Doctors replaced their white coats with tuxedos and elegant dresses on April 21, joining donors and Health Center supporters for the third annual White Coat Gala. Together, they raised a record-breaking $1 million to support the Health Center’s missions of education, research and clinical care.
In addition, the event honored the School of Medicine and Dental Medicine’s inaugural class of 1972, with a theme of “celebrating 40 years of education.”
“We are not just educating the next generation of scientists, scholars and leaders, we are changing lives through research, health care and community service,” said President Susan Herbst. “And thanks to Bioscience Connecticut, soon we will lend our expertise and resources to innovations that will no doubt change the way medicine is practiced around the world.“
In addition to Herbst, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and executive vice president for health affairs and dean of the UConn School of Medicine Dr. Frank Torti, spoke at the event.
Awardees of the annual Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor included:
- Dr. Peter J. Deckers, professor of surgery and dean emeritus, UConn School of Medicine
- Barbara E. Kream, professor of medicine and associate dean of the UConn Graduate School
- Dr. John W. Rowe, professor of health and policy management, Columbia University; retired chairman and CEO of Aetna; former chair of the UConn Board of Trustees
The 2012 White Coat Gala was sponsored by: title sponsors Richard and Jane Lublin, executive sponsors John and Valerie Rowe, lead corporate sponsor Aetna, as well as more than two dozen local and national friends of the Health Center.
“Private support is absolutely critical to sustaining the groundbreaking clinical research, education and patient care that takes place at the Health Center every single day,” said Herbst.
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