Ms. Margaret L. Anthony (2006 - 2008)

Ms. Margaret L. Anthony is an oncology nurse and the wife of a lung cancer survivor. After her husband's diagnosis and personal involvement with the impact of a cancer diagnosis, she began working with the South Carolina Chapter of the Yul Brynner Foundation, developing educational materials, sponsoring educational programs and screenings, and serving as an advocate for cancer patients with state policymakers. Ms. Anthony is also active with the Oncology Nursing Society and the South Carolina Cancer Alliance. She has published several articles and is a reviewer for Oncology Nursing Forum.

Mr. William P. Bro (2004 - 2008)

Bill Bro is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA), a global voluntary health organization. The KCA serves constituents in Canada, the United States, the European Union and more than 100 other countries from its suburban Chicago offices. The KCA's mission is the global eradication of death and suffering from renal cancers.

Mr. Bro is a Nonprofit Executive Scholar, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is a retired corporate executive, with more than three decades of experience in broadcast station ownership, aviation services management, communications consulting, and website development. He is past chairman of the KCA, succeeding the organization's late founder, Eugene P. Schonfeld, in 1997, and serving as its CEO since 2002.

Mr. Bro is a member of the National Health Council, National Coalition for Cancer Research, and the Association Forum of Chicagoland. He is a director of Friends of Cancer Research, Washington, D.C. Mr. Bro also holds a seat on the Kidney Health Council of the American Urological Association (AUA), and he is listed as co-author of several recent journal articles.

Mr. Bro is a 16-year kidney cancer survivor whose avocation is flying; he is an instrument-rated commercial pilot.

Dr. Grace Butler (2006 - 2010)

Grace Butler, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus at the University of Houston with 30 years of experience in teaching and administration in higher education. Dr. Butler is a Stage III colorectal cancer survivor who founded Hope Through Grace, Inc (HTG) in 2002. She is currently CEO of HTG - a non-profit, organization designed to reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer by offering prevention education, screening for early detection, and survivorship support. HTG covers the cost of colon cancer screening for uninsured and underinsured populations. The organization provides cancer awareness programs at shelters, churches, higher education institutions, underserved communities including senior survivors of Hurricane Katrina who relocated to the Houston area. HTG won the American Cancer Society "Harold P. Freeman Award, Texas Division" and was awarded a grant by the Houston Endowment to continue its work.

Dr. Butler has taken courses at UTMD in Health Disparities, and has become a certified community health educator in order to understand the needs of people across the cancer continuum from prevention to early detection through treatment. Dr. Butler has been honored by the Houston Area American Cancer Society with the "Partners in Courage Award" for her work as a cancer survivor.

She is currently a member of the NCI Consumer Advocates in Research and Related Activities (CARRA) program. She most recently served on Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) concept review panels and the NCI Initial Review Group Subcommittee A, reviewing Cancer Center grant applications. She has also presented testimony at the President's Cancer Panel.

She is a founding Board Member of the Camp For All Foundation, has served on the Advisory Board of the Texas Children's Cancer Center and has recently accepted an invitation to membership on the UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors. Dr. Butler was a panelist at a White House sponsored Roundtable on Advances in Cancer Prevention with President Bush and national health leaders, held at the Nation Institutes for Health.

Ms. Lourie A. Campos (2004 - 2008)

Lourie Campos, MPA is a Filipina cancer survivor and the Director of Policy at Community Health Partnership, which is the consortium of 27 non-profit community health centers in Santa Clara and Southern San Mateo Counties in California. Lourie has been with the Partnership for over 10 years and is responsible for the development and implementation of the Partnership's local, state, and national advocacy strategies.

Nationally, Lourie is a recognized leader in access to health care issues and has done presentations at several conferences including the National Association of Community Health Centers; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REACH Conference; The President's Cancer Panel; California Primary Care Association; American Public Health Association; and the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Lourie has also been interviewed by ABC and National Public Radio on health care issues affecting minority and low-income communities and has lectured at San Jose State University, San Francisco State University, and Stanford University School of Medicine where she is currently supervising medical students' health policy projects. Lourie is also a member of the Medical School's Office of Community Health, Population Health Curriculum Advisory Board.

In 1999, Lourie worked with the Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project and the REACH Coalition at the University of San Francisco to reinstate the federal Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program in California. Through grassroots organizing and numerous visits with state legislators, Congressional members, and health officials, the coalition was successful in reinstating the BCCCP in 2003. In 2004, Lourie created the Community Clinic Patient Advocacy Program to bring the voice of the patient to policymakers. Patient advocates have participated in local, state and Congressional visits, as well as provided testimony at legislative hearings and events. Most recent cancer advocacy efforts have focused on funding for the Community Mobile Mammography Project at member community health centers. To date nearly $500,000 has been secured to bring this life-saving service to medically underserved women and to establish a medical home for them at the clinic. Screenings will begin in January 2007.

Lourie was diagnosed with cancer at age 30 and her father was diagnosed with colon cancer at 39 and died at age 51. Two years after Lourie was diagnosed, her brother was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 31. As a young cancer survivor, she is active in Healthy Young Attitude (HYA) and is a member of the Asian American & Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network. In 2005, she joined the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society- Silicon Valley Region.

Dr. Yvette Colón (2006 - 2010)

Yvette Colón, Ph.D., MSW, is an oncology social worker with over 17 years of experience, as well as an ovarian cancer survivor of 25 years. She is currently the Director of Education and Internet Services at the American Pain Foundation, where she oversees the Pain Information Center and manages the organization's website and online support program with a membership of over 40,000, including discussion forums devoted to cancer and related topics.

Dr. Colón has been a volunteer with the American Cancer Society, Comprehensive Cancer Control Leadership Institute, C-Change, Intercultural Cancer Council, Association of Oncology Social Work, National Association of Social Workers, Alliance of State Pain Initiatives, Maryland Cancer Control Plan, Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities and Maryland Governor's Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Task Force. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care and the Education Advisory Committee of the American Academy of Pain Management.

She has published on pain management , oncology social work, diversity and disadvantage in healthcare, the experiences of lesbian and gay cancer patients at the end of their lives, and technology-based social work practice. She is on the faculty at Smith College School for Social Work Post-Master's Certificate Program in End-of-Life Care and participated in the development of the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care. She was a recipient of a Project on Death in America Social Work Leadership Development Award in 2001.

Dr. Colón is a Latina who is bilingual and knowledgeable about issues of health disparities through her volunteer and consulting work. She was a nominee for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Hall of Fame in 2004 and has received numerous awards, including the American Cancer Society Year of Achievement and Distinguished Voluntary Leadership Awards, City of New York/Latino Heritage Month Certificate of Appreciation and Certificate of Excellence in Clinical Service from the Smith College Center for Innovative Practice and Social Work Education. In 2007, she was elected as a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice in Social Work.

Ms. Kelly L. Cotter (2006 - 2010)

Ms. Kelly L. Cotter, J.D., was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1988 and received a bone marrow transplant from her brother that same year. The experience sparked her involvement in educating communities about childhood cancer issues. She has developed educational materials and brought together multidisciplinary teams to address the issues of long-term survivors of childhood cancers. She has worked with the Center for Patient Partnerships, an advocacy organization, to promote successful health care though advocacy, education, and applied research. As the Director of Legislative Affairs for CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation, she worked to build support in Congress for increased research funding. She has been a consultant to a camp for children with cancers; she has served as a spokesperson for many events and cancer organizations, and she has initiated fundraising to increase support for research.

Ms. Cotter has received numerous awards such as: The NCI Excellence in Cancer Patient Education Award for Electronic Media Awarded for the Outlook: Life Beyond Childhood Cancer website in 2000; Gwenette Smalley Award for Academic Excellence and Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, 2000; Yoshiyama Award from the Hitachi Foundation: Awarded nationally to 10 young adults for exemplary community Service in 1994; and the National Caring Institute Award: Awarded to 10 young adults across the nation for exceptional work in helping others in 1993.

Ms. Marie Dahlstrom (2007 - 2011)

Ms. Marie Dahlstrom is a leading advocate fighting to increase access to cancer education in the Latino community and linking cancer researchers to more Latinos with cancer. Ms. Dahlstrom’s work with De La Mano Frente Al Cancer: Latino Cancer Coalition focuses on educating the Latino population on cancer prevention, detection and treatment for low income and underserved members of the Latino community. Ms. Dahlstrom is also a member of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure National Hispanic/Latina Advisory Council, serves as a board member for the Oregon Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and conducts research in the areas of cancer prevention, access to care, health disparities and domestic violence in the Latino community within the United States and in Latin America.

Ms. Dahlstrom currently is an Assistant Professor at the Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) School of Nursing, Center for Health Disparities where she helps bridge the gap between academia and the community to break down barriers that exist between cancer researchers and underserved racial and ethnic minorities. Previously, she served as the Associate Director for the OHSU Cancer Institute of Multicultural Affairs, where she led efforts to reduce cancer disparities, facilitate research, and develop community and academic partnerships. Prior to coming to OHSU, Ms. Dahlstrom served as the Executive Director of the Susannah María Gurulé Foundation which addresses health policy issues specific to the Latino community.

Ms. Nancy Davenport-Ennis (2004 - 2008)

Ms. Nancy Davenport-Ennis, a two-time breast cancer survivor, is the Founding Executive Director of the National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) and the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF). The Washington, D.C. based NPAF seeks to improve access to care through state- and federal-level regulatory and policy initiatives. PAF, based in Virginia, provides case management and legal services primarily to cancer patients who need assistance resolving access, preauthorization, coding, and billing errors and gaining access to expedited approvals for private and public health care programs. As part of her work with NPAF, Ms. Davenport-Ennis has testified before Congress and served as a witness on the 1997 President's Cancer Panel, where she testified on the concerns of special populations in the United States who seek cancer care. Her efforts with NPAF have contributed to the passage of national legislation regarding clinical trials, insurance portability, and ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), as well as legislation in eight states to provide insurance funding for high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow and stem cell support for cancer patients who meet certain criteria.

Prior to establishing NPAF, she founded breast cancer insurance reform task forces that have led to the passage of state legislation in Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri. Ms. Davenport-Ennis also serves on the advisory boards and committees of several other organizations, including the National Dialogue on Cancer, Friends of Cancer Research, and the Virginia Governor's Steering Committee for the Uninsured. She has authored and edited magazine articles for Coping and Oncology Times and serves on an advisory board for these and other cancer-related publications.

Ms. Davenport-Ennis serves as a Commissioner on the American Health Information Community (AHIC) with Health and Human Services (HHS), and has been appointed as the Co-Chair of the Consumer Empowerment Working group for AHIC with Rose Marie Robertson, Chief Science Officer for the American Heart Association. She is also an appointee to the Government & Regulatory Reform Task Force with the Governor of Virginia and the Health Information Technology Council for Virginia, and was appointed to the Virginia Attorney General's Regulatory and Government Reform Task Force-Healthcare Working Group.

Mr. Everett Dodson (2007 - 2011)

Everett E. Dodson is a Clinical Research Associate at the Howard University Cancer Center. He serves as the Director of Men Take Ten Prostate Cancer Outreach Program; Recruiter for clinical trials participation; Coordinator, Clinical Trials, and Facilitator for Community Health Education.

His professional experience includes, Public Health Advisor for the District of Columbia’s Commission of Public Health, Asthma Counselor, Howard University College of Medicine and Medical Research Assistant, at the Howard University Cancer Center.

Mr. Dodson has received certifications provided by the National Institutes of Health’s Human Participation Protection Education for Research, the American Cancer Society’s Prostate Cancer Education Facilitator. He has been recognized for his efforts as an advocate by the international group, The Prostate Net.

Mr. Dodson holds memberships in the following clinical trials research bases: North Central Cancer Treatment Group, Southwest Oncology Group, and the Fox Chase Cancer Center Community Clinical Oncology Program Research Base.

He attended the University of the District of Columbia and the University of Maryland, University College.

Ms. Joyce Wilcox Graff (2007 - 2011)

Ms. Joyce Wilcox Graff is a cancer survivor and caregiver who is currently the Executive Director of the VHL Family Alliance, a non-profit, support organization that serves more than 15,000 patients and their family members and health care teams dealing with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease in 102 countries. Ms. Graff has been touched by cancer throughout her life. From her husband’s battle with brain and kidney cancer to her own struggle with breast cancer and her son’s experience with kidney, eye and brain tumors, Ms. Graff’s personal experience has taught her a great deal about the needs of cancer patients. She works diligently with the VHL Family Alliance to bring together resources that allow families dealing with rare disorders to better cope with the many complications they face. Ms. Graff has also served on the boards of the National Organization for Rare Disorders, the New England Regional Genetics Group, the New England Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and the National Braille Association.

Ms. Graff has gained exposure to cancer research through her work on the governing board of the Renal SPORE at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the SPORE advocates’ group, where she has participated in research meetings and the grant application assessment process. Ms. Graff has had the opportunity to collaborate with many NCI and NIH researchers to improve diagnosis and therapies for VHL-related tumors. These collaborations include her involvement assembling an expert panel to draft kidney tumor treatment guidelines, developing "questions to ask the doctor" to explore the pros and cons before using stereotactic radiation for VHL soft tumors, Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) or cryoablation for kidney tumors, and guidelines for improving the diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma.

Mr. Alan Kaye (2006 - 2010)

Mr. Kaye has been involved in cancer advocacy since 1996 when he co-founded the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) with his late wife, Randi. Mr. Kaye was the primary caregiver to his wife, who died of lung cancer. In addition to the NCCC, he has collaborated with several other national gynecological cancer organizations as well as the American Cancer Society (ACS), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) to create educational opportunities for clinicians.

He has helped to pioneer grassroots efforts, including outreach in Los Angeles County to increase cervical cancer awareness and human papillomavirus (HPV) education through public service announcements and a multi-lingual phone bank, including screening awareness education to women in Malawi, Africa. He has developed an award-winning cervical cancer/HPV website. Along with others, he successfully lobbied Congress to designate January as Cervical Health Awareness month and has been active in grassroots efforts for more then ten years on awareness campaigns throughout the year and during cervical health awareness month. He brought the national cervical cancer/HPV quilts to Sacramento to promote legislative awareness in California and has been responsible for overseeing the cervical cancer/HPV quilts travel nationwide to many healthcare and womens events.

AAs the past Executive Director of the NCCC, he has testified before the FDA on new technologies. He has been a member of the Data Safety Management Group (DSMG) at NCI on the cervical cancer/HPV vaccine for 3 years (a collaboration between industry, scientists and advocates). He was a member of the advocate planning group for a national conference held in Washington DC this past September 2007 on the cervical cancer/HPV vaccine and is working again in a leadership role on the planning of the upcoming 2008 national conference on cervical cancer and HPV to be held in Los Angeles. Alan has helped to create a cervical cancer/HPV video and helped to develop and launch the "Parents Educating Parents" program providing information to parents at local schools nationwide on cervical cancer/HPV vaccines. Day after day, week after week, month after month, through the NCCC Hotline, PhonePals program, NCCC survivors program and emails, Alan helps women and their family members' battle the rea l issues related to all cancers, cervical cancer and HPV disease.

Dr. Beverly Laird (2004 - 2008) DCLG Vice-Chair

Dr. Beverly Laird has a doctorate in public health and works in the field of orthopedic surgical instrumentation development. She also has many years of cancer advocacy experience, following a breast cancer diagnosis at age 39 in 1990. Her primary constituency is breast cancer survivors, and her main advocacy interest is providing psychosocial care for cancer patients.

Dr. Laird is an active volunteer with the Mid-South Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and served on the board of directors for several years. She is a member of the speaker's bureau, a coordinator and trainer for ACS's Reach to Recovery program, and co-facilitator of a Young Survivors' Support Group. Dr. Laird serves as a patient advocate reviewer for the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure's research grant program and a strategic planning instructor for Komen's affiliate training program. She is a board member of the North Central Alabama Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, currently the President-Elect. Dr. Laird is an external reviewer for NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) and a member of the NCI Consumer Advocates in Research and Related Activities (CARRA) Program, serving as an advocate reviewer and as a trainer for new CARRA members. She also trains advocate reviewers for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. She is a patient advocate for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Breast Cancer SPORE Grant. Her volunteer work in patient services has brought her numerous awards, most recently the Cameo Award from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Life Is A Gift Award from the North Central Alabama Affiliate of Komen, and the Life Inspiration Award from the American Cancer Society.

Mr. Doug Ulman (2004 - 2008) DCLG Chair

Mr. Doug Ulman is President of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a three-time cancer survivor and a national cancer survivorship advocate. After overcoming chondrosarcoma during his sophomore year in college and malignant melanoma twice since, in 1997 Doug founded the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, a non-profit organization to provide support, education, and resources to young adults, their families and friends who are affected by cancer. He served as Executive Director of the Ulman Cancer Fund for four years.

In 2001, Doug joined the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) as director of survivorship and today serves as the Foundation’s president. Founded by champion cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, the LAF provides the practical information and tools to help people affected by cancer live life on their own terms.

Doug has received numerous awards for his service to the community. In 2002, Doug was selected from more than 20,000 individuals to appear on more than 15 million boxes of Wheaties Energy Crunch as an American Everyday Hero. In 2003, Doug was selected as the Austin Under-40 award winner in the healthcare category. In 2005, Doug was honored by both the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and the Association of Oncology Social Workers.

Doug currently holds numerous civic and charitable board positions across the country and sits on the executive board of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults and is a founder of the LIVESTRONG^TM Young Adult Alliance. Following his three cancer diagnoses, Doug returned to the soccer field and helped Brown University to three Ivy League Championships in four years. He has participated in ten marathons, including a 100-mile marathon in the Himalayan Mountains.

Ms. Arlene Wahwasuck (2007 - 2011)

Ms. Arlene Wahwasuck is an advocate, educator and breast cancer survivor who works closely with the Native American populations of Northeast Kansas. A retired officer from the U.S. Public Health Service, Ms. Wahwasuck has served on the board of the Four Tribes Women’s Wellness Coalition (FTWWC) since its inception in 2005. The goal of the FTWWC is to provide education and to promote early detection of breast and cervical cancer to approximately 1,000 Native American women living in Northeast Kansas. The Native American tribes are the Kickapoo of Kansas, the Prairie Band Potawatomi, the Sac and Fox of Nebraska and Missouri, and the Iowa of Kansas. As a member of the FTWWC board, Ms. Wahwasuck facilitates collaborations with government agencies, health providers, educators, tribal leaders and members, to create meaningful outreach efforts to promote early cancer detection. Ms. Wahwasuck’s goal is to decrease cancer-related health disparities, and she represents the perspective of cancer patients who lack access to high-quality care.

Ms. Wahwasuck is not only as a member of the FTWWC board, but serves on the boards of the Native American Cancer Education for Survivors, Native American Cancer Research, Spirit of Eagles and the Native American Advisory Council of the Komen Foundation. Ms. Wahwasuck works with a broad constituency of people at risk for cancer within the Native American community. She also personally provides outreach services that educate women in these tribes about breast and cervical cancer risks and treatment. Through health fairs and one-on-one consultations, she is able to share her experience as a Native American breast cancer survivor with women in her community. These experiences allow Ms. Wahwasuck to continue serving the community after a 29 year tenure as a nurse in the U.S. Public Health Service.

Ms. Celeste Whitewolf (2006 - 2008)

Ms. Celeste Whitewolf is a stage III breast cancer survivor and co-founder and volunteer director of the Native People's Circle of Hope (NPCOH), a coalition of native cancer survivors and support groups. Although she was formerly a practicing attorney, Ms. Whitewolf was unable to afford medical coverage. Thus, when her cancer was diagnosed in 1998, she realized that she had to return to her Native American reservation to gain needed medical insurance. However, the isolation and lack of emotional support from her friends was very difficult to manage. As a result, she returned to Portland, Oregon, and began advocating for herself and other cancer survivors. To meet her health insurance needs, she took a job with the Tribal Cancer Control Project in 1999 and learned a great deal about national organizations serving Native American health needs. In 2002, she was a consultant and volunteer at the Native American Rehabilitation Association Breast and Cervical Cancer Project. Her outreach efforts there included developing partnerships with public and private organizations working with cancer issues.

Ms. Whitewolf continued to expand her advocacy efforts and developed contacts at the regional and national levels. Two of her accomplishments are the "Medicine Bag" project, a gift of necessary treatment articles for those newly diagnosed with cancer and the "Native Hope" project, the wearing of the color yellow in traditional regalia to show solidarity with and give hope to native people battling cancer. To support the expansion of NPCOH, she has developed a training program entitled "How to Start Your Own Cancer Support Group." NPCOH hosts "Roots of Strength," an annual national conference for Native American cancer survivors, their family members, caretakers, and medical providers. Ms. Whitewolf is member of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Native American Advisory Council and Inter-Cultural Cancer Council.

Colonel (Ret.) James E. Williams, Jr. (2004 - 2008)

Colonel (Ret) James E. Williams, Jr., USA, M.S., SPHR a prostate cancer survivor diagnosed in 1991, has been active as an advocate since that time. He is presently the principal of Jim Williams and Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in human resources management, prostate cancer awareness, education and advocacy. Prior to launching Jim Williams and Associates, Jim was the Operations Manager, Human Resources, Penn State Geisinger Health System - The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Other professional experiences include Director, Human Resources, American Bar Association at their headquarters in Chicago, IL and as a Corporate Personnel Manager, Montgomery Ward and Company, Inc. in Baltimore, MD and at their headquarters in Chicago. He retired from the United States Regular Army as a full colonel prior to joining Montgomery Ward.

COL Williams participates in many organizations. He is chairman, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Coalition; chair-elect, Intercultural Cancer Council; Vice-President, Intercultural Cancer Council Caucus; and a member of the editorial board of CR, the American Association for Cancer Research's (AACR) consumer magazine. He also serves in a variety of other positions, such as a member of the patient advocacy committee for the NCI Cancer Genetics Network; member, Board of Directors, Dauphin County (PA) State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP); member, Patient Advocacy Committee, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG); member, Board of Directors, Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention and member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium (PAC 3).

Recent honors include recognition at the Centennial Meeting of AACR in 2006 for his outstanding contributions and enduring commitment towards the eradication of cancer; an NIH Certificate of Appreciation for his work as a member of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 1999-2003; a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Commendation for his bold leadership in developing a Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan to reduce the burden of cancer for all citizens, 2003; a Certificate of Appreciation from the Department of Defense for service as founding member on the Integration Panel of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs; Prostate Cancer Research Program in 2000; and a Certificate of Appreciation from the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs for his work on the National Prostate Cancer Project, 2000. COL Williams is second author of a paper on survivorship, which appeared in a supplement to Cancer in October 1998. He is first author on a paper on the patient advocate perspective on health-related quality of life issues with prostate cancer survivors that appeared in a 2005 issue of Outcomes Assessment in Cancer.