Gala Co-Chair: Herbert Pardes, MD, president and CEO
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital 

Gala Co-Chair: Randolph Siegel, publisher 
Media Sponsor
PARADE magazine

Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy
Benefactor: Whitehead Charitable Foundation 

Isadore Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public Opinion
Benefactor: Rosenfeld Heart Foundation

2009 Recipient:

Bob Woodruff
ABC News Anchor Woodruff will be honored for his commitment to cognitive rehabilitation research. Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury by a roadside bomb while reporting on U.S. and Iraqi security forces. After his injury, Woodruff co-wrote a memoir, In an Instant, with his wife, Lee. They established the Woodruff Family Fund for Traumatic Brain Injury for injured members of the military.

Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National Leadership
Benefactors: Raymond R. Sackler, MD, and Beverly Sackler

2009 Recipient:

C. Everett Koop, MD, ScD
Koop is a long-time advocate for health on national and international fronts and has in the past appeared in Research!America public service announcements. He is the Elizabeth DeCamp McInerny Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. After his two terms as U.S. Surgeon General, Koop's continued commitment to public health is sustained through his writing. He is also known for his work as a pediatric surgeon.

Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award
Benefactor: Hogan & Hartson LLP

2009 Recipient:

Genetic Alliance
Sharon Terry is president and CEO of the Genetic Alliance, a network that improves health through an environment of openness. On behalf of the alliance, Terry will accept the award. Terry was a driving force behind the 2008 Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act.

Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award
Benefactors: Gordon and Llura Gund
2009 Recipients:

James E. Stowers Jr. and Virginia G. Stowers
Both cancer survivors, the Stowers dedicated their personal fortune to creating the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, which opened in 2000 in Kansas City, MO. A premier biomedical research facility, its goal is creating cures or improved treatments for cancer and other gene-linked diseases.

Builders of Science Award
Anonymous Benefactor
2009 Recipient:

David Baltimore, PhD
This award recognizes leaders in medical and health research who either worked to establish a research facility or substantially revitalized an existing institution. Baltimore has done both: founding the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and serving as president of the California Institute of Technology.