32 - CAPE GAZETTE - Tuesday, August 21 - Thursday, August 23, 2007
Beebe to present philanthropic, service awards Aug. 23
Reservations are still being
taken to attend the Fourth Annual
Beebe Medical Center Dinner &
Ceremony from 6 to 9 p.m.,
Thursday, Aug. 23, at The
Clubhouse at Baywood Greens.
For reservations and information
call the Beebe Medical
Foundation at 644-2900.
The four prestigious philan-
thropic and service awards honor
individuals who have made a sig-
nificant difference to Beebe
Medical Center and the quality of
healthcare it brings to the commu-
nity. This year's awardees are the
Hon. Eugene D. Bookhammer;
the Longwood Foundation; E.
James Monihan, LFACHE; and
Christine M. Strauss.
Bookhammer is being recog-
nized with the 2007 Lifetime
Commitment
Award. This
award is given
periodically to
an indiVidual
or family
whose lifetime
commitment
has significant-
ly advanced
BOOKHAMMER
the mission,
values and goals of Beebe
Medical Center and Beebe
Medical Foundation.
Bookhammer, a Sussex County
native who earned two Purple
Hearts during World War II, in
1959 joined the Beebe Medical
Center Board of Directors. He has
supported the medical center
through strategic involvement and
fundraising efforts ever since.
He served as chairman of the
• board for Beebe Medical Center
from 1976 to 1981, and continues
to serve as a board member.
Today, he serves as chairman of
the board oftbe Beebe Medical
Foundation, During his present
tenure as foundation board chair-
man, more than $12.5 million was
raised for the Vision 2005 Capital
Campaigri, a record in Beebe
Medical Center's 91-year history.
Bookhammer attended Lewes
High School with his closest
friend, Dr. James Beebe Jr. He
started a wholesale/retail lumber
company and later became a land
developer. He served as a state
senator from 1962 to 1968. He
served as lieutenant governor for
the state of Delaware from 1969
to 1977, and was the only lieu-
tenant governor to serve under
two governors of different politi-
cal parties. From 1976 to 1983, he
was a member of the National
Republican Committee. He has
been a member of the Masonic
Lodge and a potentate of the
Shriners.
The Longwood Foundation will
be recognized this year with the
John W. Rollins Award, presented
to an established humanitarian
and philanthropist. The
Longwood Foundation, estab-
lished in 1937 by Pierre S. du
Pont, has given longstanding sup-
port to Beebe Medical Center. Its
support dates back more than 30
years. Most recently, the
Longwood Foundation con-
tributed $750,000 to help com-
plete the Tunnell Cancer Center
Campaign. It contributed $1 mil-
lion to the Vision 2000 campaign,
and $1 million for the Vision 2005
Campaign, making it Beebe's
largest philanthropic donor.
Longwood's support has .been
vital for several of Beebe's. most
important initiatives. The founda-
tion has helped to build new facil-
ities with improved accessibility
and the freest equipment, such as
the Tunnell Cancer Center. The
• foundation's support of the Vision
2005 campaign was integral to the
expansion of Beebe's emergency
department and the construction
of the new critical care unit and
surgical unit. These new facilities
will add approximately 60 patient
beds, as well as doubling the size
of the emergency department.
E. James Monihan, LFACHE,
wilt be honored with the 2007
Robert W. Tunnell Award. This
award is presented to a member of
the Beebe Medical Center family
who has direct-
ly helped Beebe
meet future
healthcare chal-
lenges and to
ensure that it
maintains its
leadership in
healthcare.
Monihan came
MONIHAN to Beebe
Medical Center in 1962 as direc-
tor of pharmacy services and has
dedicated himself to serving
patients, the hospital and the com-
munity ever since. His work ethiC,
sense of humor and ability to
develop personal relationshiPS
both inside and outside the med-
ical center made him an invalu-
able member of the Beebe team.
Over the years, he served in many
positions including assistant
administrator; vice president,
operations; vice president, profes-
sional affairs; and interim CEO.
He initiated the quality assurance
program, started the medical cen-
ter's corporate complianc e pro-
.gram and managed the many con-
struction and renovation projects
over the years, to name just a few
of his accomplishments. Outside
the medical center he was very
active in his professional organi-
zation, the American College of
Healthcare Executives, and was
elected by his peers as the regent
for the state of Delaware from
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The volunteer fire service and
emergency life-saving programs
have been of special importance
to Monihan, who for many years
served as the chairman of the
National Volunteer Fire Council.
In 1999 he was the first recipient
of the Mason G. Lankford Award
from the Congressional Fire
Service Institute, which recog-
nizes a volunteer fireman for his
years of service and duty to the
community. He served in many
leadership capacities with the
Lewes Fire Department, and his
knowledge of both hospital and
volunteer fire-fighting issues
earned him a position as the gov-
ernor's appointee to the Delaware
Emergency Medicine Service
Advisory Council.
Since his retirement on'Jan. 1,
2005, he continues to serve Beebe
Medical Center as special consult-
ant, bringing his experience to the.
construction projects at both the
Beebe Health Campus and at the
main campus in Lewes.
Christine M. Strauss will be
recognized this year as the 2007
Norman B. Baylis awardee. The
Norman B. Baylis Award is pre-
sented to a distinguished commu-
nity member, honoring that person
for outstanding service to health-
care and the broader community.
Her first role was as chairperson
of "the Beebe Medical
Foundation's "'Best of the Beach"
Art Auction a decade ago. While
the art auction and dinner was
already known for supporting
both Beebe Medical Center and
the Rehoboth Art League, it was
her efforts that helped to make
this event a highlight of the sum-
mer social season.
Strauss chaired "Best of the
Beach" for
eight years.
From the very
beginning of
her tenure, she
recruited peo-
ple from the
community to
form an
enlarged plan-
STRAUSS ning commit-
tee. She encouraged the physi-
cians to become more involved,
created a teen committee and sup-
ported the establishment of a pre-
gala party.
Strauss has become well known
for the vitality, creativity and ele-
gance she has brought tO this pop-
ular fundraising event, as well as
to other community projects she
has undertaken. She also has been
actively involved in the Beebe
Medical Foundation
Thanksgiving Ball, which she has
chaired this year and last.
Her creative touch was evident
at the Sussex County Land Trust
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