The Wenger Awards were inaugurated in 2000 in honor of Dr. Nanette Kass Wenger, a Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. She is a world-renowned cardiologist who has long-championed the need for improved research and treatment of heart disease in women.
2008
Public Policy: The Honorable Lois Capps (D-CA)
Communications: Jane Chesnutt, Editor-in-chief, Woman's Day
Community Education: WomenHeart volunteer support network coordinators
Corporate Leadership: Cheerios
Healthcare: Noel Bairey-Merz, MD, FACC, Director, Women’s Heart Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Public Service: Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2007
Advocacy: Kathy Kastan & the WomenHeart Board of Directors
Communications: Tina Bradford, 2005 Mayo Grad and Mississippi Support Network Coordination
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, MD, PhD, UCLA
Public Policy: Partnership for Prescription Assistance, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA)
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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, MD, Ministrelli Women's Heart Center
Public Policy: Barbara Alving, MD, 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, MD, 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, PhD, Pfizer Inc
Healthcare: Dr. Susan K. Bennett, MD, 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, MD, 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, PhD, of Pfizer Women's Health
Healthcare: Kathy Berra, MSN, ANP, of Stanford University's Center for Research in Disease Prevention
Public Policy: Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, the first female President of the 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 |
