Recognizing Key Contributions to Hospitals and Health Care
The Award of Merit is presented each year to an individual (not a CEO) who has made noteworthy contributions to the health care field in Indiana.
Criteria:
- Nominations must be in the form of a letter to the Chair of the Awards Committee. This letter must be accompanied by background material that details the significant contributions of the nominee to hospitals and/or health care. Supportive and clarifying information may be included. Please do not submit presentations.
- Nominees must be residents of Indiana
- Chief executive officers of IHA member organizations are not eligible
Nominate a Deserving Candidate:
IHA members help us identify and select recipients of the Award of Merit. The award will be presented at IHA's Annual Meeting. Nomations are due Sept. 27, 2024. Download the form below and return to:
2024 Award of Merit Nomination Form.pdfPAST WINNERS
2023 - Tim Kennedy, JD
2022 - Dr. Kristina Box
2021 - John Pidgeon
2020 - Edmund R. Abel
2019 - Roy Wilson
2018 - Dr. Jerome Adams
2017 - Dr. Tim Taber
2016 - Dale E. Baker
2015 - Jim McIntire
2014 - Denise Dillard
2013 - Peggy Gerard
2012 - Sally Cleveland
2011 - Dr. James Williams
2010 - Jon A. Ford
2009 - Dr. Judith Monroe
2008 - Dr. Steven C. Beering
2007 - Senator Patricia L. Miller
2007 - Representative Charlie Brown
2006 - John C. Render
2006 - Kenneth G. Stella
2006 - David H. Windley
2005 - Sister Jane Marie Klein
2004 - John W. Fischer
2003 - Brenda Eversole
2002 - JoAnn R. Meehan
2001 - Rita Mrozinski
2000 - Michael J. Mastrangeloa, M.D.
1999 - John D. Walda
1998 - Samuel H. Hopper
1997 - John C. Bailey, M.D.
1996 - Allen M. Hicks
1995 - Walter Daly Jr., M.D.
1994 - Sister Clarise Winter
1993 - Hilton Hobbs
1992 - Ben Bortz Jr.
1991 - Barbara Stewart
1990 - Conrad E. Uitts
1989 - Otis R. Bowen, M.D.
1988 - George Lukemeyer, M.D.
1987 - Donald T. Nelson
1986 - William H. Krieg
1985 - William S. Hall
1984 - C.L. Morris
1983 - Helen Barrett
1982 - Edmund F. Ball
