E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement

The Thomas Medal is named for the Hutchinson Center's Emeritus Director of Clinical Research, who won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine for pioneering bone-marrow transplantation. The Thomas Medal honors those who, like Dr. Thomas, have dedicated their lives to excellence. It is presented each year to a local corporation or business leader whose career has been hallmarked by the kind of inspirational vision, dedication and leadership for which Dr. Thomas is renowned.

2007 Recipient

Read about this year's recipient Safeway Inc.

Reservations and Corporate Underwriting

• Corporate Underwriting Opportunities
• Corporate Underwriting Reservation
• Luncheon Ticket Reservation

Award Recipients

2006   Alaska Airlines
2005   Amgen
2004   SaltChuk Resources, Inc.
2003   Herb and Shirley Bridge
2002   Kerry Killinger
2001   Dan and Nancy Evans
2000   H. Jon Runstad and Judith M. Runstad
1999   Samuel N. Stroum
1998   William H. Gates
1997   George and Jane Russell
1996   Frank Shrontz

This year Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will host the Thomas Award Luncheon on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle.

At the luncheon we will present the 2007 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement to Safeway Inc., a multi-national corporation with an inspirational vision to improve the lives of those in the local communities that it serves. The company's support of community needs such as food banks, youth programs, cancer research, and disaster relief make it a leader amongst its peers.

The Thomas Medal, presented for the last 11 years, is awarded to a business leader or business whose career has been hallmarked by the kind of inspirational vision, dedication and leadership for which Dr. Thomas is renowned.

Contact Information

For more information about Thomas Award Luncheon reservations, please contact Shelley Kikuchi at skikuchi@fhcrc.org or (206) 667-2895.

For information about how your business can support the Hutchinson Center, please contact Karen Mittelstadt at kmittels@fhcrc.org or (206) 667-3703.