
2021 Health & Medicine Awards Gala
On Thursday, September 30th, Health & Medicine hosted our 40th Anniversary Awards Gala at Ignite Glass Studios.
We were thrilled to welcome over 150 in-person guests and 200 virtual guests for a beautiful night celebrating health justice leaders in Chicago, enjoying good food, dancing to music, and connecting with those committed to working towards health equity. We’re so inspired and energized by all of the work our dedicated awardees have done to challenge inequities in health and health care. Many thanks to all who attended and supported the event!
See some photos from the event here and watch the amazing awards winners’ acceptance speeches below!
Thank you to our sponsors:
Leader
Crown Family Philanthropies
Visionary
ATHENA Fund
Claudia Fegan
Illinois AHEC Network
Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Northwestern Institute for Public Health and Medicine
Innovator
Sara Jean Lindholm and George P. Surgeon
Steven K. Rothschild MD and Lisa Oppenheim
Rush University Medical Center
Adele Simmons
In Memory of Ben Squires
Advocate
ACLU of Illinois
Lon Berkeley & Family
Rowland W. Chang, MD, MPH
Mardge Cohen and Gordy Schiff
Cook County Health
Erie Family Health
Loyola University Chicago’s School of Social Work
Carron Maxwell
Myrtis Meyer and Marty Cohen
NowPow
Rush Center for Health and Social Care Integration
Leatrice Berman Sandler and Stephen Sandler
Margie Schaps and Jack Doppelt
Thresholds
UIC College of Medicine
UIC School of Public Health
Friend
AgeOptions
Drs Janice Benson & Barry Mizock
Center for Health Equity Transformation
Conlon Public Strategies
CPASS Foundation
DePaul University, Master of Public Health Program
Mary Pat Eitzen and Robert Bowser
Sue Etminan and Azhar Majeed
Joe Feinglass
Michael Gelder and Mary Rita Luecke
Joy Getzenberg
Robyn Golden
Larry J. Goodman, MD
Hill and Cheryl Hammock
Arthur Hoffman and Paula Weinbaum
Jack Kaplan and Dr. Marian Macsai
Patrick Lenihan and Erica Salem
McAlpine Consulting for Growth, LLC
Jen McGowan-Tomke and Chris Tomke
Ray Mendez
Linda Rae Murray
Peter Orris
PCC Community Wellness Center
Alberto Prieto and Joseph Zanoni
Gayle Riedmann
Drs. Jonathan and Elisa Ross
Rachel Rubin, MD
Pat Rush
Lezli Schiff and Robert Schiff
Debra Shore
April Singer and Michael Losoff
Ronna Stamm and Paul Lehman
Audrey Stillerman, MD and David Freedman, MD
ICAN!
Charles and Cecelia Thurman
Mildred Williamson
Dr. Tim Wollner
Sheldon T. Zenner