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NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 3???The New York Academy of Medicine will honor and celebrate four leaders who are addressing the greatest challenges to human health at its annual black-tie Gala on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at Cipriani 42nd Street, the landmark banquet hall.
Katie Couric, the co-anchor of NBC???s Today, will be honored for her remarkable work championing colon cancer screening. Edward Lewis, Chairman and CEO of Essence Communications, will be honored for building a platform to empower millions of women. Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medical Anthropology at Harvard Medical School, will be recognized for his pioneering medical treatment strategies for infectious disease in impoverished areas. John C. Whitehead, Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, will be celebrated for his leadership of the urban plan that will affect the health of generations of New Yorkers.
The honorees have contributed to the improvement of the health of countless residents of this city and in the nation through medical advancements, urban planning, media outreach, and public education. The 11th Annual Gala will be a festive tribute to their work and to the Academy???s success at enhancing the health of people living in cities. The Gala is the Academy???s major annual fundraising event, providing critical support for programs involving research, education, advocacy, and prevention.
The cocktail hour will begin at 6:30 p.m., and dinner is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Award presentations will take place from 7:50 p.m. to 8:20 p.m., after which dinner will resume. Media are invited to the cocktail hour and to listen to the presentations, but will not be served dinner. Further information about the honorees is as follows:
Katie Couric: Katie Couric has been co-anchor of Today since 1991, and is a contributing anchor for Dateline NBC. Ms. Couric is the co-founder of the Entertainment Industry Foundation???s National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance, an effort to end the threat of colon cancer through education, preventive testing, and medical research. In March 2000, Ms. Couric underwent a colonoscopy on NBC???s Today to demystify the exam for the viewers and make the point that colon cancer is preventable. Millions of Americans followed her lead. In March 2004, the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health opened at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Paul Farmer: Dr. Farmer is a medical anthropologist and physician who has dedicated his life to treating some of the world???s poorest populations, and to raising the standard of healthcare in underdeveloped regions. He divides his clinical time between Brigham and Women???s Hospital Division of Infectious Disease in Boston, where he is an attending physician and Chief of the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, and a charity hospital in rural Haiti, where he serves as medical director. Dr. Farmer has pioneered novel, community-based treatment strategies for infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, in resource-poor settings.
Edward Lewis: Mr. Lewis is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Essence Communications Partners, one of the country???s largest African-American owned multi-media organizations. He is also Publisher of Essence Magazine, the premier lifestyle magazine for African-American women. For 34 years, the magazine has delivered cutting-edge information on careers, money, health, fashion and beauty to more than eight million readers. Mr. Lewis and his wife, Carolyn, have set up eight scholarships at his alma mater, the University of New Mexico. He sits on the boards of numerous civic, business and artistic organizations in an effort to increase opportunity for African-Americans.
John C. Whitehead: Mr. Whitehead is Chairman of the Board of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the organization responsible for the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan. He worked for 38 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., rising to the position of Co-Chairman and Senior Partner, and has served as a Director of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Whitehead was Deputy Secretary of State during the Reagan Administration from 1985-89.
Co-chairmen of the 2005 Academy Gala are Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, American International Group, Inc.; Joseph Hogan, President and CEO of GE Healthcare-Technologies; David H. Koch, Executive Vice President of Koch Industries, Inc., Vincent A. Mai, Chairman of AEA Investors, Inc., and John D. Wren, President and CEO of Omnicom Group, Inc.
Cipriani 42nd Street is located across from Grand Central Terminal at 110 42nd St., between Park and Lexington Avenues. The New York Academy of Medicine, a non-profit institution founded in 1847, is one of the country???s premier urban health policy and intervention centers.
Posted on January 3, 2005
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