Dr. Tatiana Prowell, MD

The 24th Annual Webby Awards is excited to honor Dr. Tatiana Prowell, MD with a 2020 Webby Special Achievement Award for using the Internet to organize a blood drive, and have COVID-19 survivors donate their plasma to those still in the fight to recover.

As the global impact of COVID-19 continues to set in, its rapid spread has left the world's most vulnerable communities with even less safety guards. From the elderly and immunocompromised, to those without shelter and unsafe homes, more people than ever are in need. The Internet has become the lifeblood for people looking to find ways to assist one another throughout shelter-in-place orders. This year, The Webby Awards is recognizing the everyday heroes who are rising to the task by using the Internet to organize and make a difference in their communities. By taking to Twitter to search for a plasma donor for her family member, Dr. Prowell sparked a larger online drive to connect the families of ill COVID-19 patients with donors who could help save their lives.

For answering the call to help, and for helping to connect the most vulnerable with plasma donors who can help them recover, it is our great privilege to honor Dr. Tatiana Prowell, MD with a Webby Special Achievement Award.