October 25, 2007Elegant “Imagine Ball” Raises $250,000 for Cutaneous
Oncology Program at UConn Health Center
Coach Jim Calhoun, Former Aetna Chairman Dr. Jack Rowe and the Today
Show’s Dr. Judith Reichman were Honored
FARMINGTON, CONN. – More than 300 people attended the inaugural
“Imagine Ball” on Oct. 20, raising more than $250,000 to create a new
cutaneous oncology program within the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive
Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
“We are overwhelmed by the generosity of so many men and women,” said
Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., director of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer
Center. “We are especially grateful to Carla Schwartz who chaired the
event and all of the committee members who contributed greatly to the
success of the gala,” she added.
The elegant ball was held at the Wadsworth Atheneum. During the
evening, the cancer center honored three individuals who have helped to
raise awareness about cancer. The honorees were Jim Calhoun, coach of
the UConn men’s basketball program and a cancer survivor; Jack Rowe,
M.D., former chairman and CEO of Aetna, Inc., and chairman of the
University of Connecticut Board of Trustees; and Judith Reichman, M.D.,
a women’s health expert and physician correspondent for NBC’s Today
show.
“Imagine … unmasking a world without cancer,” will be an annual event
to support various programs within the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Photo Caption: During the inaugural Imagine Ball, more than $250,000
was raised for a new cutaneous oncology program at the UConn Health
Center.
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Among the attendees were, from left to right, Peter J. Deckers, M.D.,
executive vice president of the UConn Health Center; Judith Reichman,
M.D., physician correspondent for the Today show and one of the
honorees; Gil Cates, producer of the Academy Awards; Carla Schwartz of
Colchester, chair of the event; Jane M. Grant-Kels, M.D., who will lead
the new cutaneous oncology program; Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., director
of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center; Pat Calhoun and Jim Calhoun,
coach of the UConn men’s basketball program and an honoree.
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Three individuals were honored for their efforts to raise awareness
about cancer during the inaugural Imagine Ball to benefit the UConn
Health Center. From left to right, honoree Jack Rowe, M.D., former
chairman of Aetna, Inc. and chairman of the UConn Board of Trustees;
honoree Judith Reichman, M.D., physician correspondent for the Today
show; Carla Schwartz, chair of the Imagine Ball; and honoree Jim
Calhoun, coach of the UConn men’s basketball program.
Download a high resolution photo of the Imagine logo at:
http://www.uchc.edu/ocomm/images/images_news/
imagineball.jpg.
The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center provides a full
spectrum of cancer services, from education and prevention strategies to
early detection services, innovative, state-of-the-art treatments,
reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation and support services. Patients at
the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center can participate in a range of
clinical trials and research studies. Services are provided in a
convenient location at the UConn Health Center campus in Farmington. For
more information, visit
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