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Tampa, FL (April 29, 2005) – Veteran ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson, chair of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute’s Board of Advisors, has announced membership of the prestigious group.
The Moffitt Board of Advisors is an appointed board whose primary role is to further the mission and objectives of Moffitt Cancer Center by serving as advocates for the institution on a national level.
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A Video Message to
AAA Members from
Sam Donaldson
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A Video Message to
AAA Members from
Bob Griese
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Tom O'Brien
President and CEO
AAA Auto Club South
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Current membership includes:
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- Sam Donaldson, Chairman; ABC News Reporter
- Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.; President, Alexander & Associates, Inc., Former Secretary of the Army
- Gary Bettman; Commissioner, National Hockey League
- Francis T. Borkowski, Ph.D.; Former Chancellor, Appalachian State University; Former President, University of South Florida
- Shelley Broader; Chief Executive Officer, Sweetbay Supermarkets / Kash n' Karry
- David S. Chernow; President & Chief Executive Officer, Junior Achievement Worldwide
- Robin Cook, M.D.; Physician and Author
- Senator Bob Dole; Special Counsel, Alston & Bird; Former U.S. Senator
- Bob Griese; ABC Sports College Football Analyst; Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Brian Griese; Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback; Founder & President, Judith Ann Griese Foundation
- Robert Ingram; Vice Chairman of Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline
- Sidney Kimmel; Founder & Chairman, Jones Apparel Group; Chairman, Sidney Kimmel Foundation
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- Richard Klausner, MD; Chairman and Managing Director, The Column Group; Former Director, National Cancer Institute
- G. Timothy Laney; Florida President, Bank of America
- Joseph R. Lee; Chairman, Darden Restaurants, Inc.
- LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD; Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine
- Governor Bob Martinez; Managing Director, Carlton Fields Government Consulting; Former Governor of Florida
- Marty Nealon; President, HSN - U.S.
- Tom O'Brien; President and CEO, AAA Auto Club South
- Arnold Palmer; Professional Golfer & Businessman
- Steven A. Raymund; Chairman of the Board and CEO, Tech Data Corporation
- Cokie Roberts; ABC News Analyst
- H. Norman Schwarzkopf; General, USA, Retired
- Mel Sembler; Chairman of the Board, The Sembler Company; U.S. Ambassador, Retired
- Susan Story; President and CEO, Gulf Power Company
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"We have an illustrious group of people who have generously agreed to give their time and talent," said Donaldson. "And while this is a diverse gathering of individuals, we all have one common interest that we share with Moffitt Cancer Center, and that is Moffitt's mission to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer."
Donaldson is the author of a 1987 autobiography, "Hold On, Mr. President," and a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso, which recently named its Center for Communications after him.
Diagnosed with melanoma nine years ago, Donaldson is a frequent voice of hope for people with cancer, often pointing out that "cancer is not an automatic death sentence. There are 9 million of us living in the U.S."
While some scientists maintain that cancer can never be conquered, Moffitt researchers - working in the laboratory and transforming their discoveries immediately into new treatments - truly believe in their mission, according to Donaldson. Only people inspired by such belief could ever hope to discover a cure, he said.
Donaldson has referred to cancer as "the terrorist within" and, along with prostate cancer survivor Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army retired, he has lobbied for the enactment of prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. Donaldson and Schwarzkopf coauthored an opinion piece distributed by the Knight-Ridder Tribune service in which they urged Congress to act "sooner to help cancer patients lacking access to drugs even prior to the anticipated effective date of 2006 for drug coverage."
In 2001, the National Cancer Institute awarded Moffitt the status of a Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of its excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Additionally, Moffitt is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country’s leading cancer centers, and is listed in the U.S. News & World Report as one of the top cancer hospitals in America. Moffitt's sole mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
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