ASHRM Health Care Risk Professional of the Year Award

Selection Criteria:

Each application will be scored in the following areas:

• Work as an effective collaborator to produce positive results
• Deeply committed to risk management and contributes to the advancement and service to the risk management community
• Shows outstanding innovation through creativity when confronted with challenges, issues or a need or desire for improvement
• Strong leadership skills through the ability to guide and inspire others
• Demonstration of value creation through the implementation of a risk program

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Anyone who currently practices health care risk management for a health care organization, financial institution, government entity, risk management consultation, insurance industry, or legal practice
2. Must be a current ASHRM member
3. Demonstrated leadership through one of the following criteria:
   • CPHRM
   • Past ASHRM or State/Regional Chapter committee member or chair
   • Speaker at ASHRM Annual Conference, webinar or State/Regional Chapter Conference
   • Past member of ASHRM or State/Regional Chapter Board
   • Serve as ASHRM faculty
   • FASHRM
   • DFASHRM

What Do the Recipients Get?

• Engraved prestigious crystal award
• One complimentary registration to ASHRM's annual conference
• A spotlight in the following year's HRM Week
• Will be honored during the ASHRM in-person annual conference

Past Award Recipients

2023: Tracy L. Melina, DFASHRM
2022: Paul John D'Aquila, RN, JD, CPHRM
2021: Jean B. Hood, RN, MSN, CPHRM, CPPS, FASHRM
2020: Barbara McCarthy, RN, MPH, CIC, CPHQ, CPHRM, FASHRM
2019: Karen Garvey, DFASHRM, CPHRM, CPPS
2018: Rebecca Cady, Esq., BSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM, FACHE