Event Details
Wondering what to expect at Dinner of Champions Charlottesville?
You’ve come to the right place.
Here is everything you need to know including the schedule of events, our honoree and how to register as a participant, sponsor or volunteer.
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Join Us
Attend
As a Guest
- $150 tickets
As a Sponsor
Our sponsors make this event possible. Through cash or in-kind donations, sponsors allow us to direct more dollars to fuel breakthroughs and help those affected by MS live their best lives.
Sponsorship opportunities available include recognition benefits and so much more. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society would love to customize your benefits as appropriate to your unique marketing and community outreach goals.
For questions about sponsorship, contact McKenna Kendrick to learn more.
As a Volunteer
Each year, thousands of people across the country join the MS volunteer team. From planning event details and calling past participants to providing support for at the event, volunteers make it happen, and are the foundation of why MS fundraising events are so successful.
Contact us to learn how you can get involved.
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What to Expect
Date & Location
April 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Boar’s Head Resort
202 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903What to Wear
Formal event, black tie optional
Tickets
Ticket sales close on April 18, 2022. Contact McKenna Kendrick at 540-660-2011 if interested in purchasing tickets after this date.
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Schedule of Events
The gala will begin with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. during guest registration, followed by a dinner and program at 7 p.m.
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Honoree
Honoree: Dr. William A. Petri, Jr.
William A. Petri is a physician-scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Epidemiology.
Petri was born and raised primarily in Washington, D.C., with a brief stint with his family in London during childhood. He attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he studied chemistry and music, moving to Charlottesville in 1976 to start medical and graduate school at UVA. After obtaining his MD and PhD in microbiology, he married his medical school classmate Mary Ann McDonald at the University Chapel and they moved to Cleveland where he completed his residency in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University. They returned to Charlottesville UVA for Bill’s infectious diseases fellowship and he became an assistant professor in 1988. He has been there ever since.
Governor Terry McAuliffe awarded Petri the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2014 and the Virginia Outstanding Scientist Award in 2017. The University of Virginia recognized him this year with the Thomas Jefferson Award. He has served as president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and is the recipient of the Oswald Avery Award of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Kean Medal of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Finland Award of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. He has worked at the University continuously for more than 30 years as a physician, scientist and educator.
In January 2020, he was among the first in Charlottesville to realize the impending threat of COVID-19. He shifted his work to pursue understanding of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. He led the UVA site of the study of anti-coronavirus antibody treatment that showed effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 in household contacts, launched an FDA-approved clinical trial of an allergy medicine called Dupilumab to prevent respiratory failure, and is developing a needle-free intranasal vaccine. Public education has also been a major part of his effort to combat COVID-19, both on-line with over 9 million readers at “The Conversation” and through public outreach on radio and TV. Finally he cares for patients with the infection, working on the inpatient ward for COVID-19 at UVA Hospital.
He and Mary Ann have raised five children in Charlottesville, and as they have left the nest his interests have shifted from coaching their soccer teams (36 seasons) to a return to music (trombone) and a new interest in running in the San Diego Marathon eight times.
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Safety and COVID-19
Thank you for your generous support – we are excited to celebrate with you safely. We've planned every detail of this event with the health and safety of our attendees, volunteers, and staff as our highest priority. Learn more about COVID-19 safety and what to expect.