In addition to those who were recognized at the Volunteer Leadership Summit in Dallas this past January, there are many more tremendous volunteer leaders to celebrate through the national awards program. Several individuals, partners, and events were recently selected and recognized in the following categories: cross-cutting awards, Development, Discovery, and Patient Support. Together, this outstanding group of individuals and partners have raised significant funds, served hundreds of patients, and demonstrated a strong commitment to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
The following are award winners who were not already recognized at the Volunteer Leadership Summit in January. Additional winners will be announced at the Patient Support Virtual Summit in April. Congratulations to our 2024 award winners:
CROSS-CUTTING AWARD CATEGORIES
2024 ACS Young Leader Award: Sam Keimweiss, intern, United States Senate
2024 St. George Award Winners
Northeast Region: David Arends, owner, chairman, CEO & visionary of CR Architecture + Design and Mark Feinman, attorney, Mark Feinman Law Offices
North Region: Vaughn Moore, chairman and CEO, AIT Worldwide Logistics and Joe Leahy, partner and chief creative officer for HLK Advertising Agency
Southeast Region: Omar M. Rashid, MD, JD, FACS, FSSO, DABS and Dan Chappell, executive vice president & chief human resources officer at Seacoast Bank
South Region: Chad Richison, founder and CEO of Paycom and Leisa Holland-Nelson Bowman, vice president and chief marketing officer, ASTOUNDZ
West Region: Robin Toft, entrepreneur, impact investor and author of WE CAN, The Executive Women’s Guide to Career Advancement and Joan August, vice president, Cedars Sinai Cancer at Cedars Sinai Health System
2024 Volunteer Staff Partnership Award Winners
Northeast Region: Ein Migano, vice president and general manager, Turner Construction Company, Carrey Sanders, senior vice president, Middle Market Banking Leader at Fifth Third Bank, and Melanie Schmid, associate director, Development
North Region: Robert Low, CEO and founder, Prime Trucking and Sherri Tjaden, associate director, Development
Southeast Region: Dan Chappell, executive vice president & Chief Human Resources Officer, Seacoast Bank and Theresa Woodson, senior development manager
South Region: John Michael Rowland, proprietor of Pigeon and Whale Restaurant and Henry Heaton, director, Development - Region Innovation
West Region: Steven Ai, chairman of City Mall and the ACS Hawaii team
DEVELOPMENT AWARD CATEGORIES
Development Volunteer Award for Excellence: Kaye Monfort (posthumously) executive volunteer leader of the Northern Colorado Cattle Baron's Ball
PATIENT SUPPORT AWARD CATEGORIES
Save the date! Health Systems Partner of the Year and the Lane Adams Quality of Life Award will be presented at the upcoming Patient Support Virtual Volunteer Summit on Wednesday, April 23. In addition, several other patient support award categories will be presented to outstanding volunteers from across the country during this one-hour session. All ACS team members and supporters are encouraged to join the celebration so save the date and look for registration information in the coming weeks!
Once again, congratulations to all volunteers and team members who were honored! Continue to watch ACS news and social channels as we continue to celebrate our 2024 winners in the coming months.
