NANCY B. VARNER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Nancy B. Varner was one of the founding board members of the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Foundation in 1992. Her active involvement with the Children’s Hospital included a term as the Foundation’s chair and chairing the inaugural Children’s Hospital Foundation Gala. In recognition of Nancy’s outstanding dedication and distinguished service to children through volunteerism and community service, the Lifetime Achievement Award is now known as the Nancy B. Varner Lifetime Achievement Award. The Nancy B. Varner Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes outstanding dedication and lifetime distinguished service. Through both personal and professional service, the award winner has demonstrated desire, motivation and devotion to improve the lives of others.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS Leonard L. Bailey, MD B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS Debbie Brown LeeAnne Garman James and Rowena Ramos Tim and Carol Rochford San Manuel Band of Mission Indians The Honorable Shirley N. Pettis Thompson Zareh Sarrafian Clare Sheridan-Matney, MD Morton and Jane Woolley, MDs Frank and Mary Ann Xavier
Nancy, who passed away in 2019 following a battle with cancer, co-founded the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Big Hearts for Little Hearts Guild, the Inland Women Fighting Cancer Committee and the annual Believe Walk in Redlands.
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