Nancy Goodman Brinker
Personal Information
Born: 1946
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign BA Journalism 1968
Professional Life
Field of Study: Healthcare Activist
Institution/Corporation: Susan G. Komen; Promise Fund of florida
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Boston University, Southern Methodist University; Member: Advisory Board of Harvey Milk Foundation, Board of directors NYU Medical School, Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention Advisory Board, Palm beach Fellowship of Christians & Jews, Center for New American Security (CNAS) Board of Advisors, Council on Foreign Relations (2012), Global Advisor to HOLOGIC Inc (2016), Chair of Concordia's Cancer Collaboration (2016)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award; 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom; 2008 named 1 of 100 Most Influential People in The World, Time Magazine; Order of Merit, Medium Class, Cross Adorned With Star, Hungary; 1995 University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award; 1997 S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, Jefferson Awards; 2000 Cino del Duca Award, James Ewing Layman Award, society of Surgical Oncology; 2004 Service to American Leadership Award, National Association of Broadcasters Educational Foundation; 2005 Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award; 2006 The American Society of Breast Disease; 2007 Trumpet Award; 2007 Castle Connolly National Health Leadership Award; 2007 Pro Cultura Hungarica Medal; 2007 American Association for Cancer Research Centennial Medal for Distinguished Public Service; 2007 IARC Medal of Honor; 2007 Health Care Hall of Fame, Modern Healthcare; 2009 Porter Prize; 2013 named 1 of The 100 Must Trusted People in America, Reader's digest; 2016 Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois & awarded the Order of Lincoln; 2015 National Women's Hall of Fame; Texas Women's Hall of Fame; named 1 of 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century, Ladies' Home Journal; named 1 of the 25 Most Powerful Women in America, Biography Magazine; Anti-Defamation League Americanism Award; named 1 of The Top 10 Champions of Women's Health, Ladies' Home Journal; Global Pathfinder Award; The Champions of Excellence Award, CDC; ASCO Special Recognition Award; Cancer Survivor Hall of Fame, Cancer Research & Treatment Foundation; The Sword of Ignatius Loyola Award, St. Louis University; Albert Einstein's Sarnoff Volunteer Award; Champion of Prevention Award, National Foundation for the CDC; Salomon Smith Barney Extraordinary Achievement Award
Achievements: 1982 founding chairman of Susan G. Komen; founder Race for the Cure 1983; supervised all aspects of initial growth; & CEO December 2, 2009-June 17, 2013; US Ambassador to Hungary 2001-03; Chief of Protocol of the US 2007-09; author "Promise Me" the story of herself & her sister published 2010; 2009 appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control by the World Health Organization; 1986 appointed to National Cancer Advisory board by President Reagan; 2008 appointed to 6-year term on the Board of Trustees of JFK Center for the Performing Arts by President George W. Bush
Susan G. Komen for the Cure was named for Brinker's sister, who died of breast cancer
1984 diagnosed with breast cancer, had a double mastectomy & chemo, & survived
as a child was a tomboy & loved horseback riding
is dyslexic
worked in PR & broadcasting after college
before her sister died in 1980 she promised her she would do everything she could to end cancer
while ambassador to Hungary began collecting Hungarian art & now has the largest collection of it outside of Hungary, has displayed the art in several museums
hosts a weekly show on Newsmax called Conversations with Nancy Brinker