Stephen B. Colvin, MD, Honored at Marymount Manhattan
College 2003 President's Medal Dinner
NYU's Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery is awarded for his record of excellence and dedication to helping children with heart disease around the world
Marymount Manhattan College recently presented the 2003 President's Medal Dinner at the University Club in New York City. The honorees were Dr. Stephen B. Colvin, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York University Medical Center and Kate McEnroe, President of AMC Networks. This year's celebration also featured the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Kitty Carlisle Hart, legendary entertainer and New York arts advocate.
The President's Medal is awarded to outstanding individuals who have distinguished records of excellence in their profession and who are dedicated to the support of humanitarian concerns in the community and society at large. This year's honorees have championed child advocacy and the arts.
Dr. Stephen B. Colvin is internationally renowned for his work in mitral valve reconstruction. He is a recognized expert in congenital heart surgery and a pioneer in the use of state-of-the-art intraoperative video photography. Dr. Colvin and his team have led the world in perfecting minimally invasive heart surgery methods, allowing countless adults and children to have complicated heart surgery performed with less trauma and disfigurement and with remarkably accelerated recoveries.
For many years, Dr. Colvin has performed heart surgery on desperately ill children from around the world in collaboration with several international non-profit organizations. His vision and passion to help young children with heart disease led him to co-found Project Kids Worldwide, a non-profit organization which provides life-saving heart surgery and improved medical treatment for impoverished children with congenital and acquired heart disease from medically underserved regions of the world. To date, children from India, China, Guyana, Nigeria, Jordan, Kosovo and Jamaica have undergone successful heart surgery and returned to their homelands with renewed hope for a healthy future.
Kate McEnroe, President of AMC Networks, is widely known for her innovation in programming and branding dedicated to women. Ms. McEnroe is an advocate for international adoptions and is dedicated to the plight of orphaned children overseas. One of her greatest accomplishments is the adoption of her own two children from Romania.
Kitty Carlisle Hart's career as an actress and singer spans over seven decades and includes Hollywood movies, leading Broadway and opera roles and work with such composers as Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin. An active supporter of arts & culture, she served for twenty years as Chairwoman of the New York State Council on the Arts.
"By their personal and professional excellence, Dr. Colvin, Ms. McEnroe and Ms. Carlisle Hart have brought hope, healing and joy to children and adults here in New York City and around the world," said Dr. Judson Shaver, Marymount Manhattan College President. "In recognizing these leading citizens, Marymount Manhattan College celebrates the very thing we seek to nurture: the development and use of one's gifts to enhance the lives of others. We are exceedingly proud to welcome Dr. Colvin, Ms. McEnroe and Ms. Carlisle hart to the MMC community."
Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, independent undergraduate institution dedicated to providing a strong liberal arts education. The College also seeks to be a resource and learning center for the metropolitan community.
NYU's Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery is awarded for his record of excellence and dedication to helping children with heart disease around the world
Marymount Manhattan College recently presented the 2003 President's Medal Dinner at the University Club in New York City. The honorees were Dr. Stephen B. Colvin, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York University Medical Center and Kate McEnroe, President of AMC Networks. This year's celebration also featured the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Kitty Carlisle Hart, legendary entertainer and New York arts advocate. The President's Medal is awarded to outstanding individuals who have distinguished records of excellence in their profession and who are dedicated to the support of humanitarian concerns in the community and society at large. This year's honorees have championed child advocacy and the arts.
Dr. Stephen B. Colvin is internationally renowned for his work in mitral valve reconstruction. He is a recognized expert in congenital heart surgery and a pioneer in the use of state-of-the-art intraoperative video photography. Dr. Colvin and his team have led the world in perfecting minimally invasive heart surgery methods, allowing countless adults and children to have complicated heart surgery performed with less trauma and disfigurement and with remarkably accelerated recoveries.For many years, Dr. Colvin has performed heart surgery on desperately ill children from around the world in collaboration with several international non-profit organizations. His vision and passion to help young children with heart disease led him to co-found Project Kids Worldwide, a non-profit organization which provides life-saving heart surgery and improved medical treatment for impoverished children with congenital and acquired heart disease from medically underserved regions of the world. To date, children from India, China, Guyana, Nigeria, Jordan, Kosovo and Jamaica have undergone successful heart surgery and returned to their homelands with renewed hope for a healthy future.
Kate McEnroe, President of AMC Networks, is widely known for her innovation in programming and branding dedicated to women. Ms. McEnroe is an advocate for international adoptions and is dedicated to the plight of orphaned children overseas. One of her greatest accomplishments is the adoption of her own two children from Romania.Kitty Carlisle Hart's career as an actress and singer spans over seven decades and includes Hollywood movies, leading Broadway and opera roles and work with such composers as Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin. An active supporter of arts & culture, she served for twenty years as Chairwoman of the New York State Council on the Arts.
"By their personal and professional excellence, Dr. Colvin, Ms. McEnroe and Ms. Carlisle Hart have brought hope, healing and joy to children and adults here in New York City and around the world," said Dr. Judson Shaver, Marymount Manhattan College President. "In recognizing these leading citizens, Marymount Manhattan College celebrates the very thing we seek to nurture: the development and use of one's gifts to enhance the lives of others. We are exceedingly proud to welcome Dr. Colvin, Ms. McEnroe and Ms. Carlisle hart to the MMC community."
Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, independent undergraduate institution dedicated to providing a strong liberal arts education. The College also seeks to be a resource and learning center for the metropolitan community.