For the first time ever, NORD will present the 2020 Rare Impact Awards® as an exclusive online event on October 9th. NORD looks forward to celebrating the individuals, groups and companies making extraordinary contributions to the lives of rare disease patients and caregivers. Alone we are rare. Together we are strong.®
![]() Janet Woodcock MD Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food & Drug Administration Lifetime Achievement Award | ![]() NORD’s Rare Cancer Coalition Abbey S. Meyers Leadership Award | ![]() Erica Barnes Minnesota Rare Action Network Volunteer Ambassador Rare Impact Award |
![]() The Honorable Sherrod Brown Senator from Ohio Rare Impact Award | ![]() The Honorable Randi Clites State Representative from Ohio Rare Impact Award | ![]() Peter Frampton Patient & Advocate with The Myositis Association Rare Impact Award |
![]() Patrick James Lynch Founder and CEO of Believe Limited Rare Impact Award | ![]() Julia Vitarello Founder and CEO of Mila’s Miracle Foundation Rare Impact Award | ![]() Norman Winnerman Volunteer, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation and NORD Rare Impact Award |
![]() Charlene York Ohio Rare Action Network Volunteer Ambassador Rare Impact Award | ![]() Timothy Yu MD Attending Physician, Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital Rare Impact Award | ![]() Leadership team at the Clinic for Special Children Rare Impact Award |