ASHRM Distinguished Service Award

ASHRM’s highest individual honor, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes a single outstanding achievement or a lifetime of contributions to the field.

Eligibility

ASHRM member for at least 5 years.
Self-nominations not accepted.
Current board members and officers are ineligible.

Criteria

Leadership in local, regional, or national risk organizations.
Service in ASHRM committees, presentations, authorship, or faculty.
Advancement of the profession through teaching, writing, or research.

What Do the Recipients Get?

Engraved prestigious crystal award.
One complimentary registration to ASHRM's annual conference.
Will be honored during the ASHRM in-person annual conference.

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Past Recipients

2024: Monica Cooke, BSN, MA, RN, PMH-BC, CPHQ, CPHRM, DFASHRM
2023: Georgene Saliba, RN, BSN, MBA, FASHRM
2022: Susan Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, CPPS, CPHRM, DFASHRM
2021: Sheila Hagg-Rickert, JD, MHA, MBA, CPCU, DFASHRM
2020: Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM
2018: Kathleen Shostek, RN, ARM, MBA, DFASHRM, CPHRM, CPPS
2016: Mary Anne Hilliard, Esq., BSN, CPHRM
2015: Andrew Oppenberg, MPH, CPHRM, DFASHRM
2014: Leilani Kicklighter, CPHRM, DFASHRM
2013: Michelle Hoppes, RN, MS, DFASHRM
2011: Sylvia M Brown, RN, JD
2010: Monica Berry, BSN, JD, LLM
2008: Peggy Nakamura, RN, MBA, JD, CPHRM
2007: Pamela L. Popp, MA, JD, DFASHRM
2005: Joyce Benton, RN, MSA, ARM
2004: Geri Amori, PhD, CPHRM, DFASHRM
2003: Robert F. Bunting Jr., PhD, MSA, CPHRM, CPHQ, MT(ASCP), DFASHRM
2001: John C. West, JD, MHA, DFASHRM, CPHRM
2000: Harlan Hammond, MBA, BA, CPHRM, DFASHRM, ARM, HRM
1998: Fay A Rozovsky, JD, MPH, DFASHRM
1997: Roberta Carroll, RN, ARM, MBA, CPCU, CPHQ, LHRM, CPHRM, DFASHRM, HEM
1996: Audrey Vanagunas, MPH, ARM, DFASHRM
1994: Jane J. McCaffrey, MHA, DFASHRM
1993: Ellen L. Barton, JD, CPCU, DFASHRM
1992: Steven L. Salman, MBA, JD, DFASHRM
1991: R. Stephen Trosty, JD, MHA