Man & Woman of the Year – Grand Finale
Many kudos go to the 22 candidates at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale, which took place on May 29th at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. The 2014 Man & Woman of the Year were Abbey Brockman and Tyler Paytas.
Also featured in the July 12th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Brian Rice
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| Jennie Rinas and Karen Abramowitz, committee members |
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| Candidates: (First row) Liz Lewis and Kathleen Ostby (second row) Natalie Regan, Tyler Paytas, Man of the Year; Drew Eanes, Katy Gondring, Robert Hoops, Vania Soto, Alicia Kirkpatrick, Lisa Oades, Spencer Duvall, and Stephanie Byram (third row) Ashley Smith, Brandon Stec, Abbey Brockman, Woman of the Year; Lee Van Loenen, Stephen Nichols, Kyle Niemann, Marc Radasky, Jeff Winters, Kevin Chaffee, and Lyndsey Higgins |
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| Larry Corrigan, emcee; with Ashley Smith, survivor and first runner-up |
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| Katy Gondring and Robert Hoops |
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| 2014 Woman of the Year Abbey Brockman and 2014 Man of the Year Tyler Paytas |
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