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Alumni Awards Gala THE th TULANE47 UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AWARDS GALA APRIL 21, 2021 Welcome 6:30 p.m. THE Chris Ralston (L *99) and Erica Washington (PHTM *09), th President and Immediate Past President, Tulane Alumni Association Presentation of Awards Tulane School International Award for TULANE47 UNIVERSITY of Public Health Exceptional Achievement and Tropical Medicine Outstanding Alumni Award Motez A. Bishara (B *95) Presented by Erica Washington (PHTM *09), Maurice L. Lagarde III Immediate Past President, Tulane Alumni Association (A&S ’79, PHTM *82) Presented by Thomas LaVeist, Dean of the Tulane University School of Scott Cowen Service Award ALUMNI Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the Weatherhead Presidential Chair In Health Equity D. Melessa Phillips (NC ’69, M *73) Presented by Erica Washington (PHTM *09), Tulane Medical Immediate Past President, AWARDS Tulane Alumni Association Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award Bobby Boudreau Spirit Award GALA A. Oliver Sartor (M *82, R *86) Jennifer J. Kottler (NC ’83, B *84) Presented by Lee Hamm, Senior Vice President and Dean of the Tulane Robert M. Kottler (B ’81, B *83) University School of Medicine and the James R. Presented by President Michael A. Fitts, Doty Distinguished Professor and Chair Tulane University Broadcast from The National WWII Museum Tulane 34 Awards Lisa Jackson Professional US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center Class of 2021 & 2020 Achievement Award Presented by Carolyn Barber-Pierre (H ’18), New Orleans, Louisiana Assistant Vice President for Intercultural Life Karen B. DeSalvo in the Division of Student Affairs (M *92, PHTM *92, R *94, R *96) Presented by President Michael A. Fitts, Robert V. Tessaro Young Tulane University Alumni Volunteer Award Distinguished Alumni Award Stephanie A. Quintero (B ’12, B *12) Presented by Erica Washington (PHTM *09), General David H. Berger (E ’81) April 21, 2021 Immediate Past President, Presented by President Michael A. Fitts, Tulane Alumni Association Tulane University Tulane Public Health and Tropical Medicine Outstanding Alumni Award Maurice L. Lagarde III (A&S ’79, PHTM *82) Maurice “Mel” L. Lagarde III is president and chief executive officer of HCA MidAmerica Division. Prior to his role as HCA MidAmerica Division president, Lagarde served as president of the HCA Healthcare’s Delta Division from 1995 to 2011 and as chief executive officer of HCA’s Gulf Coast Division in Texas from 1994 to 1995. In total, Lagarde has served in executive positions overseeing operations for more than 53 HCA Healthcare hospitals. Lagarde attended Tulane University where in 1979 he received a bachelor’s degree in economics, and then went on to receive a master’s degree in public health from Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1981. In 2001, Lagarde was named Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. He also serves on the board of Tulane Medical Center. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Lagarde’s leadership and HCA Healthcare’s support and response, helped patients, caregivers, physicians, administrators and the Tulane University Hospital and Clinic recover from the heartbreaking flooding and devastation. Following Hurricane Katrina, Lagarde was appointed as co-chair of the Bring New Orleans Back commission by the mayor. Lagarde’s leadership and perseverance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on health care, specifically saving countless patient and employee lives, was featured in an eight-part series in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2006. Additionally, he appeared on national broadcast networks such as ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, C-Span, as well as the New York Times and US News & World Report discussing the recovery and rebuilding of New Orleans. Lagarde has been married for 40 years to Lauren Rodehorst Lagarde, has three children, Erin Louise, Taylor Stephen and Emily Anne, and four grandchildren. Tulane Medical Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award Robert V. Tessaro Young Alumni Volunteer Award A. Oliver Sartor Stephanie A. Quintero (M *82, R *86) (B ’12, B *12) Oliver Sartor received his MD from Tulane University Stephanie Quintero (B ’12, B *12) is a manager at with honors in 1982. After an internship at the Deloitte focusing on multistate tax issues, financial University of Pennsylvania, he trained in internal services and private equity. She was recently sworn medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. into the New York bar. After completing his fellowship at the National Cancer In 2012 she received both her Bachelor of Science in Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Maryland in 1989, he management majoring in legal studies in business and served until 1993 as a senior investigator at the NCI her Master of Accounting degree. She began working and began focusing on novel therapeutics for advanced as an accountant at Anchin, Block and Anchin LLP just prostate cancer patients. three weeks after her graduation from Tulane. While working at Anchin, Block His medical practice and research have focused on prostate cancer since 1990. He and Anchin LLP, Quintero attended Brooklyn Law School at night, graduating has published over 300 articles and book chapters and led multiple national and in May of 2018. international clinical trials as either a principal investigator or co-principal investigator. Though balancing a full-time career and working toward her law degree, Quintero felt In January 2008, Dr. Sartor joined Tulane University as the C. E. and Bernadine it was important to prioritize working with the Tulane Alumni Association. During Laborde Professor of Cancer Research. In July 2010, Dr. Sartor was named medical her time in New York, she served as the young alumni chairperson, secretary and vice director of the Tulane Cancer Center. He is currently the assistant dean for oncology president for the Tulane Alumni Association’s New York Club. She also served on her 5th at Tulane University School of Medicine, medical director of the Tulane Cancer Reunion Committee and worked with Tulane Connect. She is now a resident of Denver. Center and the Laborde Professor for Cancer Research, with appointments in both the During her time at Tulane, Quintero was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, Tulane medicine and urology departments. Hillel and the Alpha Phi Omega, the national community service honor society, His publications range from genetic studies on prostate cancer to clinical trials involving and was on the board of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and captain novel agents. He has been a lead author on two studies pivotal for FDA drug approval of Tulane Mock Trial. Additionally, she worked on-campus at student advising, the in prostate cancer and has been the PI or co-PI on a number of prospective international student tutoring center and the Reily Center over the course of her years at Tulane. clinical trials evaluating new therapies for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Dr. Sartor is the medical oncology co-chair of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Genitourinary Committee and is also currently a member of the NCI Board of Scientific Counselors (Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology). International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement Scott Cowen Service Award Motez A. Bishara D. Melessa Phillips (B *95) (NC ’69, M *73) Motez Bishara received his MBA from the A. B. D. Melessa “Lessa” Phillips is president of the Freeman School of Business in 1995, then embarked on international consulting firm Global Family Medicine, a career in finance working for the Kuwait government’s PLLC, and the immediate past chief medical officer sovereign wealth fund in London. of the UnitedHealthcare of Mississippi Medicaid Health Plan. By the end of his tenure at the Kuwait Investment Office, he managed eight billion dollars in equity assets, Born in Dublin, Ireland, and adopted by American specializing in media and new technology companies. parents from Louisiana, Dr. Phillips graduated from Newcomb College (’69) and Tulane University School In 2004 he earned his MA in international journalism from City University in London of Medicine (*73). Dr. Phillips went on to become the first woman chosen to chair and began freelancing as a writer and reporter while maintaining a career in finance. a department at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) School of Sports have always been a passion for Motez, and in 2013 he released his first Medicine, serving as the chair of the Department of Family Medicine for the next 20 book Beating the NBA: Tales from a Frugal Fan – a first-person analysis of the sports years. She has been named annually to the Best Doctors in America since 1996. She is ticketing industry. a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has been a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine since 1976. She has co-edited multiple medical The next year Motez made a full-time transition into journalism and news writing. He textbooks, published numerous academic papers, and received many awards for her began working for CNN International’s sports desk in London, focusing on the social contributions to primary care. impact of sports. In 2005, Dr. Phillips designed and supervised multiple cervical cancer screening Topics he has covered include social protest in sports, mental health in the NBA, head programs in Ibadan, Nigeria, and was instrumental in starting Ibadan University’s first injuries in the NFL, corruption in world soccer, inflated contracts in baseball, and the cytotechnology training program. The program continues and has graduated more than advancement of women coaching men in sports. 100 cytotechnologists in Nigeria. In 2007, Dr. Phillips received the Gatchalian Spirit of Motez has received a number of accolades for his writing, including the Best Freelance Leadership Award from the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance. Writer award from Drum Online Media in 2017. Dr. Phillips is professor emeritus of family medicine in the School of Medicine and His CNN feature on the national gay flag football tournament known as Gay Bowl professor of nursing in the School of Nursing at UMMC.
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