Josetta Wilkins Awards honors those fighting breast cancer

LITTLE ROCK, AR - A special ceremony recognized people who work hard in the fight against breast cancer.

FOX16’s own Donna Terrell emceed the 2012 Josetta Wilkins Awards which were given to three recipients: Danielle Smith, Ella Anderson, and the UAMS Mammovan team.

All have made significant strides fighting against breast cancer.

The award is given in honor of Dr. Josetta Wilkins, a former state legislator whose hard work created the Breast Cancer Control Act of 1997 making free mammograms available to women in Arkansas.