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Center for Practical Bioethics – Annual Dinner

More than 600 guests gathered for the Center for Practical Bioethics’ Annual Dinner on April 5th at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Kathleen Sebelius, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, was the keynote speaker, and Barbara and Rene Bollier and Julie and David Warm served as the co-chairmen.

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(Seated) Jan Murray, Lorie Blunt, Sarah Fulkerson, and Katherine Waldschmidt (standing) Jamie Allen, Chaplain Marshall Scott, Ryan Hussey, Julie Quirin, Maggie Neustadt, and Sally Thieman
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Kathy Greenlee, Center for Practical Bioethics; and John Carney 
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Nathan Kottkamp, honoree; and John Carney
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Medical Students Michael Getz, Stephen Morris, Brooke McDonald, Sarah King, Kristen Thai, Kelsey Soppet, and Jessica Lyon sold raffle tickets at the event.

Additional photos featured in the May 27, 2017 issue 
Photo Credit: Mark McDonald

 

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