Jeanette Grasselli Brown: a natural role model, from chemistry lab to community.
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Norma lerner believes it all begins with education.
After already donating $16 million to fund construction of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, in 2002, Mrs. Lerner and her late husband made an unprecedented gift of $100 million to The Cleveland Clinic to support education and science. Their gift helped start the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, a unique program training young physicians to conduct translational and clinical research.
Mrs. Lerner says, “We’re very fortunate to have such fine health care in Cleveland and we have to con-tinue to build on what we have.”
She continues to take an active role in shaping the Clinic’s future. In addition to her philanthropy, she has joined the Clinic’s Board of Trustees and established the annual Al and Norma Lerner Humanitarian Award, the highest physician honor granted at the Clinic.
Whether supporting esteemed physicians or toddling preschoolers, Mrs. Lerner endeavors to provide people with enriching learning experiences.
“In order for children to become well-rounded, successful adults, we need to provide more opportuni-ties in our schools. I think it is very important to give back to the community, starting with education,” she says.
Recently, the Lerner Foundation donated $2 million to the Center for Autism at The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation, helping the center expand its specialized school program facili-ties to serve more students.
Furthering her wish that every child receive a well-rounded education, Mrs. Lerner is active with the MBNA Foundation in distributing grants to schools in the Cleveland Municipal School District and scholarships to Cleveland students. And, as a trustee of the Cleveland Orchestra, Mrs. Lerner advocates programs for schoolchildren, feeling that the arts should also be a part of every child’s life.
With Mrs. Lerner’s support of education, health care, the arts and various community causes, comes a sense of social responsibility is deeply rooted in family.
“I had very loving parents who taught me that no matter how much – or how little – money you have, you must give back something to those who don’t have as much as you,” says Mrs. Lerner. She shared these beliefs with her husband Al, who passed away in October 2002.
Long before Mr. Lerner reached the height of his career – concurrently serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MBNA Corporation, Chairman and Owner of the Cleveland Browns and President of The Cleveland Clinic – he was a typical kid growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., as was
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Taking Matters Into Her Own Hands
fr iend of the c l inic Jacqueline Woods
Donation Covers Cost of Mammogram
For Her Health: Leadership Board Rallies Support for Women’s Health
catalys t prof i le Formula for Success
Heart Center Campaign Builds Momentum
Partnering With the Best: Kochs See Heart Center as Cornerstone of Community
Peaceful Garden Welcomes Visitors
Ross Family Strengthens Heart Care for All Ages
Giving Info a Click Away
meet the s taf fJohn J. Fung, M.D., Ph.D.
photo c l ipsCARES on Ice :: On the Links
news brief sDr. Cosgrove’s Inaugural Address :: New Minority Men’s Health Center
Chair to Expand Digestive Disease Research and Education
Horvitz and Dr. Loop Honored at Partners in Philanthropy
Remembrance Gifts
partners in growthA Million Miles for Children’s Smiles
B12 molecules. These resources help Dr. Jacobsen’s nine-person lab unravel the micro-level mysteries of homocysteine, vitamin B12 and folic acid, all in-terrelated in cellular processes. His research has contributed to important breakthroughs, such as refi ning the connection between high homocysteine levels and cardiovascular disease.
Beyond advancing the scientific understanding of her own disorder, Mrs. Kendrick has taken a proac-tive approach to her entire family’s health care and hopes others will do the same.
“Most people want to do what their doctor says, without doing any research. I know people who would do more research on buying a car than who their surgeon will be,” she says.
As her sister-in-law battled cancer, Mrs. Kendrick pursued and exhausted international health re-sources seeking the most specialized experts and treatment protocols. When her husband Ken re-cently required prostate surgery, they conducted a nationwide search for the best physician. Once again, their pursuit ended with the Clinic, where Inderbir Gill, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Glickman Uro-logical Institute, performed successful minimally invasive surgery. Grateful for his care, Mr. Kend-rick now serves on the leadership board of the Glickman Urological Institute.
Randy Kendrick’s quest for answers leads to Lerner Research Institute scientist
Donald Jacobsen, Ph.D., Randy and Ken Kendrick
Whether it’s putting tennis shoes on their feet or food on the table, women inevitably put their families’ needs ahead of their own preventive health care when money is tight, observed Janelle Hail, President of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), as she presented a donation of $50,000 to The Cleveland Clinic on Oct. 15, 2004. The foundation’s gift, made pos-sible by the fundraising efforts of National City Bank, is intended to prevent women from compromising their health by cover-ing the cost of a mammogram at the Clinic for those in need.
National City supports the work of the NBCF through its Diamond Edition® Elite Visa® Card by donating a portion of every transaction to the foundation. Additionally, for every personal or small business account opened in October 2004, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the bank is mak-ing a $5 donation to the NBCF, up to $100,000. Paul Clark, president and CEO, National City Bank Northcoast Region, offered thanks for the work of the NBCF and the Clinic in the fight against breast cancer and relayed his organization’s collective enthusiasm regarding their part-nership with the NBCF.
Bruce Loessin, Chairman, Institutional Relations and Development, acknowledged the NBCF, National City and the Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Leadership Board Co-chairs Marilyn McGrath and Cynthia Trotter, “To all of you whose efforts result-ed in this wonderful check and support for what we do, I offer our heartfelt thanks.”
left to right Jenelle Hail, Marilyn McGrath and Cynthia Trotter.
DONATION COV ERS COST OF M A MMOGR A M
The Cleveland Clinic is honored by the many special friends who support the institution as ambassadors of its mission in their respective communi-ties. One such friend is Jacqueline Woods. Ms. Woods, the retired President of SBC Ameritech Ohio, is a member of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Naples Leadership Board, which helps raise awareness of programs and drum up philanthropic support for the work of physicians at Cleveland Clinic Florida Naples. Also an essential member of the Cleveland community, Ms. Woods chairs the grant-making committee of the Cleveland Foundation and serves on many boards, including the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross, Great Lakes Science Center, Playhouse Square Foundation and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Four years ago, Randy Kendrick first encountered The Cleveland Clinic, desperate for more infor-mation on the condition that had confined her to a wheelchair. Her body’s inability to process folic acid along with elevated levels of an amino acid called homocysteine had prevented a bone infection from healing properly. She also had experienced pulmonary embolisms. Mrs. Kendrick’s Arizona physicians deemed the risk of further blood clots too great for the additional orthopae-dic surgery that would help her walk again.
In her quest for information about her condition, the attorney by trade and mother of twins finally found a book devoted entirely to homocysteine and undauntedly tried to read the medical text-book cover to cover. It was a long shot, but Mrs. Kendrick decided to call one of the book’s authors and co-editors for help.
She was amazed when, across the country, Donald Jacobsen, Ph.D., Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, picked up the phone. He not only took time to answer her initial ques-tions, but also engaged in a series of supportive conversations and e-mails and arranged a second opinion at the Clinic. After her medical team con-ferred with Clinic physicians, Mrs. Kendrick drasti-cally altered her vitamin intake, which reduced her homocysteine levels, and underwent several orthopaedic surgical procedures, eventually allow-ing her to walk.
Mrs. Kendrick is now an active partner in the search for new scientifi c knowledge of homocyste-ine and related molecules. Extremely grateful for her exchange with Dr. Jacobsen, Mrs. Kendrick has made annual contributions to his research lab for the past three years.
Her support has provided important equipment, such as state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation, additional tissue culture incubators and a darkroom laboratory for working with light-sensitive vitamin
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When a woman visits the Cleveland Clinic Flo and Stanley Gault Women’s
Health and Breast Pavilion, the complete care experience caters to her
physical and emotional needs. Whenever possible, mammogram results are
given the same day. And if a cancer diagnosis is presented, an interdisciplin-
ary team of medical experts, from oncologists to plastic surgeons to social
workers, comes to her on site.
Patients Cynthia Trotter and Marilyn McGrath feel passionate about the
Clinic’s mode of preventive, diagnostic and curative health care geared just
for women and have initiated a Women’s Health Leadership Board to support
these efforts.
“As a patient of Dr. Holly Thacker, I became familiar with the wonderful
services and full health care experience designed specifically for women.
I wanted to take an active role in supporting the program,” says Ms. Trotter,
who also serves on the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center Leader-
ship Board.
In their own patient experiences, Ms. Trotter and Ms. McGrath, Co-chairs of
the new leadership board, have benefited from the pavilion’s interdisciplin-
ary, one-stop care concept. The pavilion, which opened in 2002 on the first
floor of the Crile Building, is home to the Women’s Health Center, directed by
Holly Thacker, M.D.; the Breast Center, directed by Joseph Crowe, M.D.; and
Breast Imaging, directed by Alice Rim, M.D.
These leaders have revolutionized women’s care on many levels: Dr. Thacker ’s
realized vision of complete, customized care for women; Dr. Crowe’s pioneer-
ing nipple-sparing mastectomy procedure; and one of the Midwest’s few
dedicated breast MRI devices and a team of dedicated breast radiologists
under Dr. Rim’s leadership. The new Women’s Health Leadership Board will
bolster support for the pavilion (see below).
“Our goal is excellence in women’s health and wellness. We’ll focus on sup-
porting and expanding fundraising efforts,” says Co-chair Ms. McGrath, who
also serves as Vice President of the MBNA Foundation.
“If you look at the history of women’s health, it’s really been women at
the grassroots level who have pushed toward change and improvement.
So, I think it’s really a perfect fit to have prominent, influential women
in Northeast Ohio networking, finding out what we do here, what our
needs and vision are, and being able to interact and impact those areas,”
says Dr. Thacker.
In addition to strengthening the pavilion’s support network, the leadership
board serves community outreach, education and communications func-
tions. Board members are knowledgeable advocates, getting the word out
about women’s health issues and supporting the Clinic’s public education
events, including Cleveland engagements for the national Speaking of
Women’s Health and Universal Sisters programs, as well as physician confer-
ences, such as the 1st Annual Women’s Health Summit to be held at The
Cleveland Clinic in April 2005.
The inaugural leadership board meeting in September 2004 prepared board
members to serve as ambassadors of the pavilion by featuring program high-
lights from key medical professionals. In addition, Women’s Health Leadership
Board Honorary Chair Bernadine Healy, M.D., who started a national women’s
health initiative as director of the National Institutes of Health, offered an
inspiring, broad-based perspective on women’s health issues.
Bruce Loessin, Chairman, Institutional Relations and Development, recently
addressed the importance of the Women’s Health Leadership Board, “Our
volunteer leaders, people like Co-chairs Marilyn and Cindy, are what make
The Cleveland Clinic what we are today. Our doctors couldn’t do what they do
without people like them. This is what connects us to support in the outside
world that we need to fuel our efforts.”
The board has embraced this responsibility wholeheartedly.
“We’re not going to sit around and drink tea. This is a committed group, and
we welcome interest from women who are passionate about women’s health
and understand the great need to support, expand and communicate the
services available to women at the Clinic,” says Ms. McGrath.
The Women’s Health Leadership Board will focus on securing funds to support priority needs at the Gault Women’s Health and Breast Pavilion, which include:
Program support, such as endowments that generate ongoing funding for special positions and research and educational opportunities
Equipment necessary to maintain the lat-est technology, such as digital breast im-aging machines
Resources such as software and equip-ment needed to gather and analyze health information to identify patterns among large populations of women and enhance understanding of risk factors, preven-tion, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. For example, funding for standardization of bone density screening equipment and procedures throughout the Cleveland Clinic Health System would allow ex-panded study of osteoporosis trends
Clinical research, especially investigating genetic and molecular markers for breast cancer
Expanded women’s health education for the general public as well as physicians and other caregivers.
For information about supporting the Gault Women’s Health
and Breast Pavilion, please call 216/444-1245.
left left to right Alice Rim, M.D., Joseph Crowe, M.D., and Holly Thacker, M.D.
right left to right Volunteer Leadership Board Co-chairsMarilyn McGrath, Bernadine Healy and Cynthia Trotter.
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Education committees, and most recently joined
the newly formed Women’s Health Leadership
Board as an honorary member.
“I love this community. The ability to make a
little bit of a difference is worth a lot of hard
work, time and energy,” she says.
When Dr. Grasselli Brown believes in a cause,
she makes things happen. Her best friend since
high school, Rosemary R. Ansley, has been
afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS) since
1954. Inspired by her friend’s courage and
upbeat approach to life despite the challenges
of MS, Dr. Grasselli Brown approached the
Clinic about becoming involved with the Edward
J. and Louise E. Mellen Center for Multiple
Sclerosis Treatment and Research, and subse-
quently guided a steering committee that
raised $5 million for the center.
As a personal tribute to Mrs. Ansley, she also
established an endowment fund with a gift
through her will and a charitable unitrust to
benefit the Mellen Center. In addition to
enhancing general patient care, her gift will
help keep families better informed and more
involved in patients’ experiences. She desig-
nated that Mrs. Ansley, her friend and inspira-
tion for the gift, receive the trust’s yield for
the remainder of her life.
Jeanette Grasselli Brown, D. Sc., did not set out
to become Director of Corporate Research for BP
America, Chair of the Ohio Board of Regents or
an example to other women. She did, however,
deliberately embrace the work ethic, love of
education and drive to excel that was instilled
in her as a child. The rest followed naturally.
“As a woman, I felt that I had to work extra
hard in the lab and always be the best,” she
says. “I was fortunate that my high school
chemistry teacher helped guide my career
path, but there weren’t really any female role
models when I was growing up. And today
that’s the one thing that the young women I
talk to say they want most.”
Dr. Grasselli Brown, the daughter of Hungarian
immigrants, grew up in Cleveland and was
drawn to the sciences as a public school stu-
dent. As the first woman inducted into the Ohio
Science and Technology Hall of Fame and recip-
ient of a dozen honorary doctorate degrees, she
is a natural role model from an educational,
corporate leadership and community involve-
ment standpoint. Since retiring from BP in
1989, Dr. Grasselli Brown commits her days to
organizations such as The Cleveland Clinic,
where she serves as a trustee, holding positions
on the Government Relations and Research and
Through her actions, Dr. Grasselli Brown has
long served as a role model to other women.
She embraces this position through her asso-
ciation with the new Women’s Health Leadership
Board and hopes the group will make an impact
raising awareness of pertinent women’s health
topics and promoting preventive care measures
women can employ on their own.
“For decades, women’s health was grossly over-
looked. But women are physiologically and
psychologically different from men,”
she says. “That’s why the Cleveland Clinic
Women’s Health Center, with its holistic
approach, is so important.”
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Jeanette Grasselli Brown: a natural role model, from chemistry lab to community.
Jeanette Grasselli Brown, D. Sc.
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heart center campaign
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Architect's rendering of the Arrival Garden at the entrance of the new Heart Center.
Giuliana and John Koch at the Medallion Society awards dinner in September 2004, which honored those supporting the Heart Center campaign with commitments of $1 million or more.
On September 30, 2004, thick burgundy ribbons with gold medal-lions glinting at their ends were placed over bowed heads in a cere-mony universally symbolic of honor, heroism and leadership.
The distinguished individuals and organizations receiving this honor of induction in the Medallion Society have made the ulti-mate show of support by devoting a million dollars or more to the campaign for a new Heart Center. The $300 million campaign has seen amazing support, at the highest levels to the smallest annual gifts of a few pennies.
“Every gift, no matter how large or small, is an important and val-ued step closer to realization of a new Heart Center,” says Bruce Loessin, Chairman, Institutional Relations and Development.
The campaign is running ahead of schedule, but is still $100 million below the goal. Volunteer members of the Heart Center International Leadership Commission and special friends of the Clinic are busy rallying sup-port for the Heart Center in their communities across the world. Many of these volunteer ambas-sadors have partnered with the Offi ce of Develop-ment to organize and host regional awareness events for key members of their communities.
These events offer people hundreds of miles from Cleveland – from Palm Beach to Chicago, New York to Aspen – the opportunity to talk with Clinic physicians regarding the latest treatments and discoveries, view live heart surgery telecasts and learn about the need for a new Heart Center.
If you are interested in supporting or learning more about the campaign for a new Heart
Center, please call the Offi ce of Development at 216/444-8842.
In John D. Koch’s eyes, the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center is an institution
that benefi ts everyone in the city of Cleveland. That view coupled
with the Clinic’s constant strive for excellence in medical care
has driven his support of the new Heart Center project on
many levels.
Mr. Koch and his wife Giuliana together with the Charter
One Foundation of Cleveland have pledged $1 million to
the campaign for a new Heart Center. Additionally, Mr.
Koch, who was in fi nancial services at Charter One Bank
from 1982 to 2004, joined the Heart Center International
Leadership Commission to help support fundraising and
awareness efforts.
“We have few chances in life to be associated with something that is the
best in the world, and the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center is simply the best,”
says Mr. Koch. Personally, he says that he and his family are pleased with
the quality of care, both preventive and curative, that they have received
at the Clinic.
Before committing as a volunteer ambassador for the Heart Center, Mr. Koch
learned all he could. He met with Heart Center Commission Co-chairmen
Robert Tomsich and John (Jack) J. Kahl, Jr., and was impressed with their
leadership and strategies. Mr. Koch also observed, shoulder-to-shoulder,
Clinic heart surgeons performing intricate procedures, which, he says, “un-
derscored for me the great things the Heart Center can do.” He further
added, “Seeing Dr. Toby Cosgrove and Dr. Nicholas Smedira and their teams
performing complex operations was awe inspiring.”
The Kochs support many important elements of the Cleveland community, from
the Clinic to the Salvation Army, Cleveland Opera and Cleveland Orchestra. THE NEW HEART CENTER At 950,000 square feet, the new Heart Center will provide much needed space and the latest in medical technology as well as healing hospitality for pa-tients and their families. As the largest single-use medical facility in the world, the Heart Center will accommodate inpatient and outpatient care and research under one roof.
partnering with the BestKochs see Heart Center as cornerstone of community.
In the new Heart Center’s spirit of healing hospitality, a tranquil Arrival Garden will greet visitors whether they arrive by car or on foot through a parking garage connector tunnel. Landscape designer Ed Michelson of architectural fi rm NBBJ recently revealed plans for the Arrival Garden, which is made possible by a generous gift from Tom and Iris Vail, and will be pleasingly landscaped to calm the senses. The soothing sounds of cascading water will greet patients, along with seasonal fl ora by day and an artfully lit glass wall by night.
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John J. Fung, M.D.,
Ph.D., recently joined
The Cleveland Clinic
as Chairman of the
Department of General
Surgery and Director of
the Transplant Center.
Dr. Fung, considered one of the nation’s
leading liver transplant surgeons, came to
The Cleveland Clinic after 18 years at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
He was the inaugural holder of the Thomas
Starzl Professor of Surgery. He received
his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins
University and earned his doctorate in
immunology in 1980 and his medical degree
in 1982 from the University of Chicago. Dr.
Fung completed residencies at the University
of Rochester and a clinical and research
fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. His
clinical interests are organ transplantation
and hepatobiliary diseases, while his research
interests include transplant immunology. He
has more than 800 published works.
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Ross Family strengthens heart care for all ages
GIFTS CREATE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’S FIRST ENDOWED CHAIR AND HELP BUILD A NEW HEART CENTER.
When their grandson edward jack ross,son of Ellen and Steven Ross, had successful heart surgery at only a few months of age, Ronald and Helen Ross and their family wanted to express their gratitude to surgeon Roger B.B. Mee, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery at The Children’s Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. and Mrs. Ross and their family recently pledged $1.5 million to create the first endowed chair at The Children’s Hospital. Dr. Mee, who has provided care to more than 13,000 children worldwide, will be the first holder of the new Ronald and Helen Ross Chair in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. The Ross family also recognizes the importance of the new Cleveland Clinic Heart Center project and has committed an additional $1 million to help build the Heart Center.
“We are so grateful to Dr. Mee – the level of care he provided to our grandson and others is unparalleled,” says Dr. Ronald Ross, speaking for the Ross family. “It is our hope that our gifts to The Children’s Hospital and the Heart Center will encourage others to support the Clinic’s highest priorities and ensure future patients receive the same world-class care that we have experienced.”
Dr. Ross is engaged in the Clinic’s growth as a member of the Cleveland Clinic Board of Trustees and active member of the organization’s Development Committee. More broadly, he has played an integral role in the evolution of health care imaging. He began an illustrious career in radiology as a Fulbright Scholar in Stockholm, Sweden. Back at home in Cleveland, he became one of the fi rst radiologists to use computed tomography (CT) scanning and the fi rst physician to perform magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) in a clinical facility. He presented and published the fi rst scientifi c papers on this pioneering technique. As a member of the Board of Trustees of the Meridia Health System, Dr. Ross helped coordinate the merger of the Meridia hospitals with the Cleveland Clinic Health System. He is Emeritus Director of Hillcrest Hospital’s Department of Radiology.
Steven Ross is a partner in the Cleveland-based private equity fi rm MCM Capital Partners L.P. Since moving back to Cleveland from New York in 1998 with his wife, Ellen, and their eldest child, Eliza, Mr. Ross has become actively involved with a variety of civic and community-based organizations. Mr. Ross says that serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the Leadership Board at The Children’s Hospital has
become “one of my highest priorities in light of the care my son received from Dr. Mee and the other doctors and nurses who were intimately involved with his care in November 2003.”
He adds, “I wish that everyone in the community would take a stroll through The Children’s Hospital and see fi rsthand the heroic efforts that take place every day to save children’s lives.”
Whether supporting medical services, education or the arts with their professional and volunteer activities, the entire Ross family is devoted to bettering their communities. Dr. Ross says, “We participate in the philosophy of philanthropy as everyone’s way of giving back to the community.”
Clinic leadership acknowledges a direct, lasting impact of the family’s strategic support.
“We sincerely appreciate the Ross family’s generosity both with these gifts as well as the time they devote to the Clinic’s Board of Trustees and The Children’s Hospital’s Leadership Board,” says Michael A. Levine, M.D., Physician-in-Chief of The Children’s Hospital. “Establishing an endowed chair has been a priority of The Children’s Hospital as such chairs are critical to sustaining our world-class reputation.”
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CLICK GIVING INFO A AWAY
As a not-for-profi t organization, The Cleveland
Clinic depends on donations from generous
individuals. To help connect supporters with
giving opportunities at the Clinic, the Offi ce
of Development offers a Web site packed with
helpful information and giving tools.
The newly designed Web site makes it easier to:
• Donate online through iSupport
• Get the latest gift news
• Explore creative giving options
• Connect with Cleveland Clinic giving
professionals
• Link to all the features of the
award-winning Cleveland Clinic Web site.
visit online today at www.clevelandclinic.org/giving
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CARES On Ice Supporters of the Scott Hamilton Cancer Alliance for Research, Education and Survivorship (CARES) Initiative and ice-skating fans enjoyed the fifth annual Scott Hamilton and Friends Ice Show and Gala on Nov. 6, 2004. The evening began with a 90-minute figure skating exhibition in front of nearly 5,000 fans at Gund Arena, featuring Kristi Yamaguchi, Ilia Kulik, Rosalynn Sumners, “Jumpin’ Joe” Sabovcik, Caryn Kadavy, Steven Cousins, Silvia Fontana, Kurt Browning, 2004 Junior Champion Kimmie Meissner, and pairs sil-ver medalists Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash. Vocalist LeAnn Rimes and her band provided the musical accompaniment. Following the Ice Show, nearly 800 guests moved on to the Renaissance Hotel for dinner and dancing. Special guests included Maria Miller, who chaired the event, her husband Sam and Frank Rudy, who has donated $2 million to cancer research through CARES. Event proceeds of more than $700,000 will support research and patient education through CARES.
On the Links The 10th Annual Golf Tournament for The Children’s Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic was held July 12 at the Mayfi eld Country Club in South Euclid, Ohio. This year’s event was the most successful to date, raising more than $160,000 for The Children’s Hospital. Honorary Chair of the event was Clinic Trustee Thomas M. Coughlin, recently retired Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Earlier in the day, more than 400 people attended a break-fast program at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven in Mayfi eld Heights, where Mr. Coughlin spoke on the topic, “How Wal-Mart Works...and Wins.”
left to right Dan O’Leary, Nancy O’Leary, and Thomas M. Coughlin.
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Mrs. Lerner. Both were the children of immigrants, leading similar, modest childhoods. The high school sweethearts married, and the common values their families passed on to them solidified the couple’s lifelong partnership.
“I feel lucky to have married someone who shared the same dreams about how to raise our family and what to do together to make a difference,” says Mrs. Lerner. She notes her husband’s commitment and passion for the work of the Clinic, particularly in the area of research, and his desire for the Clinic to become number one in every specialty care area.
Currently, Mrs. Lerner is very much focused on her children and nine grandchildren. As a parent, she has successfully engaged the next generation in the spirit of community support. She works closely with her children, Nancy Beck and Randy Lerner, through the Lerner Foundation to support the Clinic and other organizations.
DR. COSGROVE’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
In a live broadcast to 25 sites and 33,000
employees throughout the Cleveland Clinic
Health System, new Chief Executive Officer
and President Toby Cosgrove, M.D., pledged
to “devote [him]self heart and soul to continue
to help this institution achieve the greatness
which it deserves,” at his inaugural address
on Oct. 14, 2004. He attributed the Clinic’s
success to remaining true to the values of its
founders, and he cited four essential build-
ing blocks for success that should drive The
Cleveland Clinic’s future: quality, innovation,
teamwork and service.
NEW MINORITY MEN'S HEALTH CENTER
Andrew C. Novick, M.D., Chairman of the
Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological Institute,
has established a Minority Men’s Health Center
within the institute to improve the understand-
ing and treatment of urological diseases in
minority men. The center’s initial efforts will
focus on prostate cancer and kidney disease,
and a $2 million dollar federal grant has
been awarded.
“Minority men are plagued with a significantly
higher risk of developing certain urological
diseases,” says Dr. Novick. “Our new Minority
Men’s Health Center will work to screen and
treat these diseases at the earliest possible
stage so that more patients can be cured.”
IN V ESTING IN THE FUTUR ENorma Lerner
Anthonys establish endowed chair to advance talented physicians.
Chair to Expand Digestive Disease Research and Education
Throughout his 70 years of treatment for ulcerative colitis at The Cleveland Clinic, Clifford Anthony has felt fortunate to receive care from pioneering physicians Rupert Turnbull, M.D., Thomas Jones, M.D., and Victor Fazio, M.D.To allow the Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Center to continue to recruit and retain leading physicians
of the caliber of his caregivers, Mr. Anthony and his wife Jane, of Sarasota, Fla., have committed to
funding the Clifford and Jane Anthony Endowed Chair in Digestive Disease Research and Education. The
fi rst chair holder is yet to be named.
“As a patient of The Cleveland Clinic, you never have the feeling that you are a lost cause,” says Mr.
Anthony, a retired manufacturing executive. “What these physicians can do for people and how they
can help people is important for humanity.”
“If The Cleveland Clinic is to sustain and elevate its position as a world leader in the treatment of
digestive diseases, there can be no greater priority than advancing the work of its physicians,” says Dr.
Fazio, Chairman of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at the Clinic. “Philanthropic support provided
by the Clifford and Jane Anthony Endowed Chair in Digestive Disease Research and Education can help
make this happen by allowing us to attract and keep top talent so that we may set the gold standard
for digestive health care. In this way, we put in place the final elements of a world-class center for the
prevention and treatment of diseases of the digestive system.”
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony are long-time supporters of The Cleveland Clinic and members of the PYRAMID
Legacy Society. Prior to creating the endowed chair, they established several charitable gift annuities
in gratitude for the care that allowed Mr. Anthony to continue working and enjoying life.
Clifford and Jane Anthony hit the links in Florida, part of an active lifestyle made possible by Cleveland Clinic care.
Nearly 600 “Partners in Philanthropy,” those who have shown extraordinary gener-osity and support of The Cleveland Clinic, were honored at an appreciation dinner and awards ceremony at Landerhaven, in May-fi eld Heights, on October 12, 2004.
Declan Walsh, M.D., Chairman, Division of Post Acute Medicine, presented the Distin-guished Fellow Award to philanthropist Lois U. Horvitz, whose vision, generosity and partnership with Dr. Walsh established the Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Med-icine, a 23-bed inpatient unit. Distinguished Fellow is the highest honor bestowed upon individuals who have made extraordinary contributions of service and resources to The Cleveland Clinic.
Toby Cosgrove, Chief Executive Offi cer and President, and Norma Lerner, Trustee, pre-sented recently retired Chairman and CEO Floyd D. Loop, M.D., with the Al and Nor-ma Lerner Humanitarian Award, the high-est physician honor granted by the Clinic. The annual award recognizes the physician whose selfl ess dedication, boundless com-passion and tireless work has made the most profound and singular contribution to the good of humankind.
Also during the program, Dr. Cosgrove presented highlights of a study of the eco-nomic impact of the Cleveland Clinic Health System and keynote speaker Richard Roth, CNN Senior United Nations Correspondent, shared his humor-infused experiences as a kidney transplant recipient at the Clinic and perspective on reporting from international hot spots.
topLerner Humanitarian Award recipient Floyd D. Loop, M.D.
bottomDistinguished Fellow Lois Horvitz with Declan Walsh, M.D.
Horvitz and Dr. Loop honored at partners in philanthropy
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In honor of . . .During 2003, gifts were received in honor of the following individuals and families.
Jean-Paul Achkar, M.D. (S)Mr. Harvey B. Adelstein Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Ahlstrom J. Sheldon Artz, M.D. Edward Attarian, M.D. (S)Michael K. Banbury, M.D. (A, S)Ms. Linda S. Barker, R.N. Ms. Lisa Bartlett Dr. Laurence H. Beck Chapin and Mackenzie Bedk Ms. Marcia Picciano Berardi Mr. Charles V. Berardi Mr. James H. Berick Francois A. Bethoux, M.D. (A, S)Judge Kenith Bloom Aaron Brzezinski, M.D. (S)Mrs. Mary Jo Buch Hector A. Buch, M.D. Howard S. Bush, M.D. (S)Mr. Bruce A. Buzil Mrs. Jamie G. Buzil Jose M. Cabral, M.D. (A, S)Mrs. Dorothy A. Calabrese Mrs. Louise L. Cashion Mr. John Thomas Cashion Mr. Jeffery Caspe Mr. E. Bruce Chaney Mrs. Virginia R. Chaney The Cinkovic Family Jerry Ciocon, M.D. (S)Peter A. Cohen, M.D. (S)Mr. Gerry Cole Miss Rebecca Colville Mr. Harold Conti Mrs. Ruth Conti Mr. Jeff Cooley Mr. Samuel M. Cooper Delos M. Cosgrove, M.D. (S)Matt, Diane, and Ben Cox Joseph P. Crowe, Jr., M.D. (S)Giovanna da Silva, M.D. (S)G. Willy Davila, M.D. (S)Ms. Mary Davis Steven R. Deitcher, M.D. Mr. Gary Eaton Frank J. Eidelman, M.D. (S)Patrick J. Ertle, Esq. Charles Faiman, M.D. (S)Ms. Rose A. Farace Father Joseph Fata Victor W. Fazio, M.D. (A, S)Mr. David N. Feigenbaum Andrew J. Fishleder, M.D. (A, S)Wilbur E. Flannery, M.D. (A)Ms. Lillian Flores Mr. Klaus W. Forster Mr. Jeffrey L. Francis Mrs. Shari Francis Mr. Jan L. Frandsen, MSN, CRNP Terry Fritz Avrum I. Froimson, M.D. (S)Mr. Lester Garson Ms. Deb George Mr. James L. Gobble Mr. Jerry M. Goldberg Leonard A.R. Golding, M.D. (A, S)Mrs. Cynthia Goodman Brian P. Griffin, M.D. (S)Mr. Scott Hamilton Donald F. Hammer, M.D. (S)Catherine A. Henry, M.D. (S)Mr. James B. Hill Mrs. Nancy R. Hill Ms. Lauren Hannan Hudson Ms. Allison K. Huegel
Tracy L. Hull, M.D. (A, S)Mr. Bernard Hyman Mrs. Sondra Hyman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Immel Mark Isserman, M.D. (S)Vanessa K. Jensen, Ph.D. (S)Ms. Elinor R. Karp Mr. Gerald A. Kibler Mr. Bob Kirschenbaum Mr. Albert O. Klaben, Jr. Eric A. Klein, M.D. (A, S)Mr. George W. Koch Mrs. Helen L. Koch Miss Katie Koomar Mr. Ben Kramer Mrs. Emma Kramer Mrs. Karen L. Krause Mr. Alan M. Krause Thomas E. Kuivila, M.D. (A, S)Richard S. Lang, M.D. (A, S)Mr. Mark Lannon The Mark Lauber Family Ian C. Lavery, M.D. (A, S)Mrs. Norma Lerner (T)Hilel Lewis, M.D. (S)Alan Lichtin, M.D. (S)Floyd D. Loop, M.D. (A, S, T)Mrs. Agnes L. Lucien Bruce W. Lytle, M.D. (S)Mr. Alex Machaskee Mrs. Carol A. Machaskee D. Scott Madwar, M.D. (A, S)Brian F. Mandell, M.D. (S)Maurie Markman, M.D. Mr. D. Harry Markstein David O. Martin, M.D. (S)Mary-Blair Matejczyk, M.D. (A, S)Mr. Robert J. Matoney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Matthews Mr. Mark Maynard John McAuliffe, M.D. (S)David M. Meisler, M.D. (S)Mr. Larry Meister Mrs. Barbara Meister Nagy A. Mekhail, M.D. (A, S)Zoraido A. Mendez, M.D. (A)Mr. Andy Meyer Mr. Samuel H. Miller (T)Mrs. Maria Miller Jeffrey Minkoff, M.D. (S)Paul Mitchell, M.D. (S)Mrs. Barbara W. Mixon Mr. A. Malachi Mixon, III (T)Ms. K. Linda Moeller-Mansour Mr. Paul Montlick Mrs. Marilyn Montlick Mrs. Frances E. Moore Halle C. Moore, M.D. (S)Ms. Jennifer Murray Andrew C. Novick, M.D. (A, S)Mr. William Nuss Mr. John O’Brien Mrs. Francine L. Pate Ms. Cynthia M. Pavia Pediatrics Stepdown Department Charles Perl, M.D. (S)Gosta Pettersson, M.D. (S)Mrs. William Platka Mr. William Platka, III Mr. Lou Pollack Mr. Nathaniel R. Pope Jeannette M. Potts, M.D. (S)Mr. and Mrs. Ed Preebe Mrs. Barbara H. Prewozniak Mehdi Razavi, M.D. (A, S)Feza H. Remzi, M.D. (A, S)Thomas W. Rice, M.D. (S)Mr. Fritz Riedlin Mrs. Mary Riedlin
Curtis M. Rimmerman, M.D. (S)Ms. Judith Ripka Mr. Robert R. Risman Mrs. Eleanore H. Risman Mrs. Brenda Harris Roach Mayor Beryl Rothschild Mr. Edmund W. Rothschild Ms. Mary Roundtree Wm F. Ruschhaupt III, M.D. (A, S)Ms. Jeanne D. Ryan Mr. Lee Sacks Dr. Vinod Sahgal (S)Walid I. Saliba, M.D. (A, S)Ms. Carole Salkind Sharon A. Sandridge, Ph.D. (S)Donalee Santoro Mr. Colin Scheetz Lori Beth Seeglen Miss Samantha Brooke Senderoff Mark E. Sesto, M.D. (A, S)Mr. Al Siegler Nicholas G. Smedira, M.D. (A, S)Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Sorg, Jr. Miss Elizabeth Stein Mr. James H. Stethem Mark J. Stillman, M.D. (S)Stevan B. Streem, M.D. (A, S)Ms. Cornelia Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson Mr. Quentin Tonelli Eric J. Topol, M.D. (S)Mrs. June Troester Ms. Linda Turrin Mr. J. Michael Veit Allison T. Vidimos-Stultz, R.Ph., M.D. (A, S)Mr. Dominic Visconsi Mr. Danny Wait Dr. T. Declan Walsh (S)Kenneth Webster, M.D. (S)Mr. Daniel Weiniger Steven Wexner, M.D. (S)Mr. John W. Williams Mr. Thomas P. Williams Mr. Wesley Williams Mr. Michael Williams Eugene I. Winkelman, M.D. (A, S)Ms. Julie Wolfman Jay S. Yadav, M.D. (S)James B. Young, M.D. (S)Ms. Margaret Zakrajsek Robert J. Zehr, M.D. (A, S)Craig D. Zippe, M.D. (S)
In memory of . . .During 2003, gifts were received in memory of the following individuals and families.
Mr. R. Edward Abram Mr. Marvin Ackerman Mrs. Elizabeth J. Adamic Mr. Charles F. Adler Mr. Mel Alexander Ms. Bernadette M. Allen Mr. John R. Allen, Jr. Mr. Robert H. Altmanns Mrs. Sylvia M. Altus Mrs. Sonia K. Amster Mr. Nicholas Andreoli Mr. Charles F. Andrews Mr. John A. Antus Dr. Jeffrey Arenswald Mr. John Arko Mr. Alfred F. Arthur Mr. Robert O. Artner, Jr. Mr. Morris Ashuns Mrs. Helen V. Atsberger Mr. Lawrence J. Aucin Mr. Armand Babbo, Jr. Mr. William Babiak Mr. Richard S. Bailys
Gifts to The Cleveland Clinic in memory or in honor of loved ones represent an especially meaningful way to support the Clinic. These gifts pay tribute to the memory of a loved one, express sympathy or gratitude, encourage a speedy recovery or honor a special occasion. Remembrance gifts, many of which are designated to support special medical research areas, signifi cantly enhance The Cleveland Clinic mission.
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Mr. Glenn Baldwin Mrs. Blanche Balog Mrs. Mary A. Balogh Mr. John E. Banks Mrs. Shirley M. Baris Mr. Richard J. Barnick Mrs. Shirley D. Barton Mrs. Virginia Bartsch Mrs. Claire Bean Mrs. Diane Mitchell Bell Mr. Robbie Benek Mr. Daniel F. Benson Ms. Marcia Picciano Berardi Mr. Charles V. Berardi Jack H. Berman, M.D. (S)Mr. Jack Binikos Mrs. Genevieve Blaha Mrs. Karen A. Blake Mr. Donald L. Blanton Mrs. Marian Blaszkiewicz Ms. Julia Blessing Mr. Andrew Bliss Mark G. Blue, M.D. (A)Mrs. Virginia Boeckl Ms. Jeanne Bohrer Ms. Vallie Bonner Ms. Mildred Bradley Mr. Donald E. Bragg Ms. June Brahler Ms. Linda S. Braun Mrs. Joanne Bravo Mr. Kenneth W. Brazell Mrs. Alice B. Bressler Dr. Robert B. Brewster Mrs. Debra Brockhoff Mr. Junior Lee Brooks Mr. W. Howard Broughton Mr. Paul Brown Mr. Timothy J. Bruder Mrs. Judy Buhrow Mr. Robert M. Bulloch Ms. Genevieve Bush Mrs. Florence E. Bushman Mrs. Patricia A. Butala Mr. Robert W. Butler, Jr. Ms. Linda Byerly Mr. John D. Caiazza Mr. Louis V. Calabro Terry Callahan Mr. Joseph J. Callari Mr. Joseph Camarato Ms. Sarah Cammann-Miller Mr. Salvator H. Campagna Ms. Lorraine Campbell Ms. Mary Cannon Mr. Albert J. Carlson Mr. Enrico Carnicelli Mr. Joe Carroccio Mrs. Doris C. Cavanna Mr. Victor Cenzoria Mr. Frank Cesnovar Mr. Daniel Charles Ms. Sally Chayka Mrs. Margaret Chiaverini Mr. Norman A. Childs Mr. Edward Chisamore Ms. Lois Chlad Mr. Nicholas J. Cirino Mr. Daniel Clapham John M. Clough, M.D. Mr. Elmer L. Cockerell Mr. Howard Cohan Ms. Eileen Cohen Mr. Jim Cole Mr. Philip J. Cook Mrs. Jean B. Cooper Mr. Thomas Cooper Ms. Jacquelyn L. Cooper Mrs. Evelyn K. Costea Ms. Mary L. Coticchia Mr. Dante V. Cotrufo Mrs. Lynne Coughlin Mr. Shawn P. Coyne Lawrence C. Crain, M.D. (A)Mrs. Harriet Creighton Mr. Richard J. Crumbley Mrs. Marilyn A. Csurilla Ms. Anna S. Cuneo Mr. Carl R. Curtis Mr. Eugene Cutlip
Ms. Joan Czubek Mr. A. Paul Daniels Ms. Alice L. Danser Mr. David Davidson Mrs. Joann V. Davidson Mrs. Janet D. Davies Mr. Joseph J. Davis Ms. Gladys S. Davis Ms. Helen Davm Mr. Thomas Dennis Mr. Arthur Dery Mrs. Esther M. DeSanto Mrs. Mildred L. Dewey Mr. Ronald L. Dezember Mr. Domenico G. DiCristofaro Mrs. Vanda DiLeone Mr. Ross Dilling Mr. Frank J. DiMartino Mr. Pat DiMassa Mr. Forrest W. Dixon Mrs. Nancy Dodeci Mr. Carl R. Dohner Ms. Pauline Domfeld Mrs. Jean Donnelly Mr. Glenn F. Douthitt Mrs. Iris P. Drozdowski Ms. Hermine Dufner Ms. Helen Graeber Duggan Ms. Barbara A. Dunham Mr. Herbert H. Durr Mrs. Theresia S. Durr Mr. Ernest P. Dusek Mr. Louis Duvin Mrs. Janet M. Dybala Mrs. Dianne Dyko Mr. Henry Dzwonkowski Mrs. Eleanor D. Dzwonkowski Millard Eastlake Ms. Nettie Eichler Mr. Harry Eisenstat Mr. Frank Ekstein Mr. Mike Elkevizth Mr. Leonard M. English Mrs. Arlene Esley Mr. Edward A. Esposito, Sr. Mr. Landon Evans Ms. Christina Faltinowski Mr. Leonard H. Farrell, Sr. Mrs. Giustina Fauceglia Mrs. Kathleen Fazio Mr. Henry Feder Ms. Marlene Fedor Mrs. Ellen M. Feldman Mr. Ali Ferry Mr. Joseph L. Feser Mr. John Fiola Mr. David J. Flanders Mr. Charles Fleck Ms. Irene Flores Ms. Helen Marie Frey Mr. William Friedson Mr. William Fritzsche Mr. Vincent Frusteri Ms. Evelyn Galetovich Ms. Margaret Gans Mr. Nelson Garba Mrs. Marie J. Garcia Ms. V. June Gardner Dr. Robert Gardner Mr. Alan Garland Mrs. Lois Lynn Garson Ms. Margaret Geniusz Mr. Kenneth E. Geniusz Mr. George Georgalas Mr. John Gephardt Ms. Elaine M. Gerber Ms. Sylvia Gerson Mr. Donald J. Gerstenberger Mr. Robert Getman Mr. Paul H. Getzlaff Mr. Roy Gibson Ms. Margaret D. Glasgow Mr. Joseph J. Golubski Ms. Ethel Goodman Mr. Bob Gorecki Mr. Robert J. Gornowicz, Sr. Dr. Jules Gould Mr. Donald G. Gowing Mr. Robert A. Graham Mrs. Erla-Mae Grane
Mr. Frank Grasso Mrs. Clarice Green Ms. Mildred Grooms Mrs. Victoria Gumz Ms. Elizabeth Haber Mr. Georges Y. Hage Mr. William P. Hahn Mrs. Jay Dee Haines Mr. Stefan W. Hall Bishop Stanley Halton Ms. Rosemary A. Hamilton Mr. Richard Hamzik Mr. Stefan Hanus Ms. Dorothy A. Hardesty Lloyd J. Hartline Ms. Alice Harvan Robert A. Harvey, Ph.D. Mr. Dieter Hausser Mr. Michael Havlach Mrs. Fay Held Mr. Garrettson S. Hellman Mr. Jay Henninger Mr. Leo Thomas Herman Mrs. Mary G. Herrle Mr. Thomas T. Herron Ms. Eve Harris Hershman Ms. Margaret Byers Hietanen Mr. Gerald L. Hill Mrs. Agnes Hirkala Mr. Ray Hiscox Mrs. Lee Elaine Hodan Mr. Ed Hodge Mr. George E. Hoffman Mr. Larry Horak Mr. Kenneth Ter Horst Mr. George J. Hrabak, Sr. Mr. John R. Hruska Ms. Bettie L. Huddleston Mr. Clyde Hughes Mr. Robert Hurd Mr. Stan Hutchinson Ms. Gina Ifju Mr. Zoltan Ignatz Mr. John Jacobson Mr. Patrick Jacomet Mrs. Diane C. James Mr. Gene E. Jenkin Mr. Sanford Jenkins Mrs. Helen K. Johnson Mrs. Therese R. Julien Mrs. Kathryn D. Juriga Ms. Marie Jurkiewizz Mr. William Kahoe Mr. Stanley E. Kaminski Mrs. Kimberly A. Kan Ms. Dolores Kantura Dr. Hsiao Kao Ms. Mildred Kaplan Mr. Harold F. Kastak Mr. Walter Kata Mr. George M. Kaufman Mr. Kenneth B. Kee Mr. J. Richard Kendall Mrs. Mildred S. Kendis Mr. Leo R. Kerchenske Ms. Bernice Kimmel Mr. Garred Lee Kimmell Dr. Matt L. Kirkland, Jr. Clifton W. Kirton, M.D. Mr. G. Robert Klein Mr. Arthur Klein Mr. Anthony Klimczak Mrs. Marguerite F. Klimczuk Mr. Raymond Klinebriel Mrs. Lucille D. Kmentt Mr. Karl Kniely Mrs. Anna A. Koepke Mr. Stephen Kolar Ms. Frances Kostik Mrs. Florence A. Kozma Mr. Adelbert Krause Mr. William C. Kruse Mr. Donald R. Kuligowski Mrs. Carol Judy Kunkle Mr. Stanley Kupfer Mr. Edward M. Kuska Mr. Robert Joe Lahr Mrs. Mary Ann Lakatos Ms. Elaine Lang Ms. Anita Lasch
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Mr. Frank William Laurenson Ms. Belle Lechem Mr. Peter J. Leighton Mr. William C. Leonard, Sr. Mr. Alfred Lerner (T)Ms. Barbara Leslie Mr. Howard Levin Ms. Rita Marie Libby Mr. Milton Lieblich Ms. Audrene Lindsey Mrs. Doris Lintz Mrs. Lynne S. Lochner Mr. Joe Lohr Ms. Paulette Louis Mr. Maurice L. Lovinger Leonard L. Lovshin, M.D. (S)Mr. David Lowery Mr. Joseph Lue Mr. James A. Lustek Mrs. Marguerite A. Lutkus Mr. Jim Macaban Martha Machaskee Mr. Rod MacRaild Mr. Joel Magnussen Mr. Hugh Mailer Mr. Stanley D. Malott Mr. Domenick Mamone Mr. Tom Mangan, II Mrs. Olga Maragni Mr. Harry Marder Mrs. Loretto Marsh Ms. Dorothy Martucci Mr. Anthony Masci Mr. George B. Mason Mr. Robert J. Matoney, Jr. Mr. James T. Matsuoka Mrs. Donna Mauer Mr. Peter M. Mayer Mrs. Carol L. McClung Mrs. Jane McCormick Mrs. Dolores A. McDonnell Ms. Margaret A. McKean Mr. Charles Edwin McKean Ms. Diane McKelley Mr. James A. McKelvey Mr. Archibald R. McKendry Mr. Ray E. McLaughlin Mrs. Helen M. McLoraine Mr. Robert S. McNab Mr. David McNett Mr. Leland H. Meeker, Jr. Mr. Frederick A. Meiser Robert Mercer, M.D. (S)Mrs. Dorothy J. Mestek Mrs. Catherine Mihalik Ms. Violet Lanneau Miller Mrs. Madeline K. Miller Ms. Madge Miller Ms. Marjorie Lois Milstein Ms. Marjorie Ann Miracle Mr. Maurice Mitchell Mrs. Grace Modica Mr. M. Thomas Moore Mr. James Moore Mr. Eugene R. Moorman Mr. James Morgan Mrs. Carol M. Morris Mrs. Anita F. Moss Ms. Delcie Mott Mr. Richard L. Muehlhaeusler Dr. Robert J. Murphy Ms. Margarita Murray Mrs. Virginia L. Myer Ms. Juanita Napoleon Mr. Alexander Nemes Mr. Bill Neumann Mr. James J. Neville Mr. E. Marshall Newton Mr. Frank A. Nordstrom, Jr. Mrs. Inta Novickis Mr. Ake Nyborg Ms. Kathryn O’Connor Ms. Janet L. Ogan Mrs. Jane Oliver Mr. Robert H. Oltmanns Ms. Margaret C. Oprea Ms. Mary Oriti Mr. George L. Osterwise Mrs. Lois A. Owens Mrs. Jean Oxenberg
Mr. William Pachasa Ms. Cindi Palus Mr. Ervin E. Panek Mrs. Nettie A. Pardue Ms. Nancy Patterson Ms. Patricia A. Pekarek Mrs. Stephany Perhach Mr. Rudolf Perina Ms. Jane Perkins Mrs. Rose Marie Petcher Sidney L. Peterman, D.D.S. Mr. Richard Peters Mr. Maurice R. Petersen Mr. Walter H. Phillips Mr. Gerald A. Piccirello Ms. Jean Pinto Mr. Raymond J. Platte Mrs. LaVerne Polenak Mr. John Pollack Mrs. Emily Pollett Mr. Howard Ponsky Mrs. Carole A. Popovich Emily Postel Mr. Robert Joseph Potts Mr. Allen E. Prechtel Mrs. Patricia L. Prochaska Mr. Maurice Proudman Mr. Don Provost Mrs. Patricia Quagliata Mr. John E. Quirk Mr. Leopold Racine Mr. Robert Rackers Ms. Allison M. Raia Mrs. Judith N. Rapp Mr. Mitchell E. Rashewsky Ms. Annie Rassie Mr. Leonard M. Reitz Dr. Remsky Mr. Clarence Rhodes Mr. William Richards Mr. Robert A. Richter Mr. Robert W. Rittmaier Mrs. Mary G. Rizzo Ms. Bessie Robbins Ms. Edna Roberts Mrs. Joann Rockwood Mrs. Marion Rody Mr. Robert A. Rohde Mrs. Milly C. Rolin Mr. Edward Roller Mr. Richard R. Rolnicki Mr. Miguel Roman Ms. Sylvia Rosen Mr. Leighton Rosenthal Mr. Roger L. Roth Ms. Constance Routman Mr. Joel Rubinstein Mrs. Karol Rudy Mr. Nick Rulli Mr. Walter E. Russell Ms. Melva G. Russell Mr. Clifford Sahle Ms. Amelia M. Sakson Mr. Daniel Salvati Mr. Gregory L. Sampsell Dr. Bernice Sandler Mr. Robert J. Sanislo Mr. Thomas L. Sartini, Jr. Mr. George T. Savas Ms. Victoria Savo Mr. Guiseppe Scafidi Ms. Mary Margaret Scarsella Mr. Daniel Schipper Mr. Gary J. Schirripa Mrs. Jean Schneider Mr. Sanford Schneider Mr. Gene Schroth Mrs. Florence Schuck Mrs. Jacqueline Schumacher Mr. William C. Schwiemann Mr. Donald P. Schwindt Mr. Phillip Segel Mr. Adrian C. Seifert Mrs. Frances J. Seman Mr. Paul J. Seman Mr. John Shafer Mrs. Barbara K. Shlensky Mr. John R. Shutic Mr. Howard Sibley Ms. Karen Suzanne Sikora
Mrs. Jean Sikorski Ms. Mary Silver Mr. Joseph Simpson Mr. Prehlad Singh Mr. John Sittig Ms. Mary A. Skarupa Mrs. Betty Lou Skeans Mrs. Frances A. Sluzewski Ms. Valerie M. Smail Mr. Carl A. Smart Ms. Wilma E. K. Smith Ms. Josephine Smith Mr. Dennis W. Smith Ms. Tometta Smith Mr. Harry E. Smith, Jr. Mr. Nick Snead Mrs. Theresa Snedeker-Beatty Mrs. Gladys Cooper Snyder Mrs. Rosalie Snyder Ms. Mary Sommers Mrs. Irene M. Spring Mrs. Florence Staup Mr. James Clyde Staup Mr. George D. Steinert Mr. Kent Stewart Bruce H. Stewart, M.D. Mr. George Strifler Ms. Rose Strome Mr. Richard Stroud Mrs. Catherine Strozyk Mr. Charles R. Stupka, Sr. Joseph M. Sweeney, D.P.M. Ms. Jean Marie Szucs Mr. Gene Tabell Mr. Ronald L. Taddeo Mr. Greg Taverll Mrs. Janet L. Taylor Mr. Ricky A. Taylor Mr. Ted J. Teresczuk Mrs. Mary Tews Ms. Michelle Therrien Mr. Patrick Thomerson Mrs. Sheila A. Thompson Mr. William Thomson Mr. Jack Tiffany Mr. C. Carlisle Tippit (T)Mrs. Darlene K. Toplovich Mrs. Christine A. Toth Mrs. Edith Tracy Mrs. Helen Trantas Mrs. Helen Trants Mr. Ray Tricomi Ms. Anita Troike Mr. Edgar Lee Tucker, Sr. Mrs. Jane Turbett Ms. Dorothy Turoff Mr. Robert Ulrich Mr. Michael Vasil, Jr. Mr. Paul O. Vickers Mr. John Vignovic Mr. Robert J. Walbom Mr. Paul C. Walton Mrs. Lois Wardley Ms. Linda Weaver Ms. Arlene Weber Mr. Jack C. Weider Mrs. Dorothy Weihmiller Ms. Ilene Duvin Weil Mr. Edward W. Welch Ms. Barbara Wenderoth Mr. Kenneth C. Wessel Mr. Francis Wheeler Ms. Sallie Williams Ms. Janet M. Wilmink Mr. Don Withers Ms. Charlotte Wolfson Mr. Albert Wollmann Mr. Harold Wolov Mrs. Marilyn J. Woodruff Mr. Donald Wray Ms. Barbara Wright Mr. Richard C. Wright Ms. Marie Antoinette Yacobellis Mrs. Antoinette Yager Mr. David R. Yokley Mr. James R. Zak Dr. Giorgio G. Zanettin (A, S)Mrs. Katherine F. Zelenka Mr. Albert J. Ziegler Mr. Carey Zucker
We regret that these special gifts were not properly recognized in the 2003 Annual Report.
Michael McHugh, M.D., Vice Chair, Division of Pediatrics, The Cleveland Clinic; Victor Martinez, Catcher, Cleveland Indians; Janie DeVito, Director of Cleveland In-Flight for Continental Airlines.
A Million Miles for Children's SmilesIn partnership with Continental Airlines, Cleveland Indians baseball player Victor Martinez
recently designated a million Continental OnePass miles to The Children’s Hospital at The
Cleveland Clinic. The frequent fl yer miles will help fl y in children and families who otherwise
could not afford to come to The Children’s Hospital for treatment. The gift also will help
send physicians to sick children around the world or to educational conferences.
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Robert and Darlene Duvin
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of
Case Western Reserve University. This is the
fi rst such fund for the new college.
“Doing something within the medical college,
and contributing to the good that the students
may do someday, seemed like a nice way to
remember our boy,” says Mr. Duvin.
The Duvins have been friends of the Clinic and
the Lerner family for years. They feel a per-
sonal connection to the Cleveland Clinic Le-
rner College of Medicine, which opened in
2004 thanks in great part to the generosity
and foresight of Al and Norma Lerner.
“Scott loved and admired the Lerners,” says
Mr. Duvin.
Mr. Duvin, President and Partner, Duvin, Cahn
& Hutton, and Mrs. Duvin have long provided
philanthropic support to the Clinic. Mr. Duvin
also belongs to the Cleveland Clinic Heart
Center International Leadership Commission.
In addition to the couple’s tribute, friends
and family have contributed approximately
$400,000 in Scott Duvin’s memory.
After their son Scott passed away suddenly at
the age of 41, Robert and Darlene Duvin
sought to memorialize his life in a meaningful
way. They resolved that supporting education
at The Cleveland Clinic would offer the most
personal signifi cance for their family.
Mr. and Mrs. Duvin committed a $100,000
memorial gift to The Scott A. Duvin Memorial
Fellowship Scholarship Program, an endowed
fund established by the law fi rm Duvin, Cahn
& Hutton, to provide scholarships and fi nan-
cial assistance to qualifi ed candidates at the
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