Health Administration Section Awards
Each year, our section gives out awards based on nominations from our members. Nominations have closed for 2011 but take a look at the award descriptions and start palnning to nominate a colleague for an award next year. Below are the descriptions for the WC Woodward award, Excellence in Health Administration award, Rising Star award, and Student Achievement award.
To see who won these awards in 2010, please check out the program from our awards ceremony.
W.C. Woodward Award
This award is named for the first chair of the Health Administration Section and recognizes a Health Administration member who has advanced the practice of health administration through outstanding leadership, contributions in a management or educational setting and provided significant service to the Health Administration section. Nominations should include specific information about the type of service (quality, duration, innovation, etc.) to the Health Administration section.
Excellence in Health Administration Award
This award recognizes exceptional and sustained achievement and performance in public health administration, as evidenced by contributions in the fields of practice, science, research, teaching or writing; outstanding contributions of major significance to the practice of health administration. The Recipient must have their primary Association membership in the Health Administration section, and should have been a member of the Section for at least ten years.
Rising Star Award
This award recognizes a Health Administration section member who is relatively new to the field of health administration, demonstrates potential in the health field and who has gone above and beyond the job description to make a lasting impact in their organization or in public health.
Student Achievement Award
This award recognizes outstanding achievement or performance in Public Health Administration, as evidenced by student contributions in the areas of practice, research, teaching, volunteerism, or writing.
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