2021 Leadership Award Recipients:
As a professional in the healthcare communications industry, you dedicate yourself to the successful development and growth of your organization. WHPRMS recognizes your commitment and offers you the opportunity to gain personal recognition for your professional accomplishments.
Leadership Recognition is a program designed to reward members who excel in their profession. The program offers three tiers: Certification, Accreditation and Fellowship status. Fellows are best defined as professionals in healthcare marketing and public relations who demonstrate exceptional competence and ability in the areas of leadership, problem solving, innovation and creativity, and organizational impact.
What are you waiting for? Don’t let your professional accomplishments go unnoticed. Take some time to complete and submit your application today and achieve the level of recognition you deserve. Application and all supporting documents must be received on or before September 13, 2022 for consideration for this year. Awards will be presented during the WHPRMS annual conference. Materials and application links are shown below.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact president@whprms.org.
Application Materials
WHPRMS is currently accepting applications for 2021. Submit your application and payment on or before September 13, 2022 to be considered a candidate in this year’s program. For more information about this program, download the PDF documents below:
- Leadership Recognition Point Schedule
- Leadership Recognition Application Guidelines
- Fellow Application Guidelines
- Fellow Letters of Recommendation Guidelines
Click here to apply!
*Application and all supporting documents must be received on or before September 13, 2022 for consideration for this year.
WHPRMS Fellows
- Kathryn Allen – 1993
- Jeanne Arnold
- Priscilla Arsove
- Kristin Baird – 1998
- Kathy Behnke – 2021*
- Dorothy Thomas Black – In Memory
- Gary Buerstatte
- Alan Chechik
- Wayne Cordes – 1995
- Edith Davis
- David Denemark
- Margo H. Francisco – 1994
- Alan Gaudynski
- Annette Grunseth
- Margie Hackbarth – 1994
- Rachel Hill Smith – In Memory 2018
- Jeff Hine – 2002
- Karren Jeske – 1995
- Marty Juel
- Carol Knudson – 1999
- Stephanie Larson
- Jim Marshall
- Mike Milligan – 2012*
- Harvey Moss
- Chuck Nason
- Virginia Pearson – 1992
- Tom Platenberg
- Donna Proudfit
- Norman J. Puhek – In Memory
- Susen A. Rasmussen – 1997
- Jim Reck – 2001
- Carol Scaife – In Memory
- James Shulkin – 2011*
- Janet Schulz
- Luanne Sorenson
- Kevin Stranberg – 1999*
- Barbara Thompson – 1982
- Mark Thompson
- Linda Tiboris
- Jim Tobalski
- Ken Trester
- John Turck
- Ken Vetrovec
- Sue Watts
Accredited
- Robin Ballard – 2012
- Travis Baumgarten – 2021*
- Mia Beltran – 2005
- Andrea Billinghurst – 2014
- Beth Blackburn – 2002
- Anne Bogen – 2003
- Ann Brantmeier
- Lori Bruss – 2012
- Stephanie Burton – 2013*
- Amy Carey – 2012*
- Jaime Collins
- Carla David – 2012
- Renee Dooman – 2017
- Haley Gilman – 2015
- Mary Kay Grasmick – 2005
- Shelly Haberman
- Dianne Klump
- Liz Kopling – 2018*
- Andrea Kusch – 2013
- Heidi Lange – 2007
- Catherine Leifeld – 2019
- Stacy Lenzen – 2015
- Jane McGuire
- Chuck Moore – 2000*
- Kim Nienow – 2005
- Katie Nuttall – 2017*
- Randi Olson – 2013
- Michelle Paquette – 2001
- Julie Pedretti
- Christy Pierce – 2012
- Linda Pophal – 2003
- Jennifer Roberts – 2012
- Amy Ryan – 2012
- Kathy Schultz – 2004
- Trish Skram – 2013
- Heather Sullivan*
- Bridget Thomas – 2013
- Amanda Thompson – 2019
- Sarah Wagner
- Julie Wieser – 2011
- Rochelle Williams – 2001
- Andrea Zimmerman – 2013
Certified
- Tani Abendroth – 2016
- Tami Barber
- Clair Berg – 2017
- Sherri Brager – 2007
- Monica Cicci – 2020*
- Phyllis Guy
- Julia Hansch – 2017
- Lynn Jones – 2013
- Ashley Murcia – 2018*
- Chelsea Rank – 2020*
- Mary Rekowski – 2013
- Corissa Runde – 2016
- Carol Ryczek
- Katie Scott – 2013
- Stacy Sherman – 2012
- Kirsten Short – 2020*
- Tonya Sisson – 2013
- Saige Smith – 2013
- Kellie Spellman
- Julie Steiner – 2004
- Matt Thompson – 2018
- Kristin Westphal – 2020*
- Amy Yaeger – 2014
*Current WHPRMS member
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