THE WILLIAM S. GRAHAM FOUNDATION

FOR MELANOMA RESEARCH

HEALTHCARING AWARD NOMINEES-2002

Each year the William S. Graham Foundation for Melanoma Research, Inc.  (The “Billy Foundation”) requests nominations for their HealthCaring Award. This award is presented to the Health Care Giver, Nurse, Doctor, Medical Facility, Hospice Caregiver that has “gone above and beyond” their regular career duties and best exemplifies the Foundation’s call to a higher standard of Caregiving not only to melanoma patients but their families and extended families. 

These nominees are then reviewed and, if need be, narrowed down to seven (7) finalists.  The winner being officially announced at our Annual SunSafe MoonLit Night Gala. 

Each year we receive outstanding nominations from across the country and beyond…this year’s Finalists are:

Ashfaq Marghoob, MD-Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY

Maude Becker, RN-Cutaneous Oncology Unit-University of Colorado 

Sherry Greifzu, RN-Schering-Plough Oncology Biotech Corp./Patient Care Consultant, Kenilworth, NJ

Carolyn Pittenger, RN, MS, AOCN-Schering-Oncology Biotech/Patient Care Consultant, Kenilworth, NJ

Karen Lippi, RN- Staff Nurse 3, Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael, CA Facility

Margaret Noel, RN, Inpatient Quality Liaison, Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael, CA Facility

Richard L. White, Jr., MD-Carolinas Medical Center- Charlotte, NC

CommunityCaring Award NOMINEES-2002  

Each year the William S. Graham Foundation for Melanoma Research, Inc. (The “Billy Foundation”) requests nominee for their CommunityCaring Award.  This award is presented to the Community Caring person, Organizations, Company or  Corporation that has “gone above and beyond” in their daily routines and exemplifies the foundation’s  call to educate the communities, both local and/or expanded to the public awareness and early detection of malignant melanoma; thus, in return, saving lives.  

These nominees are then reviewed and, if need be, narrowed down to our finalists.  The winner will be officially announced at our Annual SunSafe MoonLit Night Gala.  

Each year outstanding nominations are brought to our attention from across the country and beyond…this year’s Finalists are:

PEOPLE MAGAZINE- New York City, NY/“Crusaders” Dec. 17^th issue, 2001

California State Senator, Don Perata/SB1632 Billy’s Bill for SunSafety-The Sunscreen Issue

American Profile Magazine-Western Edition-“Hometown Hero” by Barbara Boughton

Manning Selvage and Lee Public Relations Firm-San Francisco, CA-

Kim Habas

Pro-bono work in the advancement of “The Billy Foundation’s” 

goals on Public Awareness and Education to Melanoma

Morrison-Foerster LLP- San Francisco-Rosemary Tarlton, LLP. 

For Pro-bono work in the legal arena assisting in the Service Marking of the Foundation’s Logos being secured for use. Thus permitting an expanded, secured use of information that will reach even more people about the devastating effects of this disease.

Disney Studios-Andreas Deja, Supervising Animator & Howard Green, VP Communications.  

 For their assistance in fundraising that will assist the expansion of our public awareness and education programs.

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