The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors held its 50th anniversary gala at SoFi Stadium Aug. 7. The celebration honored Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI Champion and 2021 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Andrew Whitworth with a Visionary Award, while the Legend Award was presented to former and current Board of Governors leadership, including Courier Publisher John Bendheim. Grammy-nominated singer Nick Jonas provided musical entertainment for the event, which also included a field experience by reigning Super Bowl champs the Los Angeles Rams with family-friendly activities followed by dinner, honoree presentation, live auction and music. The Board of Governors support Cedars-Sinai’s foremost clinical programs, research and community outreach. Proceeds from the event benefit the Innovation Center, which brings together researchers and clinicians across Cedars-Sinai to develop early-detection protocols and therapies with the aim of improving health outcomes for diseases of the brain, heart, lungs and gastroenterology system.
