Gold Star Award (Awarded 1999-2010)

Recognized that cancer patient education is an aspect of quality care, shared by the entire community, and not the sole responsibility of cancer patient educators. The Gold Star award celebrated the achievements of individuals, groups, or organizations whose efforts in cancer patient education resulted in extraordinary contributions to patients, families or health care practitioners.


Past Winners

2010: Journey Forward, a collaboration between the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, WellPoint, UCLA and Genentech
2009: Katherine Crosson
2008: The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, Southfield Michigan
2007: David Wiljer, PhD, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto
2006: Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Marcia M. Grant, RN, DNSc, FAAN, City of Hope National Medical Center
2003: Audrey Jusko Friedman, RTT, MSW, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network
2002: Huntsman Cancer Institute, Patient & Public Education Resource Center
2000: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Oncology Nursing Society, Association of Oncology Social Work, and Genetech BioOncology, Inc., The Cancer Survival Toolbox 
1999: Barbara Giloth, MPH, CHES, American Public Health Association 
1999: Dianne G. Shaw, MA, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina