AUPHA Program and Faculty Awards

Since 2018, AUPHA has awarded member programs and faculty for their service and engagement with AUPHA. No applications are necessary. AUPHA will determine eligibility from AUPHA records and will determine the winners based on those that best meet the criteria. The awards will be presented at the AUPHA Annual Meeting. 

The more active you and your program are, the more likely you will be eligible to receive an award. 

Hall of Fame
Recognizes individuals who have had a long-time, significant impact in AUPHA

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum of twenty (20) years AUPHA membership, including individual and program membership
• Attended a minimum of fifteen (15) AUPHA meetings 
• Meeting participation- sessions or posters presented
• Held a leadership position on a committee and/or Faculty Forum
• Published at least one (1) article in the Journal of Health Administration Education
• Have a complete member profile on the AUPHA Network
• Have achieved a significant number of points from Network contributions*
• Living at the time of nomination

Award for Engagement with AUPHA - New Program Member
Recognizes a new Program member for accomplishments within a single year 

Eligibility Criteria

• AUPHA program member for five (5) years or less
• Cumulative faculty participation in the following areas for the previous year:
  • Meeting attendance
  • Meeting participation - sessions or posters presented
  • Network participation
  • Forum participation
  • Publishing in Journal of Health Administration Education
  • Completed profiles on Network
  • Exchange program news submissions
  • Meeting sponsorship

Award for Engagement with AUPHA - Established Program Member
Recognizes a Program member for accomplishments within a single year 

Eligibility Criteria 

• AUPHA program member for more than ten (10) years
• Cumulative faculty participation in the following areas for the previous year:
  • Meeting attendance
  • Meeting participation - sessions or posters presented
  • Network participation
  • Held a leadership position on a committee and/or Faculty Forum
  • Publishing in Journal of Health Administration Education
  • Completed profiles on Network
  • Exchange program news submissions
  • Meeting sponsorship

Award for Faculty Service to AUPHA
Recognizes an Individual for accomplishments within a single year

Eligibility Criteria 

• Minimum of ten years (10) AUPHA membership, including individual and program membership
• Attended at least one AUPHA meeting during the past year
• Meeting participation - sessions or posters presented
• Held a leadership position on a committee and/or Faculty Forum
• Published at least one (1) article in the Journal of Health Administration Education
• Have completed a member profile on the Network
• Have achieved a significant number of points from Network contributions*
• Current members of the AUPHA Board are ineligible for this award

Presidential Citation
Upon the discretion of the AUPHA President, Presidential Citations will be awarded annually to individual members to recognize outstanding service to the Health Administration community, programs and students.

*Network engagement scores will be used to differentiate between eligible individuals.

Awards
Award for Engagement with AUPHA - New Program Member

2025 - Loyola University Chicago (G)
2024 - University of Kentucky (U)
2023 - University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
2022 - University of North Carolina Wilmington
2021 - West Virginia University
2020 - Metropolitan State University of Denver (G)
2019 - Northcentral University
2018 - Samford University 

Award for Engagement with AUPHA - Established Program Member

2025 - Medical University of South Carolina (G)
2024 - Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health (G)
2023 - Rush University
2022 - University of Central Florida (G)
2021 - University of Washington Seattle
2020 - Virginia Commonwealth University (G)
2019 - Saint Louis University
2018 - University of Alabama at Birmingham

Award for Faculty Service to AUPHA

2025 - Kevin Broom, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
2025 - Karen Clancy, PhD, MBA, University of Kentucky
2024 - Nancy Borkowski, DBA, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
2023 - Eric L. Richardson, PhD, MBA, MPH, PHR, CHHR,  SHRM-CP, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
2022 - Patrick Shay, PhD, Trinity University 
2021 - Suzanne Boren, PhD, MHA, University of Missouri
2020 - Wittney Jones, Northcentral University
2019 -  Leonard Friedman, PhD, The George Washington University
2018 - Leah Vriesman, PhD, University of California - Los Angeles
Hall of Fame
Presidential Citations