In MeMorIaM - Texas Heart Institute
In MeMorIaM - Texas Heart Institute
In MeMorIaM - Texas Heart Institute
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A Night to Remember<br />
From the <strong>Heart</strong><br />
L to R: Bob and Janice McNair; James T. Willerson, MD; Mrs. Laura W. Bush; Denton A. Cooley, MD. Dr. Willerson is president and medical director of the <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>In</strong>stitute, Dr.<br />
Cooley is Surgeon-in-Chief and President Emeritus of the <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>In</strong>stitute. Mrs. Bush is being honored as the 2011 recipient of the Denton A. Cooley Leadership Award.<br />
Former First Lady Laura W. Bush was presented with the Denton A. Cooley Leadership<br />
Award during the annual <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>In</strong>stitute gala dinner on January 27, 2011. Mrs. Bush<br />
spoke about her many years of effort to call attention to the fact that cardiovascular disease is<br />
the No. 1 threat to women’s health. Among other accomplishments in this area, Mrs. Bush is<br />
the founding ambassador for The <strong>Heart</strong> Truth and the Red Dress Campaign to give women a<br />
personal wake-up call about their risk of heart disease. It was a highly enjoyable event and one of<br />
the most successful in the history of this gala.<br />
THI founder, Dr. Denton A. Cooley and THI<br />
President Dr. James T. Willerson presented<br />
the award before a capacity crowd at the<br />
Westin Galleria Hotel Ballroom. THI Board<br />
Chairman Meredith Long acted as MC for<br />
the event, which was co-chaired by Janice<br />
and Bob McNair, and underwritten by<br />
Margaret Alkek Williams and the Alkek<br />
and Williams Foundation, with support<br />
from Merrill Lynch & Co.<br />
The Denton A. Cooley Leadership<br />
Award, presented by THI’s<br />
National Advisory Council, was<br />
established to recognize leadership<br />
t H e d e n t o n a . c o o L e y<br />
Leadership award<br />
From the <strong>Heart</strong><br />
Mrs. Laura W. Bush<br />
P r o g r a m<br />
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and meritorious contributions to the<br />
advancement of society. Previous<br />
honorees include Dr. C. Everett<br />
Koop, former President George<br />
H.W. Bush, Walter Cronkite,<br />
Charlton Heston, Larry King,<br />
Betty Ford, Michel T. Halbouty,<br />
The Honorable James A. Baker III,<br />
Robert C. McNair, The Honorable<br />
Rudolph W. Giuliani, Bob Newhart,<br />
Tom Brokaw, The Honorable Robert A.<br />
Mosbacher Sr., Dr. Michael E. DeBakey,<br />
and Jan and Dan Duncan.<br />
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