Dr. Kenneth H. Mayer received the 2011 Congressman Gerry E. Studds Award at The Men’s Event.  Ken is Medical Research Director and Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute and led the Fenway team involved in the groundbreaking iPrex study, which showed that high-risk individuals who took a single daily anti-HIV pill dramatically lowered their risk of HIV infection.  The approach, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), has the potential to lower HIV infection rates worldwide, saving millions of lives.

The Congressman Gerry E. Studds Award is given at The Men’s Event to honor individuals of integrity and selflessness who embody the spirit of service and provide positive leadership for the LGBT community.  Congressman Studds represented southeastern Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress from 1973 to 1997 and became the first openly gay Member of Congress in 1983 when he proudly acknowledged his sexual orientation standing on the congressional floor. The Congressman Gerry E. Studds Award is given at each year’s Men’s Event in honor and memory of Studds, who passed away in October 2006.

Thank you to all of our Table Captains and Event Team, our corporate sponsors, Dr. Kenneth H. Mayer, Kate Clinton, VJ Tom Yaz, our volunteers and everyone who attended the 2011 Men’s Event for helping to make the event a memorable evening.  And a special thanks goes out to Event Chairs Jim Liddell, James R. Seligman, DMD and Richard Taranto, whose hard work made the night possible. With your help, we exceeded the goal of our challenge and raised nearly $130,000 at the event to support programming for LGBT young people and all together, we raised more than $520,000 in cash, pledges and in-kind support for life-saving Fenway Health services and programs. 

Men’s Event Team

A. Joseph Castellana, PhD
Fernando DeOliveira
Dennis P. Duffy
Matthew T. Duffy, III, Esq.
Jeffrey P. Dugan
James R. Hardsog
Scott Kearnan
Susan Lanoue
Tim Leahy
James Liddell*
John A. Martz
Madelyne Ogren
John Prince
Joseph J. Scillieri
James R. Seligman, DMD*
Richard Taranto*
Michael Q. Travaglini
Joseph C. Veneto
Matthew White
Scott Wilson
John F. Winterle, DMD

* Men’s Event 2011 Chair