The Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Award - 2011: Victor Dukay, Ph.D., '78

Published on March 20, 2026

2011: Victor Dukay, Ph.D., '78

 

The Notre Dame Alumni Association is pleased to honor Victor Dukay, Ph.D., ’78 as the 2011 Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Award recipient, and to recognize him for his continued service to humanity, specifically for his work with HIV/AIDS and improving the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children in Africa.

Mr. Dukay is the president, and project director of the Lundy Foundation, an organization he founded in 1991 to assist local HIV/AIDS service providers. Recognizing the impact the Lundy Foundation was making in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Dukay was approached by another non-profit organization that sought his help in developing an HIV/AIDS service program in East Africa. As a result, the Lundy Foundation expanded its efforts in Africa and is now committed to helping Africans design and implement community-based projects that address the effects of HIV/AIDS on vulnerable children and young women. The program helps Africans develop and implement African solutions to African problems.

In 2001, Lundy Foundation officials concluded from their experience that the loosely organized community processes often used to resolve social issues in East Africa were themselves a barrier to achieving community goals. Thus, the foundation announced its commitment to undertake research and training aimed at improving community infrastructures for responding to urgent socials needs. The foundation now leads an international effort to develop research protocols for assessing the effectiveness of aid programs targeting orphaned and vulnerable children in Africa.

Currently, Mr. Dukay volunteers with an international partnership that is working in cooperation with the World Health Organization, South African leaders, the U.S. State Department, and other international foundations to effectively stop the transmission of HIV in Africa within seven years.

 
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