Awards, Appointments, Announcements

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Amy S. Langer received the Gilda Radner Courage Award in January from the Roswell Park Alliance Community Fund-Raising Board, which supports the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.

Langer is the executive director of the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations and is a 15-year breast cancer survivor. The award recognizes a cancer survivor whose courageous public battle has given hope to people with cancer and focused public attention on the fight against cancer.

Hays Honored

The Leukemia Society of America recently honored Kathy Hays with a 50^th Anniversary Commemorative Award.

Hays is the director of inpatient services at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh. She was recognized for her plan to educate and hire patient service managers to manage patient care issues for all chapters of the Leukemia Society of America.

“The Leukemia Society has acknowledged Ms. Hays as a leader with national prominence and clinical expertise. She has contributed greatly to the advancement of the treatment and care of patients with leukemia and lymphoma,” said Joyce Yasko, Ph.D., associate director for clinical and network programs administration at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.