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Vermont Man Honored with National Award of Excellence for Organ Donation Advocacy

James Carter of Underhill, Vt., was honored with the 2011 National Donor Memorial Award of Excellence for his extraordinary volunteer efforts in promoting organ donation for more than two decades. The award was presented during the June board meeting of the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network and United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) in Richmond, where […]


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UNOS Rededicates National Donor Memorial, Presents First Award of Excellence

In a poignant ceremony held the evening of June 21, UNOS rededicated the National Donor Memorial on the grounds of its headquarters. Participants from the national OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors meeting and UNOS staff welcomed a number of guests, including several participants from the national advisory committee that guided the design of the memorial in […]


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UNOS Foundation Establishes Planned Giving Society

The board of directors of the UNOS Foundation has approved the formation of the Deborah C. Surlas Legacy for Life Society to recognize supporters who include UNOS in their estate plans. The society is named to honor kidney-pancreas recipient, patient advocate and former registered nurse Debi Surlas, who recently informed UNOS that she has included […]


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UNOS Memorial Honors Transplant Professionals Who Have Died In Life-Giving Service

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) dedicated a set of wind chimes in honor of all transplant professionals who have given their lives in the performance of their duties, and in particular six individuals who died in a tragic plane accident while bringing an organ offer to the University of Michigan Medical Center. The ceremony […]


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Kirby Foundation Awards UNOS a $1 Million Grant

The F. M. Kirby Foundation of Morristown, N.J., has awarded United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) a $1 million grant to restructure and expand its donation and transplant data management system. UNOS developed UNetSM, a highly secure, Internet-based data application, in 1999 to collect and manage critical, time-sensitive information on organ donors and transplant patients. […]


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UNOS Dedicates the National Donor Memorial

On November 20, 2003, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) dedicated the National Donor Memorial, honoring America’s organ and tissue donors and their families. The memorial also highlights the impact of their gift of life and underscores the critical importance of increasing organ donation. Speakers included Walter Graham, Executive Director, UNOS; Russell H. Wiesner, […]


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