At the third annual Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner September 20, 2004, Dr. Joseph B. Martin, Dean of Harvard Medical School once again gave the welcome address, and Robert Stickgold, PhD "The Vital Role of Sleep and Dreams in Learning and Memory". The 2004 Annual Prize in Sleep Medicine was awarded in celebration of the life and work of William C. Dement, MD, PhD.
This evening was also an occassion to celebrate the first three Professorships in Sleep Medicine, for which there had been an Installation Ceremony and recognition event that same afternoon. These three chairs - the Baldino, the McGinnis and the Farrell Professorships in Sleep Medicine, were the first of their kind, and established sleep firmly in the mainstream of academic medicine.
Support for the 2004 Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner was generously provided by the following individuals and organizations:
| Underwriters | Cephalon, Inc Sepracor, Inc |
Pfizer, Inc / Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc |
| Benefactors | GlaxoSmithKline Respironics, Inc Sanofi-Synthelabo |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America |
| Patrons | Hypnion, Inc | Jordan's Furniture |
| Sponsors | Alertness Solutions, Inc Bristol-Myers Squibb Sue & Walter Cahners Goslue, Butkus & Jesson, LLP George H. Kidder, Esq |
King Koil Mattress MPM Capital PR21 Vanda Pharmaceuticals |
| Leaders | Gift in Honor of Theresa L. & Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD Janet Mullington, PhD Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Paris Simmons Co |
Ms. Nancy Phillips James J. Quattrochi, PhD Clifford B. Saper, MD, PhD Frank & Lona Valadez David P. White, MD |
| Faculty Gifts | Daniel Aeschbach, PhD Orfeu Buxton, PhD Angela Foss |
Shantha Wilson Rajaratnam, PhD Robert E. Strecker, PhD John W. Winkelman, MD, PhD |
We would like to express our deepest appreciation for their support.