About the Award
The Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation (VBCF) established the Sharon (Sherry) H. Kohlenberg Healthcare Service Award in 1995 to recognize Virginians employed in the healthcare field who “exhibit a deep and abiding commitment to the fight against breast cancer.” The award also honors the memory of Sherry Kohlenberg, a healthcare administrator and co-founder of VBCF, who died from breast cancer in 1993. The award honors a licensed/registered healthcare provider or team of providers in the Commonwealth of Virginia who are employed (not a volunteer) in a breast cancer-related field within a healthcare setting. The purpose of the award is to recognize healthcare professionals who go above and beyond what is normally expected of a competent, caring professional working with people affected by breast cancer.
Past Award Recipients
- 1995: Harry Bear, MD and Tom Smith, MD of VCU’s Massey Cancer Center
- 1996: Claire Carman, MD of Norfolk Breast Care Specialists, and Kathy Spiegel, RN, of VCU’s Massey Cancer Center
- 1997: Susan Miesfeldt, MD of UVA’s Medical Center
- 1998: Mark Ellis, MD of Williamsburg Radiation Therapy Center
- 1999: Karen Knapp, MD of Commonwealth Physicians for Women, Richmond
- 2000: David Marcus Randolph, MD of Lewis Gale Oncology Center, Salem
- 2001: Ellen Shaw de Paredes, MD of VCU Health System
- 2002: Andrea Pozez, MD of VCU Health System
- 2003: Pamela Worrel Black, ACSW, LCSW of Inova Fairfax Hospital
- 2004: Jennifer Harvey, MD of UVA’s Medical Center
- 2005: Mary Helen Hackney, MD of VCU Health System
- 2006: VCU Breast Cancer Genetics Team, comprised of Heather Creswick, MS, CGC, John Quillin, PhD, MPH, CGC, and Joann Bodurtha, MD, MPH, of VCU Health System
- 2007: Eric P. Melzig, MD and Barbara Ross Cersley, RN of Richmond Surgical Group
- 2008: Meg Shrader, RN, Breast Cancer Navigator for Rockingham Memorial Hospital
- 2009: George Knaysi, Jr., MD of Richmond Surgical Group
- 2010: Diane B. Wilson, EdD, MS, RD of VCU Heath System
- 2011: Leotha “Candy” Wilkins and The Hope Wellness Center, Woodbridge
- 2012: Jennifer Reed, MD, Sentara Hospital, Norfolk
- 2013: Tifany Lewis, MS, CGC of Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk
- 2014: Elizabeth Jo Lamb, RT (R) (M), Bath County Hospital
- 2015: Meg Helsley, MSN, RN, AOCNS, HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Richmond
- 2016: Todd Adams, MD, VCU Health at Stony Point, Richmond
- 2017: David Brenin, MD, University of Virginia Healthcare System, Charlottesville, VA
- 2018: David C. Weintritt, MD, FACS, Surgeon and Founder of National Breast Center Foundation
Questions? Please contact Katy Sawyer, Executive Director, at katy@vbcf.org or 800-345-8223, ext. 201.