Published on February 15, 2010 at 7:06 AM
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer salutes Mike Krzyzewski, who on
Saturday, February 13th will celebrate his 1000th game
leading the Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball team. Tomorrow afternoon’s
game at 1 pm against the University of Maryland will mark an amazing
achievement only seven other coaches in the history of the game have
done at a single school. Beginning in 1980, Coach K’s career at Duke has
been nothing short of incredible, including leading the school to 294
wins from 2000-09 – the most in the history of the game by any school in
any decade.
“do something bold and
venturesome about cancer.”
Coach K has also been a tireless leader in the fight against cancer. He
has been an honorary and charter Member of the CEO Roundtable on
Cancer since its founding in 2001, when former President George H.W.
Bush challenged a group of executives to "do something bold and
venturesome about cancer."
When Coach K takes to the court that bears his name in Cameron Indoor
Stadium on Saturday, he will also be wearing a gold pin on his right
lapel as a very personal, public display of his commitment to the fight
against cancer. At a meeting of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer in
September, 2009, Coach K pledged to wear a pin representing the
organization’s CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation program.
The program recognizes the commitment of organizations that take
concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their
families. Coach K has worn his Gold Standard pin at every game
since.
“We are pleased to recognize Coach K for reaching this milestone and to
thank him for his inspiration to all of us who are united in the fight
against cancer,” said William C. Weldon, chairman and chief executive
officer of Johnson & Johnson and chair of the CEO Roundtable on
Cancer. “In terms of inspiring leadership, Mike Krzyzewski truly
sets the gold standard.”
SOURCE CEO Roundtable on Cancer