George E. and Marie J. Doty Awards

Named in honor of two highly venerated individuals, AFAR Founding Board Member George E. Doty, Sr. and his wife Marie, this award recognizes lay visionaries who through their generosity and compassion help advance AFAR’s mission and populate the field with more scientists focused on aging research and clinicians trained in geriatric care.

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  • Howard P. Milstein, Founder and Chairman of the Milstein Medical Asian American Partnership (MMAAP) Foundation and Chairman, Milstein Program of Geriatrics (2019)

  • Jim Mellon, Chairman and Co-Founder - Juvenescence Limited (2018)
  • Edward Lanphier, Founder - Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (2017)
  • Roger J. Ferguson, Jr, President and CEO, TIAA (2016)
  • Peter G. Peterson, Founder and Chairman - Peter G. Peterson Foundation (2016)
  • Roger Nitsch, MD, Founder and President,Neurimmune (2015)
  • Andrew Sieg, Managing Director and Head of Global Wealth & Retirement Services, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2014)
  • Andrew Chan, MD, PhD, and Michael Varney, PhD, Genentech (2013)
  • The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation (2013)
  • Nancy M. Kissinger, Trustee Emerita - Rockefeller University (2013)
  • Michael W. Hodin, PhD, Executive Director - The Global Coalition of Aging (2012)
  • Fredric B. Garonzik, AFAR Emeritus Director, Former Partner - Goldman Sachs & Co. [posthumous recognition] (2009)
  • John C. Whitehead, Former Depute Secretary of State and Co-Chairman - Goldman Sachs & Co. (2009)
  • Norman H. Volk, Chairman - The John A. Hartford Foundation (2006)
  • Lawrence J. Ellison, Chief Executive Officer - Oracle Corporation (2004)
  • (Includes honors previously presented as Chairman’s Award and Fred D. Thompson Award)
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