Sue Dunn of Donor Alliance Receives National Award for Achievements in Organ, Tissue Donation

DENVER, June 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sue Dunn, president and CEO of Donor Alliance, is the 2014 recipient of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) Cryolife Achievement Award, a national distinction.

Donor Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation and transplantation. As the organ and tissue procurement agency for Colorado and most of Wyoming, Donor Alliance serves more than 5.8 million residents and more than 100 hospitals. 

Dunn, who is also celebrating 25 years of service to Donor Alliance this year, was selected for the national recognition by AOPO due to her outstanding management achievements and innovative practices in the industry. Each year since Dunn joined Donor Alliance Colorado and Wyoming have been among the top states for organ and tissue donation in the country.

The award was presented to Dunn last week at the AOPO Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

About Donor Alliance
Donor Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation and transplantation. As the organ and tissue procurement agency for Colorado and most of Wyoming, Donor Alliance serves more than 5.8 million residents and more than 100 hospitals.

Donor Alliance adheres to the highest medical and ethical standards: respectfully working with the families of organ and tissue donors, maintaining partnerships with hospitals and educating residents on the life-saving benefits of donation and inspiring them to sign up on the state's donor registry. Colorado and Wyoming boast some of the highest rates of donor registration in the country, which directly translates to more lives saved and healed through organ and tissue transplantation. Donor Alliance is one of 58 federally designated organizations of its kind in the United States. For more information visit DonorAlliance.org or the Donate Life Colorado or Donate Life Wyoming Facebook pages.

SOURCE Donor Alliance

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