The result is the MS Dinner of Champions, presented by the McCarthey family and attended this year by more than 300 supporters. The T.K. McCarthey Silver Hope Award, presented this year to Norma Matheson, is in recognition of outstanding contributions to the community. MS is a chronic disabling disease that randomly attacks the nervous system.
Severity is unpredictable.
There is no known cause or cure. Natalie Williams, Utah's Woman Athlete of the Century and first woman to receive the Professional of the Year award, brought her Olympic gold medal to the party. High school women's basketball and volleyball champ Reagan Roberts, South Sevier High, and Ashton Buswell, Weber High School all-around athlete, took bows, as did Southern Utah University offensive guard John Uriarte and Brigham Young University runner Susan Taylor Nielson, who attended with husband David Nielson, parents Jon and Lewis Taylor, and uncle and aunt James and Evelyn Lee. National Public Education Award winner Candace Holdaway brought her mother, Kathy Holdaway. University of Utah head football coach Ron McBride was there with the Team of the Year, and Utah State basketball coach Stewart Morrill was named Sportsperson of the year.