Past Award Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award

2025

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Jim P. Kidd

CEO

Advanced Bone & Joint

St. Peters, MO

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

2025     Erika Noll
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

2025       Ruschell Gladden 
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

2025      Steve Fiore
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
*originally Listserv Champion



 

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      Krista Armstrong 
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


 

Rising Star
of the Year

2024     Savannah Galyon
2018
      Olivia Wolf
2017      Eric Hannah

Excellence
in Service

2016     Signature Medical
              Group
2015     Resurgens
              Orthopaedics
2014     Campbell Clinic

 

 

Innovator
Award

2025      Bone & Joint Institute                  of Tennessee
2024
      Earl Anderson

Innovation
Award

2019      Tammie Simao
2018      Ortho NorthEast
2017      OrthoIllinois