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The National Headache Foundation is pleased to announce the
recipients of special awards which will be presented at the fundraising gala on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a health care professional in
recognition of an impressive body of work in the field of headache, and for enriching countless lives of those who experience headache. This year’s honoree is Robert
Daroff, M.D. Doctor Daroff is Associate Dean for Development and Professor and
Chair Emeritus of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Elaine Diamond Service Award recognizes excellence and enduring service
to the National Headache Foundation. Elaine Diamond was instrumental in the
formation of the Foundation, served over 30 years as an NHF Board member, and
volunteered countless hours in the Foundation office. This year’s recipient is Arthur
H. Elkind, M.D., the President of the Foundation since 2005. He joined the Board
of the NHF in 1988. Doctor Elkind retired in 2011 as the Director of the Elkind
Headache Clinic in Mount Vernon, New York. He also served as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College, in Valhalla, New York.
The NHF Executive Chairman’s Award recognizes exceptional volunteer service
to the NHF, to healthcare, and to headache sufferers. This year’s recipients are Mrs.
June Barnard and Mrs. Katie Trowbridge, who served as the co-chairs of the 2012
and 2013 galas, and were instrumental in the success of these events. Mrs. Barnard
is the President of Barnard, Ltd., a supplier of decorations and props, in Chicago,
Illinois. Her daughter, Katie Trowbridge, is an English teacher and play director at
Naperville North High School, Naperville, Illinois.
We congratulate this year’s honorees and thank them for their
enduring service to those with headache.
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