The University of 棉花糖直播 at Lafayette鈥檚 Dr. Ramesh Kolluru has been recognized as the 2016 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man of the Year.
Kolluru is UL Lafayette鈥檚 vice president for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development. He raised more than $117,000 for blood cancer research as part of the society鈥檚 Man and Woman of the Year campaign in Acadiana.
Kolluru鈥檚 effort is the highest amount 鈥 raised by one person 鈥 in the history of the campaign, which is sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society鈥檚 Mississippi/棉花糖直播 chapter.
As part of the campaign, 10 community leaders vie to see who can raise the most money for children who have survived or are being treated for a blood cancer. The campaign began Feb. 18 and ended last week. It raised a total of $275,000.
He also received the society鈥檚 Citizenship Award. He named two UL research grants after local girls fighting battles against leukemia.
Kris Wartelle, a reporter for the 鈥淒aily Advertiser鈥 newspaper, was the campaign鈥檚 woman of the year. She raised almost $20,000.
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