Awards

HFMA Northern California continues to receive recognition for the outstanding work of its volunteers and leadership. The following is a list of the Awards the HFMA Northern California Chapter has awarded in recent years.

Presidential Award

The Presidential Award represents the Chapter’s highest honor and is awarded only when appropriate (and typically not more than annually). The Award is given to an individual who resides or works in the Chapter’s geographical area whose outstanding achievement has benefited the Chapter and healthcare financial management . In most cases, the achievement meriting the Award is sustained over a number of years, although extraordinary short-term achievement may be considered. Chapter membership is not a prerequisite. Past recipients of the Presidential Award are ineligible.

Presidential Award Recipients

Milan A. “Doc” Barto	1982-1983
Thomas L. Camp, FHFMA, CPA	1983-1984
W. Norman West	1986-1987
G. Brian May	1988-1989
Carl Hitchner, JD, CPA	1989-1990
R. Lawrence Nicholson, CHFP	1990-1991
James M. Fojut Gary L. Lampi, FHFMA	1991-1992
Thomas P. Knight	1992-1993
Peter Grant, JD, PhD Vince Schmidt	1993-1994
Walton K. Luke, MBA, FHFMA	1994-1995
Gerard C. Bajada, FHFMA, CPA Susan M. Gotshall, CHFP	1995-1996
Robert W. Camarena, FHFMA Ann Shaddix	1996-1997
Craig K. Rucker, CPA, FHFMA	1997-1998
M. Steven Lipton, JD	1998-1999
John J. Feldman, Jr. Nancy Arata, FHFMA Paul R. DeMuro, FHFMA, CPA	1999-2000
David R. Haray, FHFMA	2000-2001
Vincent A. Acquisto Joe Hirt	2001-2002
Terrence L. Paff	2003-2004
Laura Zehm, MBA, FHFMA	2004-2005
Bernadette Mills Christine Sarrico	2005-2006
Mary Ackley Bernadette Mills—Jensen	2006-2007
Mary Ackley Jayne Kroner Valerie Sutton	2007-2008
Steve Thompson	2008-2009

Chapter Award of Merit

The Chapter Award of Merit is given on an annual basis for outstanding service to a Director, Committee Chairperson, or Committee member during the preceding Chapter year.

Chapter Award of Merit Recipients

Jack Ruzic, Jr. 1988
Mary Mehling 1988
Richard A. Dudgeon, FHFMA, CPA 1989
David R. Haray, FHFMA 1990
M. Steven Lipton, JD 1991
John J. Feldman, Jr. 1992
Valerie D. Sutton 1992
Milan A. “Doc” Barto 1993
Robert E. Slepin 1994
Robert D. Roberts, CPA 1994
Frances H. Crunk, FHFMA 1995
Dennis Y. Sato 1995
Dawn Marmaduke 1996
Loretta Spencer 1996
Beverly A. Tiffany, Esq. 1996
Cheryl Canaday 1999
Bernadette Mills 1999
Gary Koehler 2000
Charles Acquisto, Esq. 2000
Joe Hirt 2001
Chris Hoskinson 2001
Susan Acquisto 2001
Frank P. Fedor 2002
Barbara Griffin 2002
Kathryn L. Leppert 2003
Nancy Arata 2004
Kathryn L. Leppert 2004
Walton Luke 2004
Liz Marek 2004
Jayne Kroner 2005
Jack Porter 2005
Aimee Arata 2006
Terry Paff 2006
Steve Thompson 2006
Brian Marrs 2007
Kim Miranda 2007
Ramona Hernandez 2008-2009
Jayne Kroner 2008-2009

Author of the Year Award

The Author of the Year Award is presented in recognition of exemplary authorship of a paper, article, or series of articles published in the Northern California newsletter, Over the Edge, or other Chapter publications, during the preceding Chapter year.

Author of the Year Award Recipients

David R. Haray, FHFMA 1988-1989
John Glynn 1989-1990
Gale Kary 1989-1990
Joseph S. DeTrane, JD, CPA 1990-1991
Walton K. Luke, FHFMA 1991-1992
Richard A. Dudgeon, FHFMA, CPA 1994-1995
Laura L. Erbach, MBA, FHFMA 1994-1995
Ruth A. Selan 1995-1996
Randolph Grossman, MPH, PhD 1996-1997
Joseph Lapid, FHFMA, CPA 1996-1997
Frank Fedor 2000-2001
Susan Jones 2003-2004
Sherreta Lane 2004-2005
Jack Porter 2005-2006
Marta Dela Torre 2006-2007
Terri Manifesto 2006-2007
Gloryanne Bryant 2008-2009
Cindy Rudow 2008-2009

Chapter Achievement Award

The Chapter Achievement Award is presented on an annual basis to a Director, Committee Chairperson, or Committee Member during the preceding Chapter year. This is a peer appreciation award that is presented for an original achievement that benefits our Chapter.

Chapter Achievement Award Recipients

Edward J. Zak 1996-1997
Richard Griffith, FHFMA, CPA 1996-1997
Cheryl Canday 1996-1997
Susan Acquisto 1997-1998
Robert W. Camarena, FHFMA 1997-1998
Cynthia Feldman, CPA 1997-1998
Walter C. Kopp 1997-1998
Dawn Marmaduke 1998-1999
Paul DeMuro, FHFMA, CPA 1998-1999
Valerie Sutton 1998-1999
Milan “Doc” Barto 1998-1999
Bernadette Mills 1999-2000
Cheryl Canaday 1999-2000
Cynthia Feldman 1999-2000
Arlette Kendall 1999-2000
John Rush 1999-2000
Donna Mielenz 1999-2000
Barbara Griffin 1999-2000
Jack Gerard 2000-2001
Greg Kusiak 2000-2001
Ann Shaddix 2001-2002
Arlette Kendall 2003-2004
Michael K. Laidlaw 2003-2004
Brian R. Marrs 2003-2004
Christine Sarrico 2004-2005
Kathryn Leppert 2005-2006
Terry Paff 2005-2006
Jack Porter 2005-2006
Kevin Woodward 2005-2006
Mary Ackley 2006-2007
Kathy Cain 2006-2007
Jayne Kroner 2006-2007
Mary Ackley 2007-2008
Barry Brown 2007-2008
Barry Brown 2008-2009

Committee Leadership Award

The Committee Leadership Award is presented on an annual basis for outstanding contribution by a Committee Member during the preceding Chapter year. This is a peer appreciation award that is presented for an achievement that benefits a Chapter committee.

Committee Leadership Award Recipients

Sandy Adcock 1996-1997
Valerie Sutton 1996-1997
Whitney Walker 1996-1997
Kathleen Arcangeli, FHFMA 1997-1998
Peter N. Clagett 1997-1998
Paul DeMuro, FHFMA, CPA 1997-1998
Joel S. Goldman 1997-1998
Bernadette J. Mills 1997-1998
Bradley L. Shere 1997-1998
Heather Shupe 1997-1998
Robert E. Slepin 1997-1998
Chuck Acquisto 1998-1999
Ken Jensen 1998-1999
Sandra Adcock 1998-1999
Dominic Reo 1998-1999
Fred Wilcox 1998-1999
Terri Manifesto 1999-2000
Frank Fedor 1999-2000
Peter Grant 2000-2001
Mike Laidlaw 2000-2001
Terry Paff 2000-2001
Mike Laidlaw 2001-2002
Jayne Kroner 2004-2005
Mary Ackley 2005-2006
Jayne Kroner 2005-2006
Kathryn Leppert 2005-2006
Jack Porter 2005-2006
Aimee Arata 2006-2007
Cynthia Denton 2006-2007
Brian Marrs 2006-2007
Steve Thompson 2006-2007
Aimee Arata 2007-2008
Ramona Hernandez 2007-2008
Deborah Knight 2007-2008
Matt Morgan 2008-2009
Peter Hugenroth 2008-2009

Founders Awards

WILLIAM G. FOLLMER BRONZE AWARD
Northern California Recipients

Sandi Adcock 2007
Aimee C. Arata 2007
Cynthia L. Denton 2007
Ramona C. Hernandez 2007
Deborah K. Knight, CHFP 2007
Dev Mahadevan 2007
Jack O. Porter 2007

REEVES/SILVER AWARD
Northern California Chapter Recipients

Mary M. Ackley, FHFMA 2007
Kenneth A. Jensen 2007
Jayne Kroner 2007
Kathryn L. Leppert 2007
Brian R. Marrs 2007
Terrence L. Paff 2007
Heather H. Sibley 2007

MUNCIE/GOLD AWARD
Northern California Chapter Recipients

Kathleen M. Cain 2007
Arlette Kendall 2007
Bernadette Mills-Jensen 2007

Awards Presented to the Chapter

National HFMA presents awards to member chapters - to recognize outstanding, innovative, and effective work.

Some recent Chapter awards:

2007-2008
C. Henry Hottum Award for Educational Performance Improvement
Award of Excellence for Membership Growth and Retention (Silver)
Award of Excellence for Certification (Bronze)
3 Helen M. Yerger Special Recognition Awards:

Education— PFS Road Shows
Education—Spring Conference
Membership Recruitment and Retention
Joint Education—17th Annual Fall Conference
Joint Education—10th Region 11 Healthcare Symposium

Joint Improvement—10th Region 11 Symposium Website Improvement

2006-2007
Award of Excellence for Certification (Bronze)
2 Helen M. Yerger Special Recognition Awards:

Education— PFS Road Shows “Billing Preparedness”
Joint Education—16th Annual Joint Managed Care Conference

2005-2006
Award of Excellence for Certification (Bronze)
Helen M. Yerger Special Recognition Award for Joint Education: Joint Managed Care Conference

Award List