WomenHeart Honors 2020 Wenger Award Recipients with Bennett Recognition Awards
WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Women with Heart Disease, presented the 2020 recipients of their prestigious Wenger Awards with unique recognition awards created by Bennett Awards. The Wenger Awards are the leading awards recognizing individuals and organizations for their extraordinary contributions to women’s heart health. These awards were named after Nanette Kass Wenger, M.D., a pioneer in women’s cardiology.
For the tenth straight year, WomenHeart presented their recipients of the Wenger Awards with unique sculpture awards based on the Bennett Award design “Hearts of Fire”. These awards were cast in pewter with a satin pewter finish. The sculptures were mounted on bases with personalized engraving of the WomenHeart logo, award name, recipient name, and date of presentation.
The 2020 Wenger Awards recipients were:
Wenger Award for Excellence in Public Policy: The Honorable Pramil Jayapal, U.S. House of Representatives (WA-02)
Wenger Award for Excellence in Public Service: Nakela Cook, MD, MPH, FACC
Wenger Award for Excellence in Media: Filmakers of ‘Ms. Diagnosed’ (Tricia Regan; Jennifer Mieres, MD; Stacey Rosen, MD; Lori Russo)
Wenger Award for Excellence in Medical Leadership: Martha Gulati, FACC, FAHA
Wenger Award for Excellence in Patient Advocacy: Preeclampsia Foundation