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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 ’711986Alan Brass ’731987Mark Neaman ’741988
Philip Newbold ’751989Alan Channing ’711990Wilford Payne ’751991
Edwin Zechman Jr. ’741992Clifford Eldredge ’711993R. Reed Fraley ’751994
Stephen Smith ’771995R. Edward Howell ’771996Sr. Judith Karam CCS ’791998
Mark Wagar ’761998Raymond Grady ’741999Joseph F. Damore ’762000
Janet Porter ’772002John Maher ’742003John Lowe PhD ’772005
Patricia Sodomka ’782007Lynne Parrott ’852008Howard Hamilton ’772009
Elizabeth Seely ’912010William Considine ’712011Corbett Price ‘752011
Kamilla Sigafoos ’772011David Miller ‘802012Peyton Howell ‘902013
Larry Anstine ‘882014Kevin Johnson ‘902015Bob Gilbert ’812016
Gail Marsh ’902017Julie Robbins ’932018Larry Margolis ’732019
Alicia Smith ’932020Frank Murphy ’772021Richard (Dick) Hanson ‘802022
Kyle Sharp ’932023    

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 ’742008Leon McDougal2016
John Lowe ’772009Manju Woods ’062018
Robert Clapp2010Lisa Sloane ’072019
Dave Arnold ’812011Isaac Aziramubera ’142020
Kelly Scheiderer ’952012Reem Aly ’112021
Charleta Tavares2013Christine Sander ’112022
Dave Page2014Kelli Ogunsanya ’102023
Frederick Hobby2015  

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

Kelly Scheiderer Alumni Society Service Award
(Formerly the “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 ’932008Manju Woods ’062009
Lori Mulichak ’972010Jeff Caswell2012
Stephen Loebs2012Steve Smith ’772013
Kelly Scheiderer ’952014Janet Porter ’772015
Dave Arnold ’812016Chuck Ansley ’812016
James Schaum ’792017Elizabeth Seely ’902019
Reed Fraley ’752020Nathan Ricker ’102021
Karen Sharp ’932023  

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 ’91Richard Goins ’03Jack Grant ’14
Erin N. Grace ’92Shaifali Shah ’03Chelsea Furda ’15
Kyle Sharp ’93Edward Adams ’04Paula Silverman ’16
Shobha H. Shah ’94Sarah Hoshaw ’05Rachel Rutledge ’17
Patricia Whelan ’95Erick J. Vidmar ’06Elisabeth Johnsen ’19
Jason Scovil ’96Waverly L. Gordon ’07Alpha Mansaray ’19
Rita Sehgal ’96Nicholas Schmidt ’08OSU case competition committee ’20
Anita Arora Patel ’97Kyle Dorsey ’09Randy Johnnicon ’21
Anthony McLean ’98Priscilla Pham ’09Daniel Kopechek ’22
Xichel Woods ’98Erin Shaffer ’10Sarah Gebretsadik ’23
Shideh Shahideh ’99Aaron Fields ’10Joy Mason ’24
David H. Inoue ’00Daniel B. Hager II ’11 
Karin Cain ’01Claudia Dome ’12 
Larry Tracy ’01Brian R. Needham ’13 
Monika Black ’02Isaac Aziramubera ’14 

Staff Appreciation Award
Recognizes the commitment and service to our education.

Joanne Jones1994Christine O’Malley2000
Sara Toomey1994Sara Toomey2001
Peggy Shields1995Kathy Holloway2005
Amy Meek1996Lee Bolzenius2006
Carmen Fleck1997Amy Thaci2007
Kaleen D. Adelsberger1998Colleen Herr2014
Sandra L. Daly1999Lisa Mayhugh2016

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 ’76Gary MecklenburgDaniel Sherred ’90
James CastleAndrew PattulloRobert Montagnese ’94
Edward ConorsWilford Payne ’75 
Richard DavidsonJanet Porter ’77 
Robert DeVriesRobert Sigmond 
Bill DwyerQuint Studer 
Gary Filerman, PhDManuel Tzagournis 
Bernard LachnerGail Warden 
Charles LauerRay Woodham 
Stephen LoebsDave Blom 

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 ’911999James Cleverley ’042012
Peyton Howell ’902000Chris Clinton ’052013
Kevin Johnson ’902001Albert Wright ’002014
Anthony McLean ’982002Lisa Sloane ’072015
Pamela Cairns ’982003LeTesha Montgomery ’032016
Patricia McClimon ’942004J. Phil Harrop ’042017
Lorraine Mulichak ’972006Erin Shaffer ’102019
Daniel Like ’992008Rick Goins ’032020
Duane Reynolds ’042009Waverly Gordon ‘072021
Kevin Muench ’032010Jordan Woods ’092022
Larry Tracy ’012011Kyle Dorsey ’092023

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 ’092010James Cleverley ’042017
Aaron Fields ’102012Vishal Bhatt ’142018
Nathan Ricker ’102012Hillary Kummer ’152019
Claudia Coleman ’122013Anton Johnson ’162022
Ali Ristas ’132015Hanna Gottschalk ’202023
Mary O’Connell ’092016  

College of Public Health Champions of Public Health Dean’s Award

William Considine ’712014R. Reed Fraley ’752015

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 ’911999Duane Reynolds ’042010
Peyton Howell ’902000Naomi Adaniya ’162019

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 ’752001Janet Porter ’772010Steve Smith ’772018

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 ‘732016

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 ’752016
Duane Reynolds ’042020

The Ohio State University Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Society Award

HSMP Alumni Society2015

The Ohio State University Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Society Leader Award

Elizabeth Seely ’902015