Industry Honors
American Public Health Association Award for Excellence
James W. Wright*, MPH ’55 – Awarded 1973
Minnesota Public Health Association Albert Justus Chesley Award
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- Donna M. Anderson, MPH ’71
- Ann Bajari, MPH ’92
- Kenneth Bence, MHA ’92
- Ellen Benavides, MHA ‘84
- Richard Bond*, MPH, ‘48
- Janny Dwyer Brust, MPH ’87
- Frances Decker*, MPH ’61
- Christine Follett, MPH ‘96
- James F. Hart, PHCert ’10
- Arvid Houglum*, MPH ‘66
- Harold Leppink, MPH ’71
- Charles Oberg, MPH ’84
- Deborah Plumb, MPH ‘77
- Robert W. Schwanke, MPH ’66
- Mary Sheehan, MPH ’85
- Esther Tatley, MPH ’84
- Tricia Todd, MPH ’94
American Hospital Association Chairs
- Wade Mountz, MHA ’51 – AHA Chair 1975
- Stanley R. Nelson, MHA ’50 – AHA Chair 1982
- Elbert E. Gilbertson, MHA ’57- AHA Chair 1983
- Scott S. Parker, MHA ’62- AHA Chair 1986
- Donald C. Wegmiller, MHA ’62 – AHA Chair 1987
- Gordon M. Sprenger, MHA ’61 – AHA Chair 1996
- John G. King, MHA ’63 – AHA Chair 1998
- William D. Petasnick, MHA ’70 – AHA Chair 2008
Recipients of the American Hospital Association Distinguished Service Award
- Scott S. Parker, ’62 – AHA Recipient 1995
- Gordon M. Sprenger, ’61 – AHA Recipient 2001
- John G. King, ’63 – AHA Recipient 2005
Members of the Health Care Hall of Fame
This prestigious award is in partnership between Modern Healthcare and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and was created to honor the men and women who have made outstanding contributions and extraordinary strides in the healthcare industry.
- Walter McNerney, MHA ’50
- Wade Mountz, MHA ’51
- Stanley Nelson, MHA ’50
- Scott Parker, MHA ’62
- Don Wegmiller, MHA ’62
- John King, MHA ’63
