Awards & Honors
Alan W. Brass Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
Recognizes members who have made outstanding professional contributions to the field of Health Services Management and Policy.
| William Considine ’71 | 1986 | Alan Brass ’73 | 1987 | Mark Neaman ’74 | 1988 |
| Philip Newbold ’75 | 1989 | Alan Channing ’71 | 1990 | Wilford Payne ’75 | 1991 |
| Edwin Zechman Jr. ’74 | 1992 | Clifford Eldredge ’71 | 1993 | R. Reed Fraley ’75 | 1994 |
| Stephen Smith ’77 | 1995 | R. Edward Howell ’77 | 1996 | Sr. Judith Karam CCS ’79 | 1998 |
| Mark Wager ’76 | 1998 | Raymond Grady ’74 | 1999 | Joseph F. Damore ’76 | 2000 |
| Janet Porter ’77 | 2002 | John Maher ’74 | 2003 | John Lowe PhD ’77 | 2005 |
| Patricia Sodomka ’78 | 2007 | Lynn Parrott ’85 | 2008 | Howard Hamilton ’77 | 2009 |
| Elizabeth Seely ’91 | 2010 | William Considine ’71 | 2011 | Corbett Price ‘75 | 2011 |
| Kamilla Sigafoos ’77 | 2011 | David Miller ‘80 | 2012 | Peyton Howell ‘90 | 2013 |
| Larry Anstine ‘88 | 2014 | Kevin Johnson ‘90 | 2015 | Bob Gilbert ’81 | 2016 |
| Gail Marsh ’90 | 2017 | Julie Robins ’93 | 2018 | Larry Margolis ’73 | 2019 |
| Alicia Smith ’93 | 2020 | Frank Murphy ’77 | 2021 | Richard (Dick) Hanson | 2022 |
Health Equity Advancement Award
Recognizes an individual or group that has made measurable contributions to advance health equity by leading improvements in health disparities, workforce diversity and inclusion, income inequality, or community health within the HSMP Alumni Society, the HSMP Program, or in the field of health care.
| Ray Grady ’74 | 2008 | Dave Page | 2014 |
| John Lowe ’77 | 2009 | Frederick Hobby | 2015 |
| Robert Clapp | 2010 | Leon McDougal | 2016 |
| Dave Arnold ’81 | 2011 | Manju Woods ’06 | 2018 |
| Kelly Scheiderer ‘95 | 2012 | Lisa Sloane ’07 | 2019 |
| Charleta Tavares | 2013 | Isaac Azirambura ’14 | 2020 |
| Reem Aly ‘11 | 2021 | Christine Sander ’11 | 2022 |
Honorary Alumnus Award
Recognizes individuals whose support of the Graduate Program in Health Services Management and Policy and its alumni has been outstanding and deserving of special recognition. The award is intended to express deep appreciation on behalf of the Alumni for the support and interest the recipient has shown.
| Jewel Barron James Castle Jeffrey Caswell William Cleverley Thomas Dolan Donald Dunn | William Gemma Mary Howard George Johnson Timothy Jost Bernard Lachner Bonnie Lachner | Myles Lash Stephen Loebs John Mannix Edgar Mansfield William Martin II Ann Scheck McAlearney |
| Gordon Meinhart Jr. Hagop S. Mekhjian Wade Mountz Donald Newkirk Joan Patton Richard Schrock | Sharon Schweickhart Eric Seiber Kenneth Shoos Richard Sims Ronald St. Pierre David Steffy Stephen Strasser Sandra Tannenbaum | Amy Thaci Charles Turner Richard Vincent William Wilkins Stuart Williams Ray Woodham |
HSMP Alumni Society Service Award
Recognizes an individual who has made great contribution and shown tremendous dedication of talent, time and vision to the HSMP Alumni Society.
| Alicia Smith ’93 | 2008 | Manju Oomen ’06 | 2009 |
| Lori Mulichak ’97 | 2010 | Jeff Caswell | 2012 |
| Stephen Loebs | 2012 | Steve Smith ‘77 | 2013 |
| Kelly Scheiderer ‘95 | 2014 | Janet Porter ‘77 | 2015 |
| Dave Arnold ’81 | 2016 | Chuck Ansley ’81 | 2016 |
| James Schaum ’79 | 2017 | Elizabeth Seely ’90 | 2019 |
| Reed Fraley ’95 | 2020 | Nathan Ricker ‘10 | 2021 |
Past Presidents Leadership Prize
Presented to a graduating student for outstanding leadership contributions and ability in health services management. Sponsored by the past presidents of the HSMP Alumni Society
| William M. Jennings ’91 | Karin Cain ’01 | Erin Shaffer ’10 |
| Erin N. Grace ’92 | Larry Tracy ’01 | Aaron Fields ’10 |
| Kyle Sharp ’93 | Monika Black ’02 | Daniel B. Hager II ’11 |
| Shobha H. Shah ’94 | Richard Goins ’03 | Claudia Dome ’12 |
| Patricia Whelan ’95 | Shaifali Shah ’03 | Brian R. Needham ’13 |
| Jason Scovil ’96 | Edward Adams ’04 | Isaac Aziramubera ’14 |
| Rita Sehgal ’96 | Sarah Hoshaw ’05 | Jack Grant ’14 |
| Anita Arora Patel ’97 | Erick J. Vidmar ’06 | Chelsea Furda ’15 |
| Anthony McLean ’98 | Waverly L. Gordon ’07 | Paula Silverman ’16 |
| Xichel Woods ’98 | Nicholas Schmidt ’08 | Rachel Rutledge ’17 |
| Shideh Shahideh ’99 | Kyle Dorsey ’09 | Elisabeth Johnsen ’19 |
| David H. Inoue ’00 | Priscilla Pham ’09 | Alpha Mansaray ’19 |
Staff Appreciation Award
Recognizes the commitment and service to our education.
| Joanne Jones | 1994 | Christine O’Malley | 2000 |
| Sara Toomey | 1994 | Sara Toomey | 2001 |
| Peggy Shields | 1995 | Kathy Holloway | 2005 |
| Amy Meek | 1996 | Lee Bolzenius | 2006 |
| Carmen Fleck | 1997 | Amy Thaci | 2007 |
| Kaleen D. Adelsberger | 1998 | Colleen Herr | 2014 |
| Sandra L. Daly | 1999 | Lisa Mayhugh | 2016 |
Stephen F. Loebs Outstanding Leadership Award
(Formerly “Distinguished Service Award”) Recognizes individuals who have made unique and extraordinary contributions in Health Services Management and Policy through outstanding leadership in innovative approaches, discovery, and dissemination of new knowledge or leadership in organizations that are contributing to the improvement of health care services.
| James Anderson ’76 | Gary Mecklenburg | Daniel Sherred ’90 |
| James Castle | Andrew Pattullo | |
| Edward Conors | Wilford Payne ’75 | |
| Richard Davidson | Janet Porter ’77 | |
| Robert DeVries | Robert Sigmond | |
| Bill Dwyer | Quint Studer | |
| Gary Filerman PhD | Manuel Tzagournis | |
| Bernard Lachner | Gail Warden | |
| Charles Lauer | Ray Woodham | |
| Stephen Loebs | Dave Blom | |
| Stan Lemeshow | Christopher Coloian ‘90 |
Ned Zechman Young Alumni Achievement Award
Recognizes members 40 years or younger who have achieved significant early career growth in the field of Health Services Management and Policy.
| William Jennings ’91 | 1999 |
| Peyton Howell ’90 | 2000 |
| Kevin Johnson ’90 | 2001 |
| Anthony McLean ’98 | 2002 |
| Pamela Cairns ’98 | 2003 |
| Patricia McClimon ’94 | 2004 |
| Lorraine Mulichak ’97 | 2006 |
| Daniel Like ’99 | 2008 |
| Duane Reynolds ’04 | 2009 |
| Kevin Muench ’03 | 2010 |
| Larry Tracy ’01 | 2011 |
| James Cleverley ’04 | 2012 |
| Chris Clinton ’05 | 2013 |
| Albert Wright ’00 | 2014 |
| Lisa Sloane ’07 | 2015 |
| LeTesha Montgomery ’03 | 2016 |
| J. Phil Harrop ’04 | 2017 |
| Erin Shaffer ’10 | 2019 |
| Rick Goins ’04 | 2020 |
| Waverly Gordon ‘07 | 2021 |
| Jordan Woods ’09 | 2022 |
Young Alumni Service Award
Recognizes members 40 years or younger who have made significant contributions to the Division of Health Services Management and Policy and the Alumni Society.
| Kyle Dorsey ’09 | 2010 | Nathan Ricker ’10 | 2012 | Hillary Kummer ’15 | 2019 |
| Aaron Fields ‘10 | 2012 | Claudia Coleman ‘12 | 2013 | Anton Johnson ’16 | 2022 |
| Ali Ristas ‘13 | 2015 | Mary O’Connell ’09 | 2016 | ||
| James Cleverley ’04 | 2017 | Vishal Bhatt ’14 | 2018 |
Bernard J. Lachner Scholarship In Health Services Administration
| John Lowe ‘77 | Lynne C. Parrott ‘85 | Jeff Ziegler ‘91 | Tiana Lee ‘99 | Erick J. Vidmar ’06 | Kayla Harman ’14 | Rachel Zbiegien ’21 |
| Patricia Findling‑Sodomka ‘78 | Anne M. Olsen ‘86 | Erin Grace ‘92 | John K. Carlsen ’00 | Tammy S. Heyman ’07 | Monica Baker ’14 | Eric Sette ’23 |
| Robert Hurley ‘79 | Lisa Wellner‑Wack ‘86 | Julie Alexander Amling ‘93 | Larry Tracy ’01 | Julie M. Anstine ’08 | Hanna Foster ’15 | |
| David Miller ‘80 | Thomas Bour ‘87 | Patricia Jochum McClimon ‘94 | Derek Vance ’02 | Julie Johnston ’09 | Avery Schumacher ’16 | |
| Wayne Miller ‘81 | Larry Anstine ‘88 | Nancy Mosier ‘95 | J. Phil Harrop ’03 | Kelli Clifton ’10 | Rachel Rutledge ’17 | |
| Mark H. Shuter ‘82 | Donna Schiavo ‘89 | Kevin Sears ‘96 | Edward A. Adams ’04 | Amelia Brown ’11 | Esther Olsen ’18 | |
| J. Michael Enos ‘83; | Elizabeth Seely ‘90 | Amy Henricksen ‘97 | Melissa J. Little ’04 | Laura Bloch ’12 | Reed Franklin ’19 | |
| Robert Stetson ‘84 | Valerie Loudenback ‘90 | Anthony J. McLean ‘98 | Lucille A. Sutter ’05 | Jessica Jolly ’13 | Julia Parker ’20 | |
Robert J. Caswell Academic Achievement Award
| Julie Anstine ’08 | Laura Bloch ’12 | Erin Willett ’15 |
| Sharifa Alcendor ’08 | Carla Hill ’12 | Laurel Geist ’15 |
| Malissa Frost ’08 | Andrew Ohl ’12 | Adrienne Bogacz ‘16 |
| Julie Johnston ’09 | Philip Gulck ’12 | Amine Dahab ‘16 |
| Jennifer Lenihan ’09 | Preethy Rangan ’12 | Ian Gallagher ‘16 |
| Priscilla Pham ’09 | Claudia Dome ’12 | Tracy Gundy ‘16 |
| Eva Underwood ’09 | Elijah Meyer ’12 | Jordan Hanson ‘16 |
| Kyle Dorsey ’09 | Severin Pouly ’12 | Lindsey Knapke ‘16 |
| Maria Fondriest ’09 | David B. Muhlestein ’12 | Chris Kvale ‘16 |
| Tracy Brewer ’10 | Jordan B. Muhlestein ’12 | Avery Schumacher ‘16 |
| Kelli Clifton ’10 | Joseph J. Bonkowski ’13 | Jennifer Sexton ‘16 |
| Benjamin Hull ’10 | Nihal S. Patel ’13 | Zachary Stauffer ‘16 |
| Christopher Bowers ’10 | Kristen L. Johnson ’13 | Phillip Weiss ‘16 |
| Brooke Myers ’10 | Daria Tanska ’13 | Elizabeth Fox ‘17 |
| Zachary Zaret ’10 | Catherine L. Smithers ’13 | Rachel Blick ‘17 |
| April Hoyt ’10 | Sara E. Workman ’13 | Nathan Miller ‘17 |
| Ashley Peterson ’10 | Jessica A. Jolly ’13 | Karan Rai ‘17 |
| Kevin D. Weber ’11 | Amanda Masciarelli ‘17 | |
| Mitchell C. Fair ’11 | Monica Siedler ’14 | Rachelle Barr ‘17 |
| Reem H. Aly ’11 | Karen Unver ’14 | Matthew Franklin ‘17 |
| Amelia J. Brown ’11 | Joshua Snowden ’14 | Kate Kubota ‘17 |
| Daniel B. Hager II ’11 | Jane Sitorius ’15 | Timmy Dang ‘17 |
| Emily C. Larson ’11 | Hanna Foster ’15 | Jake Diaz ‘17 |
| Jason C. Lovero ’11 | Meredith Willsen ’15 | Rachel Rutledge ‘17 |
| Joshua A. Nowack ’11 | Hillary Kummer ’15 | Kelsey Murray ‘17 |
| Andrew L. Smith ’11 | Tracie Gedrich ’15 | Jessie Sun ‘17 |
| Lawrence Baylis ’12 | Ashley Klott ’15 |
Faculty Award For Distinguished Academic Performance
| Richard Manton | 1991 | Andrea Darby | 1998 | Nicole Slee | 2004 |
| Catherine Villareal | 1991 | Melissa Ewald | 1998 | Kyle Brostrom | 2005 |
| Jeff Ziegler | 1991 | Anthony McLean | 1998 | Katrina Buchholtz | 2005 |
| Mary Caldeira | 1992 | Xichel Woods | 1998 | Tom Cunningham | 2005 |
| Robert Michalski | 1992 | Valerie Nicholson, M.D. | 1999 | Josh Dorsey | 2005 |
| Peter Mihaly | 1992 | Armin Rahmanian | 1999 | Sarah Hoshaw | 2005 |
| Julie Alexander | 1993 | John Carlsen | 2000 | Lanny Lautenschlager | 2005 |
| Rhonda Engleman | 1994 | Katherine Baker | 2000 | Elizabeth Seelig | 2005 |
| Jennifer Fisher | 1994 | Irina Beliaeva | 2001 | Tim Sullivan | 2005 |
| Patricia Jochum | 1994 | Larry Tracy | 2001 | Lucille Sutter | 2005 |
| Robert Montagnese | 1994 | Stephanie Harley | 2001 | Kathleen Unroe | 2005 |
| Shobha Shah | 1994 | Elizabeth Tompkins | 2001 | Mark Unroe | 2005 |
| Christine Bostick | 1994 | Claudia Uribe | 2001 | Emily Allinder | 2006 |
| Kelly Coulson | 1995 | Laura Carlson | 2002 | Kelly Dunkowski | 2006 |
| Spence Fisher | 1995 | Tracy Bryan | 2003 | Andrew Hunt | 2006 |
| Erica Lieberwirth | 1995 | Suja Rajan | 2003 | Morgan Martin | 2006 |
| Nancy Mosler | 1995 | Shaifali Shah | 2003 | Sola Osinbowale | 2006 |
| Julia Yeager | 1995 | Suzanne Arnold | 2004 | Viktorya Proffitt | 2006 |
| John Makari | 1996 | Melissa Cord | 2004 | Breanne Pfotenhauer | 2006 |
| Scott McCuen | 1996 | Robert Cox | 2004 | David Reisman | 2006 |
| Pamela Pace | 1996 | James Cleverley | 2004 | Erick Vidmar | 2006 |
| Jason Scovil | 1996 | Kelli Gress | 2004 | Jason Waibel | 2006 |
| Kevin Sears | 1996 | Stacie Hermann | 2004 | Sarah Collins | 2007 |
| Katrina Smith | 1996 | Philip Jiricko | 2004 | Tammy Heyman | 2007 |
| James Fennelly | 1997 | Veena Joshi | 2004 | Adam Rush | 2007 |
| Amy Henricksen | 1997 | Melissa Little | 2004 | Cicely Tingle | 2007 |
| Jill Sutton | 1997 | Mindy Marcum | 2004 | Raymond Vargas | 2007 |
| Christopher Wasson | 1997 | Scott Singer | 2004 | Jodi Wolfet | 2007 |
Donald R. Newkirk Scholarship in Health Services Administration
| Justin R. Bradshaw ’04 | Julie Anstine ’08 |
| Joseph E. Turek ’05 | Julie C. Johnston ’09 |
| Kelly J. Dunowski ’06 | Lindsey Bergheger ’11 |
| Jodi L. Wolfe ’07 |
William O. Cleverley Scholarship Award
| Julie Anstine ’08 | Julie C. Johnston ’09 |
| Lindsey Bergheger ’11 | Kevin DePaola ’15 |
| Amine Dahab ‘16 | Rachel Rutledge ‘17 |
| Elisabeth Johnsen ‘19 | Kevin Heckle ’19 |
| Taylor Reed ’20 | Alex Jofriet ’21 |
HSMP Program Service Award
Recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions in Health Services Management and Policy through outstanding leadership in innovative approaches, discover and dissemination of new knowledge, or leadership in organizations that are contributing to the improvement of health care services.
| Kelly Scheiderer ’95 | 2008 | Alan Channing ’71 | 2011 | Libbey Hoang ’99 | 2017 |
| R. Reed Fraley ’75 | 2009 | Aaron Fields ‘10 | 2014 | ||
| Armin Rahmanian ’99 | 2010 | Tammie Hayes ‘94 | 2015 |
Excellence in Diversity Faculty Award
This award acknowledges and honors the efforts of faculty who strive to promote understanding and application of diversity in its many forms.
| Ann Scheck McAlearney | Quinn Capers |
College of Public Health Champions of Public Health Dean’s Award
| William Considine ’71 | 2014 | R. Reed Fraley ’75 | 2015 |
The Ohio State University Alumni Association William Oxley Thompson Award for Early Career Achievement
Presented to young alumni under the age of 36 who have demonstrated distinctive achievement in a career, civic involvement or both.
| William Jennings ’91 | 1999 | Duane Reynolds ’04 | 2010 |
| Peyton Howell ’90 | 2000 | Naomi Adaniya ’16 | 2019 |
The Ohio State University Alumni Association Ralph Davenport Mershon Award
Presented to alumni who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and service to The Ohio State University.
| R. Reed Fraley ’75 | 2001 | Janet Porter ’77 | 2010 | Steve Smith ’77 | 2018 |
The Ohio State University Alumni Association Archie M. Griffin Professional Achievement Award
Presented to alumni who have superb records of distinguished career accomplishments and who have made outstanding contributions to their professions.
| Alan Brass ‘73 | 2016 |
The Ohio State University Alumni Association Diversity Champion Award
The award honors alumni who have made a significant and sustained contribution that fosters diversity and inclusion in their broader community and/or organization; recognizing and respecting the value of individual differences such as race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran or military service status, gender identity, economic status, political belief, marital status or social background.
| Corbett Price ‘75 | 2016 |
| Duane Reynolds ’04 | 2020 |
The Ohio State University Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Society Award
| HSMP Alumni Society | 2015 |
The Ohio State University Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Society Leader Award
| Elizabeth Seely ’90 | 2015 |