Community Advisory Board Annual Red Ribbon Awards
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Since 2004, the CAB has held an annual Red Ribbon Award Ceremony to honor those in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Awards are given in recognition of a policy-maker, a researcher, a community member, and a young person who have made an outstanding contribution through their respective work.
10th Annual Red Ribbon Awards Dec. 2, 2013
The Penn CFAR Community Advisory Board will host the 10th Annual Red Ribbon Award Ceremony on December 2nd, 2013 at Philadelphia City Hall. Nominations are now being accepted for the 10th Annual Red Ribbon Awards. The deadline is July 15, 2013.
Download the Nomination Form and send it to tybrown@mail.med.upenn.edu.
Winners of the 2012 Red Ribbon Awards
| Community Leadership Award: | Kevin Burns |
Executive Director at Action AIDS |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Amy Nunn, Ph.D | Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brown University |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Jose A. Benitez, MSW | Executive Director of Prevention Point Philadelphia |
| The Dale L. Grundy Youth Leadership Award: | Nasima Mannan, MPH | Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. |
| Award for Faith Leadership: | Arlene Mills-Speakes | Overseer/Pastor at Celestial Tabernacle |
| The Pioneer Award: | James A. Hoxie, M.D. | Director, Penn Center for AIDS Research |
Past Red Ribbon Award Winners
Winners of the 2011 Red Ribbon Awards
| Community Leadership Award: | Linda Blunt |
President and CEO at YOACAP |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Lisa Bond, Ph.D. | Senior Researcher at PHMC |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Scott Burris, J.D. | Professor of Law at Temple University and Director of the Center for Health Law, Policy and Practice |
| The Dale L. Grundy Youth Leadership Award: | D. D'Ontace Keyes | Program Assistant at the Youth Health Empowerment Project of Philadelphia FIGHT |
Visit the Facebook page for images from the 2011 Red Ribbon Awards.
Winners of the 2010 Red Ribbon Awards
| Community Leadership Award: | F. Nicholas Ifft, MD |
Founder and 1st President, Philadelphia AIDS Task Force |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Ivan J. Juzang | Founder and President, MEE Productions, Inc. |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco | Ninth District Councilwoman, Majority Leader, City of Philadelphia |
| International Impact in HIV Research Award: | David S. Metzger, PhD | Research Associate Professor of Social Policy in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania |
Winners of the 2009 Red Ribbon Awards
| Community Leadership Award: | Christopher Bartlett | Co-Executive Director, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund & LGBT Leadership Initiative |
| The Dale L. Grundy Youth Leadership Award: | J.R. Mason | Bryson Education Specialist, The Attic Youth Center |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Jane Shull | Executive Director, Philadelphia FIGHT |
Winners of the 2008 Red Ribbon Awards
| Community Leadership Award: | William Brawner, MA | Founder & Executive Director, Haven Youth Center, Inc. |
| Community Leadership Award: | Mark Davis, MA | The Pink and Blues |
| The Dale L. Grundy Youth Leadership Award: | Shahdae Holland | Circle of Care |
| The Dale L. Grundy Youth Leadership Award: | Michael Melvin | The Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI) |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | David Acosta | AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO) |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Lisa Bowleg, PhD | Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel School of Public Health |
Winners of the 2007 Red Ribbon Awards
| Community Leadership Award: | Duerward Beale, MHS | Youth Outreach Adolescent Community Awareness Program (YOACAP) |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Ronda Goldfein, Esq | AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania |
| Excellence in Youth Leadership Award | Harlan Shaw | The Attic Youth Center |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Carol Vincent, CRNP | Special Immunology Programs: Pediatric, Adolescent and Family HIV/AIDS, CHOP |
Winners of the 2006 Red Ribbon Awards
| Community Leadership Award: | Rashida Abdul Khabeer, RN, MHS | Deputy Director, Circle of Care |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | John Cella, MPH | Director, AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO) |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Senator Vincent J. Hughes | Pennsylvania State Senator (D-Philadelphia) |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Bret Rudy, MD | Associate Professor, Vice-Chair, Department of Pediatrics, NYU Lagone Medical Center |
Winners of the 2005 Red Ribbon Awards
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Honorable Jannie L. Blackwell | Councilwoman, City of Philadelphia |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | John B. Jemmott, PhD | Kenneth B. Clark Professor of Communication , Director, Center for Health Behavior and Communication Research, Annenberg School for Communication |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Rob Roy MacGregor, MD | Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine |
| Community Leadership Award: | The Philadelphia Tribune | The Philadelphia Tribune |
Winners of the 2004 Red Ribbon Awards
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Honorable Edward G. Rendell | Governor of Pennsylvania |
| Advancing HIV/AIDS Public Policy Award: | Honorable Chaka Fattah | U. S. Representative, State of Pennsylvania |
| Outstanding HIV/AIDS Researcher Award: | Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, FAAN, RN | Van Ameringen Professor in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Director of the Center for Urban Health Research |