Past Award Winners

2024

Karen Sollar

FACMPE

The Stone Clinic

San Francisco, CA

2023

Debra Mitchell 

RN, BSN, MBA (retired)

Children's Orthopaedics & Scoliosis Surgery

St. Petersburg, FL

2022

George A. Hernandez 

MS, MBA, FHMA, FACHE, CEO

Campbell Clinic

Germantown, Tennessee

2021

Steve Fiore

CEO

Orthopaedic Specialty Group

Fairfield, CT

2020

Jan Vest

MBA, CEO Emeritus

Signature Medical Group

St. Louis, MO

2019

Michael Berkowitz 

Administrator

KSF Orthopedic Center

Houston, TX

2018

Patricia L. Brewster

MHA, FACMPE, CEO Emeritus

Intrahealth Group/OrthoAtlanta

Atlanta, GA

2017

Dale Reigle

CEO (retired)

Rocky Mountain

Orthopaedic Associates Inc.

Germantown, Tennessee

2016

James Gdula

 Business Manager (retired)

Germantown, Tennessee

2015

Mary O'Brien

CMPE, CEO (retired)

Fox Valley Orthopaedic Associates

Geneva, IL

2014

William R. Pupkis

MBA, CMPE, CEO (retired)

Bone & Joint Center

Albany, NY

Practice Executive
of the Year

2024     Alejandro Fernandez
 2023    Bonnie L. Lynch
 2021     Darren Harris
 2021     Kelly McGuirl
 2020    William Hyncik
 2019     Dorothy McClure
 2018     John Polikandriotis
 2017     Michael Humphrey

Practice Professional
of the Year

2023     Ruschell Gladden
2021      Kelly McGuirl
2020     Bridgette Tesch
2019      Michael Jones
2018      Daniel Shumate
2017      Brandy Holguin

Volunteer
of the Year

2024       Dr. Paul Bruning
2022-23  Young & New
                  Professional 2023
                  Committee
2021       Terry Rosenthal
2020      Cindy Shepard
2019       Craig Henry
2018       Jim Kidd
2017       Angel Agus
2016       Jason McCormick
2015       Joseph Mathews
2014       Brian Bizub

Collaborate
Champion

2023      Steve Fiore
2021       Jason Wilfong
2020      Barbara Sack
2019       Sami Spencer
2018       Joseph Mathews
2017*      Sami Spencer
2016*      Joseph Mathews
2015*     Debra Mitchell
2014*     Dale Reigle
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Practice
of the Year

2023      South Florida Orthopaedics &
                Sports Medicine
2021       Bone and Joint Institute of
                Tennessee
2020      Vail Summit Orthopaedics

President's
Award

2024      Dr. Paul Bruning

2023      Addy Kujawa

2022     Ann Erwin
2021      Diana L. Kruse
2020     Olivia Wolf
2019      Jim Kidd
2018      Debra Mitchell
2017      Brian Bizub
2016      Ron Chorzewski
2015      Paul Bruning
2014      Don Schreiner

Excellence
in Service

2016     Signature Medical
              Group
2015     Resurgens
              Orthopaedics
2014     Campbell Clinic

Rising
Star

2018      Olivia Wolf
2017      Eric Hannah

Innovation
Award

2019      Tammie Simao
2018      Ortho NorthEast
2017      OrthoIllinois

Innovator
Award

2024      Earl Anderson