Tonight: FLARE to Announce 2026 Gould Award Winner

Plus, the virtual program will spotlight the association’s five-year anniversary with founding members' retrospective.

The First Ladies Association for Research and Education celebrates its fifth anniversary and will announce the 2026 Gould Award winner in a virtual program Monday at 7 p.m. EDT on its YouTube channel. From left, Nancy Kegan Smith, former FLARE president and founding member; Stacy Cordery, former board member; Anita McBride, founding member; Myra Gutin, former FLARE president and founding member; and Diana Carlin, FLARE president and founding member. (Photo courtesy of the First Ladies Association of Research and Education)

The First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) on Monday will present a virtual program announcing its 2026 Gould Award winner in combination with a fifth-anniversary retrospective recognizing the association’s first five years. The program begins at 7 p.m. EDT and can be viewed on FLARE’s YouTube channel.

Elizabeth “Jody” Natalle, a FLARE founder and a former board member, will moderate a discussion with other founding members Diana Carlin, Myra Gut…