[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cOne must know in order to defend oneself, just as money is needed to finance research: two parallel, elementary, and universally comprehensible statements\u201d (VENOSTA,\u00a0From Profit to Nonprofit<\/i>, p. 12).<\/p>\n
\u201cElementary\u201d statements, yet not taken for granted in Italy: having worked to make them so\u2014and largely succeeding\u2014Guido Venosta has, over the years, earned truly well-deserved awards and recognitions, among which are:<\/p>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ gap=”15″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1743113609340-55fa6f7a-9e21-7″ include=”67897″][vc_column_text]Established in 1951, it is the foremost of the national orders and is intended to \u201creward distinguished merits acquired towards the Nation in the fields of literature, the arts, the economy, as well as for relinquishing public offices and carrying out activities for social, philanthropic, and humanitarian purposes, in addition to long and notable services in both civilian and military careers.\u201d (Presidency of the Republic, Honors, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic,\u00a0https:\/\/www.quirinale.it\/page\/omri<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ gap=”15″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1743113609340-f9e0b902-b58c-4″ include=”67898″][vc_column_text]\u201c(…) But what exactly is the Ambrogino d\u2019Oro, and why is it held in such high esteem in the Lombardy capital\u2014and beyond? To understand, we must take a step back, specifically to 1925. On that occasion, Milan\u2019s Mayor Luigi Mangiagalli decided to institute an honor to be awarded annually \u2018to men and women, associations and organizations that have made a special contribution to the city.\u2019 It is, therefore, a special acknowledgment of those who stand out for their moral or cultural contribution, or who have a significant impact on the community, or, more generally, who dedicate themselves to causes in favor of the common good. The name chosen for the award is itself a tribute to Saint Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan (…).\u201d (E.L. MASCOLINO,\u00a0The History of the Ambrogino d\u2019Oro<\/i>, in\u00a0Harper\u2019s Bazar<\/i>, 24\/10\/2023,\u00a0https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/it\/cultura\/costume\/a45623128\/storia-ambrogino-oro\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=”6″ gap=”15″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1743113609340-9999dedc-0f60-5″ include=”67899,67900″][vc_column_text]Instituted in 1918, the Public Health Merit Medals are conferred, by decree of the President of the Republic, \u201cto individuals or entities who have provided, through significant contributions or performances, notable services in the field of public health under circumstances different from those prescribed for the Public Health Meritorious\u201d (Presidency of the Republic, Honors, Public Health Merit Medals,\u00a0https:\/\/www.quirinale.it\/page\/sanitapubblica#fotografie<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ gap=”15″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1743113609340-35b9737b-20be-3″ include=”67901″][vc_column_text]Established in 1994 (and now suspended), \u201cthis was a biennial award, in collaboration with the European School of Oncology (ESO) and subsequently, from 1999, in collaboration with the Federation of European Societies for Cancer Research (FECS). The \u20ac30,000 prize was awarded to professionals who had devoted their careers to fighting cancer. Nominations were evaluated by an international selection committee, jointly proposed by the Pezcoller Foundation and FECS, and the winner was officially announced during the biennial congress of the European CanCer Organization (ECCO).\u201d Guido Venosta was the second recipient since its inception (https:\/\/www.pezcoller.it\/it\/i-premi\/the-fecs\u2014pezcoller-recognition-for-contribution-to-oncology\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bibliography:<\/b> Guido Venosta\u2019s long-standing and fruitful commitment earned him numerous well-deserved and significant awards and recognitions, including being appointed as a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic (1988), receiving the Golden Medal of Civic Merit (“Ambrogino d\u2019Oro”) from the Municipality of Milan (1989), the Golden Medal from the Ministry of Health for civic merits (1990), and the Fecs \u2013 Pezcoller Recognition Award for his contribution to oncology (1994).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":67896,"template":"","tags":[57],"class_list":["post-67606","protagonista","type-protagonista","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-airc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/protagonista\/67606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/protagonista"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/protagonista"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/protagonista\/67606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67903,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/protagonista\/67606\/revisions\/67903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Medal of Civic Merit (\u201cAmbrogino d\u2019Oro\u201d) from the Municipality of Milan, 1989<\/h3>\n
Medal of Gold from the Ministry of Health for Civil Merit, 1990<\/h3>\n
Fecs Award \u2013 Pezcoller Recognition for Contribution to Oncology, 1996<\/h3>\n
\nG. VENOSTA,\u00a0From Profit to Nonprofit. The Story of an Experience<\/i>, Milan, 1997.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"