Dr. Joan Richardson claims she was framed! But on Oct. 8, the only thing she was guilty of was being a good sport with a big heart. Employees paid to bail her, and others, out of jail—or keep them in—with all proceeds going to UTMB’s Susan G. Komen fundraising efforts. The make-shift cell in the John Sealy Hospital foyer held these high-profile jailbirds, all for a good cause:

  • Dr. Martin Colman, professor and chair of Radiation Oncology
  • Dr. Vicente Resto, associate professor and chair of Otolaryngology
  • Dr. Joan Richardson, professor and chair of Pediatrics Loren Skinner, associate vice president of Academic Enterprise Operations
  • Dr. Eric Walser, professor and chair of Radiology
  • David Hileman, administrator, Medicine Services
  • Shawn Norman, executive director of Academic Enterprise Finance
  • Dr. Mariano Garcia-Blanco, professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Together, they raised $4,819! Donations are still needed. The Susan G. Komen Houston program is an integral part of the UTMB and Komen partnership to assist uninsured and underinsured women in receiving breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and support services. Contact Susan Stephensen at sustephe@utmb.edu to donate.

BRA Day 2015

Women from the Galveston County area community, including more than 50 breast cancer survivors, enjoyed food and door prizes while browsing local vendors at this year’s Ladies Night Out event. The festivities were held in conjunction with National Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day at the UTMB Health Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes on Oct. 21.