February 11, 2025
New York, Feb. 12, 2025—Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly presented awards to seven outstanding volunteer leaders whose impact has pushed the organization’s mission forward. The volunteers were recognized with the awards at Breakthrough T1D’s annual One Conference on Feb. 11, 2025. Award recipients include:
- Jordan Amis, Carol and Erwin Lurie Award
- Dayton Coles, Dr. Gerald Fishbone Award
- Natalie Stanback, Huntsman Family Community Engagement Award
- Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., Jim Tyree Award
- Shelley and Doug Lowenstein, John Brady Award for Innovation
- Carol Oxenreiter, Mary Tyler Moore Award
Mary Tyler Moore Award
The Mary Tyler Moore Award recognizes courageous women willing to take risks to promote positive change. The award is focused on pioneering female leadership that delivers meaningful impact in the T1D community. Breakthrough T1D is proud to honor Carol Oxenreiter’s remarkable contributions to the T1D community and her roles as a founding member of the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative’s Steering Committee and organizer and first Lay Advisory Board Chairman.
Carol’s involvement with Breakthrough T1D began shortly after her daughter, Monica, was diagnosed with T1D at 13 months old. Three years later, the goal to find a cure became even more crucial when her son, John, was diagnosed with T1D at the age of eight.
Carol currently serves as the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative Lay Advisory Committee Chair and as a member of the Breakthrough T1D Global Mission Board and Directors Emeritus. Carol is also a former member of the International Board of Directors, past chair of the Research Committee, and immediate past president of the Directors Emeritus. She has been a valued volunteer in the Western Pennsylvania and Georgia and South Carolina chapters, where she has served in various roles to further the organization’s impact and outreach. She was a founding member of the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative’s Steering Committee, organizer, and first Chairman of the Lay Advisory Board. Her peers recognize her for her tireless commitment to Breakthrough T1D and the quest to find a cure, as a talented speaker who engages audiences with tailored research presentations and a skilled mentor who provides wise counsel with integrity to both volunteers and staff.
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