All Posts: Lombardi Gala
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Ron Rivera, Washington Commanders’ Coach, to Receive NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award
WASHINGTON (January 5, 2023) — Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the NFL Players Association are pleased to announce Washington Commanders Coach and cancer survivor Ron Rivera as the recipient of the 2023 NFLPA Georgetown Lombardi Award. The annual award recognizes a sports figure who has faced cancer and who possesses the qualities that […]
Category: News Release
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Lombardi Gala: A ‘Community of Dedicated Supporters and Believers’
(March 26, 2022) — New and old friends of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center gathered for the 34th Annual Lombardi Gala to celebrate the mission and work of the cancer center and honor its steadfast supporters. “I am delighted to be here tonight to thank you for your support in our fight to end cancer […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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‘The Power of This Place is Its People’
(November 27, 2019) — Nearly 600 supporters, community partners and volunteers showed up in force to celebrate the extraordinary team of individuals who work tirelessly searching for new and better cancer treatments and therapies at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. This year’s annual Lombardi Gala took place at Washington’s Ritz-Carlton and spotlighted some of the very […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Lynce Receives Potter Award for Early Career Research
In recognition of her work to reduce the health disparities associated with race and socioeconomic status, Filipa Lynce, MD, a medical oncologist and associate professor of medicine at Georgetown Lombardi, received the John Potter Award, which honors the achievements of an early career researcher.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Lombardi Gala Celebrates Its Founder’s Legacy
The 32nd Annual Lombardi Gala was dedicated to the memory of Margaret Hodges, who helped found the event, and honored DeMaurice “De” Smith of the NFL Players Association and former NFL player Mark Rypien for their philanthropic work on behalf of cancer research, as well as Filipa Lynce, MD, for excellence as an early career scientist at Georgetown Lombardi.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Addressing an ‘Aching Need to do Something’ About Pancreatic Cancer
Jeanne Ruesch received the Margaret L. Hodges Leadership Award at the 31st annual Lombardi Gala on November 18 for her advocacy on behalf of research into pancreatic cancer and other cancers of the GI tract.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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31st Annual Lombardi Gala Raises $1.4 Million
Nearly 700 Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center supporters turned out for the 31st annual Lombardi Gala in Washington on November 18 as the cancer center honored a philanthropist, a researcher and a broadcast journalist.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala Raises Record-Breaking Funds for Cancer Research
More than 900 attendees raised more than $2.3 million for Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at the 30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala – the most raised at the event to date.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Chris Mortensen to Receive the 2016 NFLPA Georgetown Lombardi Award
Award-winning ESPN journalist Chris Mortensen has been named this year’s NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award honoree. Mortensen and his courageous battle against cancer will be recognized at the 30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala on October 29 in Washington, D.C.
Category: News Release
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Cancer Research Takes Center Stage at Annual Lombardi Gala
October 30, 2015 — At the 29th Annual Lombardi Gala on October 24, nearly 800 advocates, cancer survivors and community leaders gathered at the Washington Hilton to show their support in the fight to eradicate cancer. Attendees raised funds for cancer research, education and treatment, bringing the total proceeds since the Gala’s inception to approximately […]
Category: Lombardi Stories