Past Award Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award


 2026

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Francis “Sam” Santschi
 JD, CMPE
 

Practice Administrator 
Diana L. Kruse, MD  
Sauk City, Wisconsin

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

2026    Andrew Wade
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

2026       Christopher Roy 
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

2026      Barbara Sack 
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

2026      Mike Doyle
2025      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

2026     Ruschell Gladden   
2025     Savannah Galyon
2018
      Olivia Wolf
2017      Eric Hannah

Excellence
in Service

2016     Signature Medical
              Group
2015     Resurgens
              Orthopaedics
2014     Campbell Clinic

 

 

Innovator
Award

2026      Kemuel Carey 
2025      Bone & Joint Institute                  of Tennessee
2024
      Earl Anderson

Innovation
Award

2019      Tammie Simao
2018      Ortho NorthEast
2017      OrthoIllinois