Nominations come from throughout the organization.
Clark has been an advocate for American Heart Association research programs and an active volunteer for more than 15 years. He has chaired the Executive Committee of Cardiovascular Diseases for the Young and served on the National Agenda Planning Committee and Task Force on Human Fetal Tissue Research. David Lee Gordon, M.D., associate professor of clinical neurology and director of emergency medical skills training at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Gordon has long been a voice for stroke education and programming within the association and has been recognized for his dedication and efforts in promoting stroke awareness, prevention and treatment. Nancy Houston Miller, R.N., associate director of the Stanford Cardiac Rehabilitation Center and assistant adjunct clinical professor in the department of physiological nursing at the University of California at San Francisco.