Past Honorees
2019

Antoine Ezell
Executive Director
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company

Jaspar Beard
Jasper Beard Sr. Director of Patient Access and Affordability
ViiV Healthcare
ViiV Healthcare

Courtney Billington
President, Neurosurgery
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Tyrone Brewer
VP, Global Oncology Commercial Strategy
Merck
Merck

Vanessa Broadhurst
Company Group Chairman
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson

Oliver Brooks MD
Medical Director
President Elect, National Medical Association
Watts Healthcare Corp.
President Elect, National Medical Association
Watts Healthcare Corp.

Ronald Copeland MD, FACS
Senior Vice President & Chief Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente

Mike Edwards
Director, Consumer Marketing – Hematology
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Esi Eggleston Bracey
EVP & COO NA Beauty and Personal Care
Unilever North America
Unilever North America

Jo Ann Jenkins
CEO
AARP
AARP

Cynthia Patton
Sr. Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Amgen Inc.
Amgen Inc.

Henrietta Ukwu MD
Senior Vice President & Global Head, Global Quality & Global Regulatory Affairs
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, New Jersey, USA
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, New Jersey, USA

Mitzi Williams MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
2018

Brian Williams, RPh
Head of U.S. Marketing-Cardiovascular Franchise
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Coleman K. Obasaju, MD, PhD
Senior Medical Director-Oncology
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company

Conrod Kelly
Executive Director, US Marketing Lead
Diabetes Franchise, Merck
Diabetes Franchise, Merck

Doris Browne, MD, MPH
President
National Medical Association
National Medical Association

Doxie Jordan
Vice President, Area Commercial Lead
Novo Nordisk Inc.

Craig Emmitt Cole, M.D.
Assistant Professor Member International Myeloma Working Group
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Dyscrasia Program
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Dyscrasia Program
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan

Julius B. Dixon
Commercial Business Director
Boehringer Ingelheim U.S.
Boehringer Ingelheim U.S.

Keith L. Black, MD
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute; Director, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Brain Tumor Center; Professor, Neurosurgery Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Keith Hopps
Director, CNS Marketing
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceuticals

LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH
Director
Department of Health
Department of Health

Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH
Director, Breast Oncology Program
Henry Ford Cancer Institute
Director, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes
Henry Ford Health System
Henry Ford Cancer Institute
Henry Ford Health System

Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP
Chief Medical & Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President
American Cancer Society
Professor of Hematology, Oncology, Medicine and Epidemiology
Emory University
American Cancer Society
Emory University

Quita Highsmith
Head, Alliance & Advocacy Relations
Genentech
Genentech

Rukeyser S. Thompson Ph.D.
Global Hair Care Section Head Research & Development (R&D)
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Procter & Gamble (P&G)

William H. Carson, MD
President & Chief Executive Officer
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (Otsuka)
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (Otsuka)