Bonfils Stanton Foundation Honors Three With $25,000 Award; Awards Called Colorado's ``Nobel Prizes''.News, Arts/Entertainment, Health/Medical & Education Editors DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002 Three unique and highly accomplished individuals - Dr. Robert W. Schrier, one of the world's leading experts on kidney disease Kidney Disease Definition Kidney disease is a general term for any damage that reduces the functioning of the kidney. Kidney disease is also called renal disease. ; children's advocate Anna Jo Haynes; and Morley Ballantine, arts patron, publisher and editor - will be honored for their extraordinary achievements at the 17th annual Bonfils Stanton Foundation awards luncheon to be held April 18, 2002, in Denver. The awards are often characterized as "the Colorado version of the Nobel Prize" and winners are selected for achievements in three fields: Science and Medicine, Arts and Humanities and Community Service. Each award recipient receives $25,000. An audience of some 100 guests will attend the ceremony. The 2001 winners are: -- Robert W. Schrier, M.D. For the last 26 years Dr. Schrier has been Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Science Center (UCHSC UCHSC University of Colorado Health Sciences Center ). All 14 divisions of UCHSC have developed national reputations under his leadership. An authority on kidney diseases, Dr. Schrier has built the UCHSC Division of Nephrology nephrology Branch of medicine dealing with kidney function and diseases. An understanding of kidney physiology is important not only in treating kidney disease but in knowing the effect of drugs, diet, and hypertension on kidney disease, and vice versa. into one of the leading kidney centers in the world. He has also been a national leader in the fight against tobacco-related diseases. A prolific researcher, he has authored over 780 scientific papers and edited 45 medical textbooks. -- Anna Jo Haynes is focused on one thing: the education and development of Denver's children, especially those from low-income families. As the executive director of Mile High Child Care since 1983, an organization which operates 12 child development centers for children from low-income families, she has been seen as the expert by Denver Mayors and Colorado Governors on family and child issues. Nationally recognized, Anna Jo Haynes was a participant in the White House Conference on Children and Youth and the White House Conference on Families. Recently, the Children's Museum Parent Resource Center was named in her honor. -- Morley Ballantine, the publisher and editor of the Durango Herald and publisher of the Cortez Journal, has made a dynamic impact upon arts and culture in southwestern Colorado. Her family foundation has been a prominent supporter of cultural facilities ranging from the Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College Fort Lewis College is a small public liberal arts college and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges nestled between the Rocky Mountains and canyon country in Durango, Colorado. to concert halls and museums. A member of one of America's most distinguished newspaper publishing families (the Cowles of Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, ), Morley Ballantine has used the power of the written word to help engage others in important public causes and support of the arts. Created in 1984, the Bonfils-Stanton award program exemplifies the philosophy of the foundation's founder, Charles E. Stanton Charles E. Stanton was a U.S. soldier during World War I. On July 4, 1917 he visited the tomb of French Revolution and American Revolution hero Marquis de La Fayette and said, "La Fayette, we are here!" to honor La Fayette's assistance during the Revolutionary War. , according to Livingston. "Stanton believed that significant contributions to enhancing the quality of life in our society deserve recognition and public acclaim," said Livingston. "By recognizing outstanding Colorado individuals, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation hopes to draw attention to their contributions and promote further advancement of their work while encouraging others to achieve similar accomplishments." Winners of the prestigious award are chosen through a rigorous selection process. Nominations are sought from a broad base of community and business leaders throughout Colorado, and then submitted to a review panel composed of past honorees, who review and carefully study the candidate's backgrounds and records of accomplishment. Their selections are forwarded to the foundation's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . The panelists for the 2001 awards include: Arts Luminary Cleo Parker Robinson; University of Denver Background and rankings The University was founded in 1864 as Colorado Seminary by John Evans, the former Territorial Governor of Colorado, who had been appointed by US President Abraham Lincoln. Chancellor Dan Ritchie; Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. President Al Yates; Former Governor Richard Lamm; Historic preservationist pres·er·va·tion·ist n. One who advocates preservation, especially of natural areas, historical sites, or endangered species. pres and developer Dana Crawford; Nobel Arts recipient Carl Wieman, Ph.D.; President of the Webb Waring Institute John E. Repine re·pine intr.v. re·pined, re·pin·ing, re·pines 1. To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret. 2. To yearn after something: Immigrants who repined for their homeland. , M.D.; and President of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute David Patterson, Ph.D. Note to Editors: Photos available upon request |
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