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News Release

October 25, 2007

Contact: Maureen McGuire, 860-679-4523
e-mail: mmcguire@nso.uchc.edu

Elegant “Imagine Ball” Raises $250,000 for Cutaneous Oncology Program at UConn Health Center

Coach Jim Calhoun, Former Aetna Chairman Dr. Jack Rowe and the Today Show’s Dr. Judith Reichman were Honored

FARMINGTON, CONN. – More than 300 people attended the inaugural “Imagine Ball” on Oct. 20, raising more than $250,000 to create a new cutaneous oncology program within the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

“We are overwhelmed by the generosity of so many men and women,” said Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., director of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. “We are especially grateful to Carla Schwartz who chaired the event and all of the committee members who contributed greatly to the success of the gala,” she added.

The elegant ball was held at the Wadsworth Atheneum. During the evening, the cancer center honored three individuals who have helped to raise awareness about cancer. The honorees were Jim Calhoun, coach of the UConn men’s basketball program and a cancer survivor; Jack Rowe, M.D., former chairman and CEO of Aetna, Inc., and chairman of the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees; and Judith Reichman, M.D., a women’s health expert and physician correspondent for NBC’s Today show.

“Imagine … unmasking a world without cancer,” will be an annual event to support various programs within the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Photo Caption: During the inaugural Imagine Ball, more than $250,000 was raised for a new cutaneous oncology program at the UConn Health Center.

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Among the attendees were, from left to right, Peter J. Deckers, M.D., executive vice president of the UConn Health Center; Judith Reichman, M.D., physician correspondent for the Today show and one of the honorees; Gil Cates, producer of the Academy Awards; Carla Schwartz of Colchester, chair of the event; Jane M. Grant-Kels, M.D., who will lead the new cutaneous oncology program; Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., director of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center; Pat Calhoun and Jim Calhoun, coach of the UConn men’s basketball program and an honoree.

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Three individuals were honored for their efforts to raise awareness about cancer during the inaugural Imagine Ball to benefit the UConn Health Center. From left to right, honoree Jack Rowe, M.D., former chairman of Aetna, Inc. and chairman of the UConn Board of Trustees; honoree Judith Reichman, M.D., physician correspondent for the Today show; Carla Schwartz, chair of the Imagine Ball; and honoree Jim Calhoun, coach of the UConn men’s basketball program.

Download a high resolution photo of the Imagine logo at: http://today.uchc.edu/images/news/imagineball.jpg. 

The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center provides a full spectrum of cancer services, from education and prevention strategies to early detection services, innovative, state-of-the-art treatments, reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation and support services. Patients at the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center can participate in a range of clinical trials and research studies. Services are provided in a convenient location at the UConn Health Center campus in Farmington. For more information, visit http://cancer.uchc.edu.

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