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Philanthropy
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Receives $50 Million in Honor of Josie Robertson
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

As a tribute to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Board member Josephine “Josie” Robertson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering has joined with The Robertson Foundation to undertake two high-profile initiatives — the Josie Robertson Surgery Center and the Josie Robertson Investigators Program — made possible by a $50 million commitment from The Robertson Foundation.

Cancer Care; Giving; Surgery
Pictured: Clifford Hudis
Honor
Clifford Hudis Elected President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Memorial Sloan-Kettering medical oncologist Clifford A. Hudis has been elected President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the world’s leading professional organization representing more than 30,000 physicians who care for people with cancer.

Cancer Care; Breast Cancer
Pictured: Mark Kris & Ann Culkin
Honor
Lung Cancer Experts Win Wholeness of Life Award
Monday, December 5, 2011

Congratulations to Mark Kris, Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service, and Ann Culkin, nurse on the Thoracic Oncology Service, for receiving the Wholeness of Life Award 2011 from the HealthCare Chaplaincy.

Cancer Care; Lung Cancer
Pictured: Lloyd J. Old
In Memoriam
Lloyd J. Old, Champion of Using Cells to Fight Cancer, Dies at 78
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Memorial Sloan-Kettering notes with sadness the death of Lloyd J. Old, who was internationally recognized as one of the founders and standard bearers of the field of tumor immunology.

Research; Immunology
Pictured: Evelyn Lauder
In Memoriam
Evelyn H. Lauder, Champion of Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 75
Monday, November 14, 2011

Memorial Sloan-Kettering mourns the loss of Evelyn H. Lauder, who was a tireless cancer research advocate and a member of our Board of Overseers.

Cancer Care; Research; Breast Cancer