Awards

The Davis-McDuffie Innovation in Breast Cancer Award

Inspired by Janet Davis Brooks and Barbara McDuffie, this Innovation in Breast Cancer Award has one goal: to identify and support future research leaders who will keep the field of breast cancer research vibrant with new ideas.

Innovative pilot projects led by young investigators are essential to securing financial and scientific support for long-term breast cancer research efforts and are critical to uncovering new insights about the disease. This annual award will support early stage ideas with the potential to transform scientists’ understanding of breast cancer.

Congratulations Candace Mainor, MD, 2024 recipient of the Davis-McDuffie Innovation in Breast Cancer Award! Click here to learn more about Dr. Mainor’s work.

“I am honored to provide evidenced based care to women with breast cancer. My patients’ strength, resilience, and perseverance inspire me to develop clinical trials to help improve therapies for this disease. Furthermore, my family, including my two children, propels me to contribute to a better tomorrow for all.”

Innovation Awardees

Candace Mainor, MD, 2024
Miriam Jacobs, MD, inaugural recipient 2023

Spirit of Life Award

The Spirit of Life Award is presented to exceptional individuals whose intangible qualities—their generosity, their ability to inspire, and their desire to make a difference for breast cancer research at Georgetown Lombardi—make their lives worthy of admiration.

Our Past Awardees

Spirit of Life Awardees

Dr. Tara Abraham & Alima Draughton, 2024
Lena Markley, Susan Hess, & Sara Reges, 2023
Debbie Smith Rayford, 2021
Lena Markley, 2019
Angela Ertlschweiger, 2018
Susan Miller, 2017
Claire Madden, 2016
Donna Hopkins, 2015
Karin M. Gifuni, 2014
Jennifer Griffin, 2011
Elizabeth Shepard, 2010
Susan Sonley, 2009
Linda Rabbitt, 2008

Recognition & Appreciation Awardees

Barbara Schaefer McDuffie & Janet Davis Brooks, 2022
Diane Ray Brown, 2019
Greta Kreuz, 2018
Daphne Baker, 2013