The MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, an appointed board of volunteers charged with advancing MD Anderson's mission to end cancer, welcomed nine new members at its Nov. 11 annual meeting. The new group reflects the board's national and international presence.
The inaugural Boot Walk to End Cancer™, a 1.2 mile walk to "give cancer the boot," drew approximately 7,000 cancer survivors, families and friends and raised more than $922,000. Proceeds will support MD Anderson's mission to end cancer. Photo by Nick de la Torre/FCS Photos.
From left, Nadine Eidman, Lourdes Hernandez, Dorothy Paterson and Kim Mongcopa give cancer the boot.
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Jim Mulva began his two-year term as chair of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors on Sept. 1. Mulva was CEO of ConocoPhillips from 2002 until he retired in 2012. He began his energy career at Phillips Petroleum in 1973. Mulva and his wife of 47 years, Miriam, are members of the Anderson Assembly, an organization honoring donors who have made lifetime commitments of $1 million or more to MD Anderson. The Miriam and Jim Mulva Conference Center at MD Anderson is named in recognition of their $5 million gift to support melanoma research.
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Wayne Gibbens has been a member of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors (BOV) since 1981. He and his wife, Beth, live in Middleburg, Virginia.
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Lemonade stand raises money for breast cancer research
The carefree days of summer are anything but for Lily Deagan, 11, and Lucy Keith, 10, of Victoria, Texas. The two friends who share a love of sports and a passion for helping others decided to open a lemonade stand this past summer. The goal? Raise money for cancer research. In a few hours, the girls raised $220 for breast cancer research at MD Anderson, a place they say is near and dear to their hearts.
MD Anderson Cancer Center's 75th anniversary celebration
Celebrating 75 years of Making Cancer History®
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