Past Honorees
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African American Honorees
2004
Benjamin Carson,M.D.
Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;
Inspirational Author
Patti LaBelle
Legendary Singer,
New York Times bestselling author,
Health Advocate
2005
Clive O. Callender, M.D.
Professor and Chairman of Surgery,
Howard University College of Medicine:
Founder and Director,
National Minority Organ/Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP)
Leah Chase
Award Winning New Orleans Chef and Proprietor,
Dooky Chase Restaurant
Johnny Rivers
Former Executive Chef,
Walt Disney World Resorts
Award Winning Chef
2006
Clive O. Callender, M.D.
Professor and Chairman of Surgery,
Howard University College of Medicine:
Founder and Director,
National Minority Organ/Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP)
2007
Terri M. Williams
Founder and President
The Terrie Williams Agency,
and The Stay Strong Foundation;
Mental Health Advocate
Vivian W. Pinn, M.D.
Associate Director for Research on Women's Health;
Director, Office of Research on Women's Health,
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Annelle B. Primm, M.D., MPH
Director of Minority and National Affairs
American Psychiatric Association;
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2008
Stephen B. Thomas, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Minority Health;
Philip Hallen Professor of Community Health and Social Justice
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology and
Associate Dean for Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention, University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Center of Excellence on Health Disparities;
Poussaint-Satcher-Cosby Chair in Mental Health
Morehouse School of Medicine
16th Surgeon General of the United States
Gerald Hoke, M.D., M.P.H,
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Harlem Hospital, New York, New York
2009
Dr. Robert G. Johnson
Founder and President
Principal Developer and Author
Pathways to Freedom
Published by CDC
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Honorees
2004
Vishakha N. Desai, Ph.D.
President of the Asia Society
David D. Ho, M.D.
Founding Scientific Director and CEO
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Andrea Jung
Chairman & CEO, Avon Products
John Liu
NYC Council Member,
District 20 - Democrat
2005
Suki Terada Ports, Co-Editor,
Health Power Asian-Pacific Islander Channel
Founder and Executive Director, Family Health Project, Inc.
Erme C. Maula, R.N., MSN,
Co-Editor of Health Power Asian-Pacific Islander Channel
Miyong Kim, RN, Ph.D.,
Co-Editor of Health Power Asian-Pacific Islander Channel
2006
Diane Lau, RN, MSN, CNS,
Administrative Director of the University of California at San Francisco Asian Heart and Vascular Center
2007
Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH) at New York University
2008
B. Waine Kong, Ph.D., J.D.,
Executive Vice President, Heart Institute of the Caribbean;
Former Chief Executive Officer,
Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC);
Editor and Advisor, Health Power Spiritual Health Channel
Hispanic/Latino Honorees
2004
Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Commissioner, New York State Department of Health;
former U. S. Surgeon General, and first woman to hold the position
Cesar Perales, J.D.
President & General Counsel
Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund;
former Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services of the City of New York
Elena Rios, M.D.
President National Hispanic Medical Association;
Co-Chair for the Hispanic Health Coalition.
Sandra Trujillo
Vice President
Children's Defense Fund, New York State
2005
Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H.
Program Director for Multicultural Education; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Aida L. Giachello, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Founder and Executive Director,
Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center
University of Illinois at Chicago
On August 2005 Time Magazine cover as one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in U.S.
Soledad O'Brien
Senior Correspondent at CNN TV and former co-anchor with Miles O'Brien of CNN's flagship morning program,
American Morning.
2006
Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Ed.D.
Professor of Population and Family Health Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
2008
Emilio Carrillo, M.D., M.P.H.
President and Chief Medical Officer
New York � Presbyterian Community Health Plan;
Vice President and Associate Professor,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Native American/American Indian Heritage Month Honorees
2005
Rosemary Richmond - Mohawk
Executive Director (since 1987)
American Indian Community House
2006
Joseph Jeffers � Haliwa-Saponi
Former Clinical Director,
Health Department, American Indian Community House
2007
Cordelia Clapp, R.N., B.S.N. (Pawnee)
Diabetic Coordinator of the Kaw Nation; National Spokesperson,
American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health (NIH);
Editor and Advisor, Health Power Native American/American Indian Channel
Organizational Honorees
2005
American Indian Community House
Rosemary Richmond (Mohawk)
Executive Director
2007
American Heart Association � Heritage Affiliate
Michael L. Weamer, CAE
Executive Vice President
Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH) at New York University
2008
National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University
Tawara D. Goode, M.A., Director