Joslin Diabetes Center honors J.P. resident, M. Donna Younger, M.D.

Back: David Ring, owner of Applied Plastics and long-time Joslin supporter; Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra; John Brooks, President and CEO of Joslin Diabetes Center.

Front: Co-recipients of the Frank and Jean Ring Memorial Award in the Fight Against Diabetes,Donald Barnett, M.D. and M. Donna Younger, M.D.

Jamaica Plain resident M. Donna Younger, M.D. was awarded the Frank and Jean Ring Memorial Award in the Fight Against Diabetes at Joslin Diabetes Center’s 29th Evening at Pops event at Symphony Hall in Boston. Dr. Younger, who has been with Joslin for over fifty years, worked alongside Dr. Elliot P. Joslin early in her career, helping to introduce his approach to diabetes management to the wider medical community and eventually becoming Dr. Joslin’s primary care physician. Dr. Donald Barnett, the co-honoree at this year’s Pops event, has also been with Joslin Diabetes Center for more than fifty years.

The Evening at Pops event, attended by over 200 guests, included a pre-concert reception and award ceremony with a special appearance by Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, followed by a presentation of Singin’ in the Rain: Film with Orchestra. This year’s event raised over $80,000, benefitting Joslin’s High Hopes Fund which directly supports vital diabetes clinical care programs and ground-breaking research initiatives at Joslin Diabetes Center.

About Joslin Diabetes Center

Joslin Diabetes Center, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is committed to advancing diabetes research, clinical care, education and health and wellness programs on a global scale. Joslin is dedicated to ensuring that people with diabetes live long, healthy lives and offers real progress in preventing and curing diabetes. Joslin is an independent, nonprofit institution affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and is recognized worldwide for driving innovative solutions in diabetes prevention, research, education, and care. Its mission is to prevent, treat and cure diabetes and the organization’s vision is a world free of diabetes and its complications. For more information, visit www.joslin.org.