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Distinguished Member Award
2022 Shannan M. Swafford, DHA, MBA, RHIT, CHDA, CCS
2019 Kyle McElroy, MS-HSA, RHIA
2018 Donna Coomes, MBA, RHIA, CHC, CHPS, CHDA, CPHI, CPHQ, CCS
2017 Donna Coomes, MBA,RHIA,CHPS,CHC,CHDA,CPHQ,CCS
2016 Lela McFerrin, RHIA
2015 Amanda King, RHIA, CPEHR, CPHIT
2014 Seth Johnson, RHIA
2013 Elizabeth Delahoussaye, RHIA, CHPS
2012 Kathy Hallock, RHIA
2011 Rebecca ‘Becky’ Hancock, RHIA, CCS
2010 Mary ‘Meg’ McGill, RHIA
2009 Kelly Milam, RHIA
2008 Bryon Pickard, RHIA
2007 Cindy Nixon, RHIA
2006 Joann K. Christian, RHIT
2005 Karen Scott, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC
2004 Rebecca Reynolds, RHIA
2003 Rita Bowen, RHIA, CHPS
2002 Fredia Hall, RHIA
2001 Sue Gray, RHIA
2000 Karen Proffitt, RHIA
1999 Jill Fainter, ART
1998 Beth Bowman, RRA
1997 Connie Maddux, ART
1996 Tony Taylor, RRA
1995 Trannie Woodson, ART
1994 Alice Moore, RRA, CCS
1993 Mary McCain, RRA
1991 Wanda McKnight, ART
1990 Reba Lasater, ART
1989 Evelyn Freeman, RRA
1988 Mary Wallace, RRA
1982 Gertrude McCalip, RRA
Achievement Award
2017 Jennifer VanOver, BS, RHIT, CHTS-TR
2016 Dawn Scruggs, MA, RHIA, CDIP, CHDA
2013 Anne Dixon, RHIA & Amy Weeks, CCS
2011 Kay McMillan, RHIA, Susan Osborne, RHIA, CCS & Gail Winkler, RHIA
2010 Jennifer Busby, RHIA
2009 Kristen Lilly, RHIA
2008 Amanda King, RHIA
2004 Tricia Langenfelder, RHIA & Cindy Nixon, RHIA
2003 Carolyn Jones, RHIA
2002 Tracy Hickey, RHIA
2001 Rita Bowen, RHIA
1999 Karen Scott, RRA & Debra Stone, ART
1998 Meg McGill, RRA
1997 Janice Watkin, ART, CCS
Champion Award
2015 Rhonda Crabtree, BSBA, MAAOM, CPHIMSS
2014 Jean Young
2013 Sue Gray, RHIA & Angie Madden, CHC
2009 Bob Stewart & Terry Blount
2008 Paula Demby, RHIA & Wanda Johnson, RHIT
2007 Kay Linder
2006 Mike Collier
2004 Becky Hancock, RHIA, CCS
2003 Elizabeth Kunnu, RHIA
2001 Lois Knobeloch, RHIA
2000 Greg McCord
1998 Bob Stewart & Terry Blount
Mentor/Educator Award
2022 Jaclyn “Jackie” Kirkey, MBA, RHIA
2021 Bonita Payne, MHIIM, RHIA & Sajeesh Kumar, PhD
2020 Monique Pasley, RHIT, CCS & Valerie Brock, Ed.S, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CPC
2019 Michelle DuFresne, RHIT & Rebecca Reynolds, EdD, MHA, RHIA, CHPS
2018 Neal Coke, RHIA
2017 April Insco, RHIA, CHDA, CCS & Karen White RHIT & Valerie Brock CPAR, CDIP, CPC, RHIA
2015 Gail Winkler, RHIA
2014 Valerie Bowling, RHIA & Kyra Brown, RHIA, CCS
2013 Joann Miller, RHIA
2012 Carmen Bellos, RHIT, Roland Dale, RHIA & Karen Feltner, RHIA, CCS
2010 Karen Thorpe, RHIA
2009 Cecilia I. Ehieuma, RHIA & Beth Bowman, RHIA
2008 Karen White-Ashley, RHIT
2007 Paula Demby, RHIA
2006 Sara Jane Jones, RHIA
2005 Donna Johnston, RHIT
2004 Carmen Fouche´, RHIA
2003 Anne Dixon, RHIA
2002 Pat Bode, RHIA & Susan Osborne, RHIA
2001 Kay Miles, RHIT, CCS
2000 Elizabeth Kunnu, RHIA
1999 Lois Knobeloch, RHIA
Motivator Award (formerly Clinical Site Award)
2018 Bryon Pickard, RHIA
2012 Dianne Bobrowski, RHIT
2009 Sheri Henderson, RHIA
2008 All Clinical Sites
2005 Anne Powell, RHIA
2004 Donna Hunt, RHIA
2001 Covenant Health Systems
1990 Humana McFarland Hospital and Erlanger Medical Center
Rising Star Award (formerly Outstanding New Professional Award)
2022 Charisse Madlock-Brown, PHD, MLS
2020 Christi Deloy, RHIA
2019 Tracy Hunt, RHIA
2018 Jenna Hardin, RHIA
2017 Kim Goodman, RHIT
2016 Joanna Nowak, RHIT, CPC-A & J. Marcus Rickman, MHIIM, RHIA
2015 Laritha Boone, RHIA
2015 Melissa Koehler, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P
2014 Alisha Smith, RHIA
2010 Jana Gallamore, RHIA
2009 Nicholas Suter, RHIA
2008 Seth Johnson RHIA & Jameka Franklin, RHIA
2004 Teri Lambert, RHIA & Terre Wayman, RHIA
2003 Angela Hardy, RHIA
2002 Anne Dixon, RHIA & Alicia Blevins, RHIA
2001 Nanci Cross, RHIA
1989 Tracy Williams, RRA
1985 Rebecca Reynolds, RRA
Visionary Award
2019 Seth Johnson, MBA, RHIA
2018 Marcia Sharp, EdD, RHIA
2017 Melissa Johnson, RHIT
2016 Kyle McElroy, MS-HSA, RHIA
2012 Steve Robey, RHIT & Tony Taylor, RHIA, CHP
2009 Dee White, RHIA, CCS
2005 Joy Carroll, RHIA
2004 Meg McGill, RHIA
2003 Nancy Cardemone, RHIA
Volunteer Award
2021 Sheri Henderson, RHIA, Jaclyn ‘Jackie’ Kirkey, MBA, RHIA, Lisa Fox, RHIT, CCS, Dianne Bobrowski, RHIT, Lela McFerrin, RHIA, & Courtney Barnard, RHIT, CCS
2019 Gail Garrett, RHIT, Patricia “Patti” Gust, RHIA & Tammy Love, RHIA, CDIP, CCS
2018 Dianne Bobrowski, RHIT & Kim Jones Huddleston, CCS
2017 Trannie Woodson, RHIA, CCS
2016 Jamie Glenn, RHIA, CPEHR & April Insco, RHIA, CCS
2015 Sandra Clark, RHIA
2015 Jennifer VanOver, RHIT, CHTS-TR
2012 Beverly Selby, RHIT, CCS & Sarah Jane Shrader, RHIA
2011 Lela McFerrin, RHIA
2010 Elizabeth Delahoussaye, RHIA
2009 Stacy Dorris, RHIA, CPHQ
2004 Nikke Shilling, RHIA
2002 Dee Briley, RHIA
2001 Cindy Nixon, RHIA
2000 Tonia Poteet, RHIA
1999 Betty Mills, ART, Tony Taylor, RRA, & Fredia Hall, RRA
1998 Evelyn Freeman, RRA & Sue Gray, RRA
Meritorious Service (given by the Board of Directors)
2018 Mary Layne VanCleave, Meg McGill, RHIA, & Trannie Woodson, CCS
2014 Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Bowman, RHIA, FAHIMA
2011 Amanda King, RHIA
2009 Evelyn Freeman, RHIA
2007 Mary ‘Mamel’ McCain, RHIA
2006 Lois Knobeloch, RHIA
2004 Mary Layne Vancleave & Debbie Larios, J.D.
2003 Alice Moore, RHIA, CCS
1997 Mike Huggins & Jennifer Albrecht