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Contributions
of Minority Women in Health and Science to be Recognized at Long Last.
National
Conference Seeks to Bridge the Gender Divide in Medicine, Health and
Science.
Baltimore,
MD, February 21, 2002 - Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG), today announced the winners of its first annual awards conference dedicated to recognizing
"Women of Color in Health, Science and Technology." The winners were selected for their career accomplishments and for their dedication to
helping other minorities succeed in health, science, and technology careers.
The winners will be recognized during a special awards ceremony to be held April
13, 2002, at The Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
 2002
Women of Color
Health, Science and Technology Conference
Nashville,
TN
April 11-13, 2002
Career Communications Group, Inc. is sponsor of the event. The organization, which is based in Baltimore, Md., also sponsors the Black
Engineer of the Year Awards Conference, held in Baltimore each February in conjunction with Black History Month, and two other conferences
dedicated to recognizing the career accomplishments of minority women:
Women of Color Technology Awards Conference, Atlanta, Ga., each
fall and Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference held each summer in Washington, D.C.
CCG also publishes magazines that promote diversity in engineering, science, and technology: US Black Engineer & Information Technology,
Hispanic Engineer Information Technology and Women of Color Conference magazine.
Tyrone D. Taborn, Chairman and CEO of Career Communications Group and founder of the Women of Color conferences, explained the
importance of this event in announcing the award winners: "Women of color have not received the recognition they deserve for the contributions
they have made to health care technology. Oftentimes, these women have overcome a landscape of personal challenges, social inequity, and
workplace immobility to make their mark on America's health care."
The recipients of the 2002 Women of Color Health, Science and Technology Awards are:
Health Care Executive of the Year
Annie R. Neasman, R.N., M.S.
Deputy Secretary
Florida Department of Health
Affirmative Action in Government
Kay Johnson-Graham
EEO Officer and Minority Outreach Coordinator
National Institutes of Health
Affirmative Action in Industry
Patricia M. Worthy, R.N.
Manager, Workforce Diversity
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Career Achievement in Education
Rosemary Theriot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the Department of Healthcare Administration
Tennessee State University
Career Achievement in Government
Wilma G. Johnson
Associate Dean for Minority Health (retired)
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
Community Service in Government
Rose E. Pruitt
Program Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
National Institutes of Health
Community Service in Education
Mary Lou Adams, Ph.D., RN, CS, FNP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
University of Texas at Austin
President's Award
Dresdene E. Flynn-White, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources
Kaiser Permanente
Medical Leadership in Education
Denise L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Jeannette E. South-Paul, M.D.
Chair, Department of Family Medicine
University of Pittsburgh / UPMC Health System
Medical Leadership in Industry
Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H.
HIV/ AIDS Senior Advisor
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Medical Research
Janice E. G. Douglas, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Professional Achievement in Education
Celia Maxwell, M.D., FACP
Assistant VP for Health Affairs
Women's Health Institute
Mona Wicks, Ph.D.
Director of the Nursing Ph.D. Program
University of Tennessee
Professional Achievement in Health Care
Roxanne Hughes-Wheatland, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist IV
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Professional Achievement in Industry
Victoria Holloway, M.D., MPH
Assistant VP, Research and Development
L'Oreal USA
Technical Innovation in Industry
Lori Bunch
Vice President, Product Management
Cerner Corporation
Technical Innovation in Government
Monique Emmanuel
Chief of Infrastructure and Support
Florida Department of Health
Most Promising Health Care Professional or Scientist
Michelle A. Robinson, D.M.D.
Assistant Professor, Director of Informatics
Marquette University School of Dentistry
Seble Wagaw, Ph.D.
Research Chemist
Abbott Laboratories
Special Recognition
Monique Adams, Ph.D.
Cellular / Molecular Biologist
Abbott Laboratories
Emily Y. Wong, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Washington
Mae Mar Chin, RDH, M.E.d.
Clinical Associate Professor School of Dentistry
University of Washington
Diane Johnson
Vice President Patient Care Services
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Semahat Demir, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Memphis
Arlyn Garcia-Perez, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
National Institutes of Health
Kyle L. Ballou, Esq
Administrative Director
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Gwendolyn C. King
Medical Physicist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System
Juanita Merchant, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
Bharati Mehrotra, Ph.D.
Program Director
Tougaloo College
About
Career Communications Group, Inc.
Career Communications Group, Inc (CCG) was founded almost 20
years ago with a unique mission: To promote significant minority
achievement in engineering, science, health and technology. As a
minority-owned media services company, we recognize the mandate to
promote excellence to our youth by telling the stories of the thousands
of unheralded people striving for success. Through our inspiring
magazines, public awareness campaigns, award-winning syndicated
television programs, and annual national conferences, CCG reaches an
audience of over two million.
It is through our continuous research and relationships that we are
addressing this urgent need: To promote opportunities for the Black
Community to take a leadership role in developing and teaching its
children and professionals about the work of technology, and to ensure
that we will have a role in this phenomenon, if we are prepared.
The field of technology is the future. Studies show that Information
Technology is already outstripping all other industries in economic
growth. As a community, it is critical that we become a major part of
the economy of the next millennium. Education and job-preparedness are
the guarantees we need to find our place in that development.
Mailing address:
Career Communications Group, Inc.
729 East Pratt Street, Suite 504
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Voice: 410-244-7101
Fax: 410-752-1837
Company Website: http://www.blackengineer.com/events/index.shtml
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Press Contact:
Guy Madison
Associate Publisher
editors@ccgmag.com
voice: 410-244-7101
Michelle
Wilson
Director Outreach
mwilson@ccgmag.com
voice: 410-244-7101
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Other
Women of Color Conferences:
Women of Color Government and Defense
Technology Awards Conference
Washington, DC
July 2002
National
Women of Color in Technology
Awards Conference
Atlanta, GA
September 19-21, 2002
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