2024 UHF Gala Journal - Flipbook - Page 18
The Distinguished Community Service Award
PREVIOUS HONOREES
(CONTINUED)
Henry “Hank” Carter (2006),
for founding Wheelchair Charities, Inc., to
fulfill his mission of improving the quality
of life of physically challenged individuals
Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer (1995),
for co-founding New Alternatives for
Children, a medical and social service agency
for children
Rocco F. Andriola, Esq. (2005),
for his efforts to raise public awareness
about, and participation in, saving lives
through organ donation
Eleanor Elliott (1994),
for creating New York Hospital’s Women’s
Health Symposium, a model educational
program
John D. Wren (2004),
for his efforts to improve health and wellness
in the diverse communities of Brooklyn
James R. Dumpson (1993),
for leading New York City’s municipal
hospital system
Eleanor Hammerman (2002),
for her vision and role in establishing the
Initiative for Women with Disabilities at the
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Randolph Guggenheimer (1992),
for ensuring the rebuilding of North General
Hospital
Marie Lam (2000),
for her role as a founder and chair of
the Chinatown Health Clinic
Suzanne Karpas (1991),
for establishing a community health
education and information center on
Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Brooke Garber Neidich (1999),
for her vision and leadership in creating
the NYU Child Study Center
Irene Diamond (1990),
for supporting AIDS research and developing
career opportunities for minorities
Stan Herman (1998),
for his role in leading the fashion industry’s
extraordinary response to AIDS and breast
cancer
Nicholas D’Agostino (1989),
for establishing a model HIV treatment
program at St. Clare’s Hospital and
Health Center
Richard Cotton (1997),
for his leadership of the Primary Care
Development Corporation, a public- private
partnership
John V. Waller, MD (1988),
for developing a health promotion and
educational curriculum in New York City’s
public schools
Alfred B. Engelberg (1996),
for improving primary care services for
low-income New Yorkers and primary care
training for physicians
Richard R. Shinn (1987),
for bringing his expertise to the challenges
facing St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan
