Named after Nanette Kass Wenger, M.D., a pioneer in women’s cardiology, WomenHeart’s annual Wenger Awards recognize individuals and organizations for their extraordinary contributions to women’s heart health.

 

2009

Public Policy: Senator Lisa Murkowski, (R-AK), Senator Debbie Stabenow, (D-MI)

Advocacy: National Women’s Law Center (NWLC)
Community Education: WISEWOMAN Program of North Carolina (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation)
Corporate Leadership: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Healthcare: Tracy L. Stevens, MD, FACC

 

2008

Distinguished Leadership: Mrs. Laura Bush
Corporate Leadership: Cheerios
Communications: Jane Chesnutt, Editor-in-Chief, Woman’s Day Magazine
Community Education: WomenHeart Support Network Coordinators
Healthcare: C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., Medical Director, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Public Policy: The Honorable Lois Capps (D-CA), U.S. House of Representatives
Public Service: Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

 

2007

Advocacy: Kathy Kastan & the WomenHeart Board of Directors 

Communications: Tina Bradford, 2005 WomenHeart Champion and Mississippi Support Network Coordinator

Community Education: Elena Alvarado, National Latina Health Network

Corporate Leadership: Jill Dolgin, Business & Advocacy Development Manager, GlaxoSmithKline 

Healthcare: Dalene Bott-Kittslaar, Mayo Clinic, Women’s Heart Clinic 

Public Policy: Dr. Richard Keller, Coroner for Lake Country, IL

 

2006

Advocacy: Larry King Cardiac Foundation

Communications: Rhoda Baer Photography

Community Education: Sue Ann Thompson, Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation

Corporate Leadership: 8th Continent Soymilk 

Healthcare: Karol Watson, M.D., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles 

Public Policy: Partnership for Prescription Assistance, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA)

 

2005
 

Advocacy: Fern Mallis, 7th on Sixth 

Community Education: Black Women's Health Imperative 

Communications: Howard Green, Guidant Corporation, and Virgie Harris-Bovelle

Corporate Leadership: CIGNA Corporation 

Healthcare: Pamela Marcovitz, M.D., Ministrelli Women's Heart Center 

Public Policy: Barbara Alving, M.D., National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

 

2004
 

Advocacy: Roni Posner and CAMP Rehoboth 

Communications: Glamour magazine 

Community Education: Fujisawa Healthcare 

Corporate Leadership: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals 

Healthcare: Jennifer Mieres, M.D., LIJ North Shore University Hospital 

Public Policy: Hadassah

 

2003
 

Advocacy: Congresswoman Julia Carson

Communications: The Heart Truth Campaign, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

Community Education: Medtronic Foundation 

Corporate Leadership: Nina M. Hill, Ph.D., Pfizer Inc
Healthcare: Dr. Susan K. Bennett, M.D., Washington Hospital Center 

Public Policy: American Legacy Foundation

 

2002
 

Advocacy: Shannon Hills, American Heart Association 

Communications: Lifetime TV
Community 

Education: Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses 

Corporate Leadership: Guidant Corporation

Healthcare: Sharonne Hayes, M.D., Mayo Clinic

Public Policy: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

2001
 

Advocacy: Nick Chiromeras of Medtronic, Inc. 

Communications: Merck & Co.


Community Education: YWCA of the USA 

Corporate Leadership: Ruth Merkatz, Ph.D., of Pfizer Women's Health

Healthcare: Kathy Berra, MSN, ANP, of Stanford University's Center for Research in Disease  

Prevention
Public Policy: Elizabeth Ofili, M.D., M.P.H., Association of Black Cardiologists, and Chief of Cardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine

 

2000
 

Advocacy: Phyllis Greenberger, Society for Women's Health Research 

Communications: Kathleen McAuliffe, MORE Magazine


Community Education: Julia Scott, National Black Women's Health Project 

Corporate Leadership: Noreen Sullivan, DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company 

Healthcare: Debra Judelson, M.D., American Medical Women's Association
Public Policy: Alvina Bennett, National Coalition FOR Women Against Tobacco