, I knew I had no other choice but to survive first and then make the most of my experience.
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