Wall of Honor Collection - Stefanie Spielman, 1967-2009

              STEFANIE SPIELMAN
1967 - 2009
CANCER ACTIVIST
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER IN 1998, STEFANIE SPIELMAN MADE A
COURAGEOUS DECISION TO STEP INTO THE SPOTLIGHT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND
ENCOURAGE FUNDING FOR CANCER RESEARCH. WITH THE SUPPORT OF HER HUSBAND
CHRIS, SHE ESTABLISHED THE STEFANIE SPIELMAN FUND FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
AND THE STEFANIE SPIELMAN PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND AT OHIO STATE'S COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER CENTER - JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND SOLOVE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. SHE
CREATED STEFANIE'S CHAMPIONS, AN ANNUAL LUNCHEON TO HONOR THE CRITICAL ROLE
OF CANCER CAREGIVERS. THROUGH HER TIRELESS EFFORTS, SHE HELPED RAISE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS FOR INNOVATIVE CANCER RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE.
STEFANIE WAS A PROUD OSU BUCKEYE, GRADUATING WITH A DEGREE IN JOURNALISM IN
1989. SHE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS OSU AWARDS INCLUDING: THE DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD, THE JOHN B. GERLACH, SR. DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEER AWARD, WILLIAM
OXLEY THOMPSON AWARD AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE JAMES LEADERSHIP SOCIETY. IN 
ADDITION, SHE RECEIVED THE OHIO GOVERNOR'S AWARD, THE UPPER ARLINGTON ROTARY
CLUB'S "SERVICE ABOVE SELF" AWARD AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE OHIO WOMEN'S HALL
OF FAME.
LOVING WIFE, MOTHER TO FOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND WOMAN OF GOD, STEFANIE WAS
DEEPLY ENGAGED IN HER COMMUNITY. SHE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE UPPER 
ARLINGTON WOMEN'S CLUB, SERVED AS GRAND MARSHALL OF THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE,
WAS AN INVOLVED SCHOOL PARENT AND JOYFULLY SERVED HER BELOVED TRINITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH.