2017 LYNCH AWARDS

The Center for Health and Wellness of the David Lynch Foundation
is pleased to honor these exemplary men and women for their lifetime of dedication
and service to educating and elevating the community, the nation, and the world family.

LIFETIME IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE

Candy Crowley

Award-winning journalist and former Chief Political Correspondent and Anchor of CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley”.

Lifetime of Service for the Public Good

Patricia de Stacy Harrison

Ms. Harrison is President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

LIFETIME IN SERVICE TO AMERICA’S YOUTH

Dr. George H. Rutherford, II

Chair of the U.S. Committee for Stress-Free Schools; 52-year public school educator; Principal of the Ideal Academy Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

LIFETIME IN SERVICE FOR PEACE

Rona and Jeffrey Abramson

Ms. Abramson is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the David Lynch Foundation and a leader in bringing Transcendental Meditation to at-risk women and girls worldwide. Mr. Abramson is a Partner in The Tower Companies, a commercial real estate development company in the Washington, D.C. area and recognized green building innovator. Founders of the Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Center for Peace: A Division of the David Lynch Foundation.

LIFETIME IN SERVICE FOR PEACE

Joni and Kevin Kimberlin

Ms. Kimberlin is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the David Lynch Foundation and an activist for women, children, and the environment. Mr. Kimberlin is Chairman of Spencer Trask & Co., an advanced technology development firm, innovators in internet, mobile technology, and health care. Founders of the Joni Kimberlin Center for Women and Girls Health: A Division of the David Lynch Foundation.

LIFETIME IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical School; NIMH Senior Researcher for 20 years; bestselling author, Super Mind. Norman E. Rosenthal is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He conducted research at the National Institute of Mental Health, as a research fellow, researcher, and senior researcher for more than twenty years, and was the first psychiatrist to describe and diagnose Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Rosenthal is the author of more than two hundred scholarly articles, as well as books for the general public, including Winter Blues and The Emotional Revolution.