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Rural Health Awards

2010 Award Nomination Forms are Available.
Nominate a special program or colleague (or yourself) for an award.


2009 Awards

Presidential Awards
Jill Beason, RN, BSN
Bruce Behringer
Sandy Halford, MSN
Shirley Kee
Myrtle Russell
Frank Shelton



Legislator of the Year Award

State Representative Kevin Brooks
(Rep. Kevin Brooks accepting award
from Michael R. Caudle, MD, Legislative Committee Chair)




Al Grant Award

Rhonda Phillippi, RN
(Rhonda Phillippi, RN, accepting award
from Joellen Edwards, PhD, Awards Committee Chair)


Eloise Q. Hatmaker Distinguished Service Award

Cynthia Chaffin, M.Ed, CHES
(Cynthia Chaffin accepting award
from Bill Jolley, Vice President Rural Issues, THA)




Award of Merit

Methodist Fayette Hospital
(David Crislip, Administrator of Methodist Fayette Hospital, accepting
award from Joellen Edwards, PhD, Awards Committee Chair)



Special Exemplary Project Award
Gibson County Coordinated School Health and Kellie Carroll






Rural Health Practitioner of the Year
Norman Henderson, MD & Kermit Dugger, MSN, FNP-BC
, PMHNP-BC
(Dr. Henderson accepting award from Joellen Edwards, PhD, Awards Committee Chair)