TSA holds its 9th annual CHAMPION of children awards dinner
HONOREES were brian webber, neal swerdlow, m.d., ph.D AND JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT
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Honorees Neal Swerdlow, M.D. Ph.D, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Webber |
Dinner Chairs Jeffrey Kramer, Viktoria Holm Kramer, Julie and Ken Moelis |
On February 16, 2006, TSA held its 9th Annual Champion of Children Awards Dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. This year's honorees and recipients of the TSA Champion of Children Award were Brian Webber, Managing Director and Head of Technology Investment Banking at UBS, Neal Swerdlow, M.D. Ph.D, Past Chairman of the TSA Scientific Advisory Board and professor, University of California San Diego Department of Psychiatry and actress Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Co-chaired by Ken and Julie Moelis and Jeffrey Kramer and Viktoria Holm Kramer, this year's dinner raised over $1.8 million to support TSA's education, research and service to the Tourette Syndrome community.
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Members of the TSA National Board of Directors: Brenda Weeda, Sandra Hollis, Monte Redman, Viktoria Holm Kramer, Paul Devore, Ken Moelis, Marcie Kirkpatrick Lipsitz, Michael Woff and President Judit Ungar. (Missing from photo: other TSA Board member in attendance, Don Nowill) |
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Michael Wolff with Jami Gertz |
Richard Lewis and Sally Kellerman |
Jill-Michele Melean and Keith Collins |
Other notable guests included actor Richard Lewis, actresses Amy Aquino, Sally Kellerman and Jami Gertz, model Keith Collins, actress and comedienne Jill-Michele Melean, Los Angeles Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy, stuntman and actor Peter Antico and director and producer Allan Rich.
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John Walkup, M.D., Judit Ungar, Monte Redman, Neal Swerdlow M.D. Ph.D. and Peter Hollenbeck, Ph.D. |
Richard Lewis with William Coulter from "I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me." |
A special focal point of the evening was a 7-minute film highlighting TSA's various successes in 2005, including the premiere of "I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me" on HBO and the national media coverage surrounding the documentary; a significant breakthrough in the genetic underpinnings of TS; and numerous accomplishments in the areas of government relations, awareness, education and research. The short film was narrated by Sally Kellerman.
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Members of the TSA National Board of Directors with honorees: Brenda Weeda, Sandra Hollis, Monte Redman, Paul Devore, Viktoria Holm Kramer, Neal Swerdlow M.D. Ph.D., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brian Webber, Julie and Ken Moelis, Jeffrey Kramer and Marcie Kirkpatrick Lipsitz.
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Richard Lewis with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Gina Hiraizumi |
Michael Wolff and Polly Draper
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Amy Aquino
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In honor of a decade as chairman of the TSA Scientific Advisory Board, Neal Swerdlow, M.D. Ph.D. was presented the Champion of Children Award from TSA Chairman, Monte Redman. "As we present this award to him, I think we all know that in his heart, the true award is the realization that through his dedication and unselfish giving of himself to our cause, the world is a much better place for all people living with Tourette Syndrome.
Dr. Swerdlow said in his speech, "Almost everything we know about TS today can be traced directly to studies funded by your support to the TSA. The simplest questions, like what TS is, how many people have it, or what happens to them over time, wouldn't have answers, were it not for the TSA."
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Richard Lewis and wife Joyce Lapinsky |
Neal Swerdlow, M.D. Ph.D. with his brother, Jonathan |
Peter Antico with Allan Rich |
Award Presentations
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Ken Moelis presents Brian Webber the 2006 TSA Champion of Children Award
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Jennifer Love Hewitt received the 2006 Champion of Children Award from Jeffrey Kramer |
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Neal Swerdlow, M.D. Ph.D. received the the 2006 TSAChampion of Children Award from TSA Chairman Monte Redman |
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