
Previous winners are not eligible for nomination, but previous finalists may be nominated.
2011 Health
Care Heroes
Community Achievement in Health Care Category:
Center for Youth and Adults with Conditions of Childhood – Winner
Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety
Quality Health First® Program
Advancements in Health Care Category:
Samantha Backhaus, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Vicenta Salanova, MD, FAAN, Professor of Neurology, Indiana University School of
Medicine; Director Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Indiana University Hospital
George W. Sledge Jr., MD, Ballve-Lantero Professor of Oncology, Professor of Medicine
and Pathology, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center – Winner
Physician Category:
Gregory P. Gramelspacher, MD, Professor of Medicine; Director Palliative Care Program,
Wishard Health Services; Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship,
Indiana University School of Medicine – Winner
Robert M. Pascuzzi, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, Indiana
University School of Medicine
Amy D. Shapiro, MD, Medical Director, Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc.
Non-Physician Category:
Jaimee Haan, PT, CWS, Team Leader, Physical Therapy Wound Management Indiana
University Health
Penny Handshaw, Director of Rehabilitation Services, Wishard Health Services – Winner
Michele Kuntz Wood, RN, Manager of Women's Health Services, Franciscan St. Francis Health
Volunteer Category:
Chris and Michele Brown, Aidan Brown Foundation
John W. "Jack" Heiney, Community Health Network Foundation – Winner
Tyler Hoeppner, St. Vincent Foundation
2010 Health Care Heroes
Community Achievement in Health Care Category:
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Matthew R. Gutwein, President
& Chief Executive Officer; Lisa E. Harris, MD, Chief Executive Officer & Medical
Director, Wishard Heath Services - Winner
Indiana Perinatal Network
Gennesaret Free Clinics, James A. Trippi, MD, Founder & Board President
Advancements in Health Care Category:
Marc W. Gerdisch, MD, Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Francis Heart Center
- Winner
James G. Spahn, MD, FACS, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EHOB, Inc.
L. Daniel Wurtz, MD, Riley Hospital for Children, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at IU
School of Medicine
Physician Category:
Glenn J. Bingle, MD, PhD, FACP, Retired Chief Medical Officer, Community
Health Network
Martin B. Kleiman, MD, Riley Hospital for Children, Ryan White Professor of Pediatrics
at IU School of Medicine
Alan D. Schmetzer, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at IU School of Medicine - Winner
Non-Physician Category:
Matthew Aalsma, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics at IU School
of Medicine - Winner
Leisha Osburn, MS, DABNM, R.EEG/EPT, CNIM, CLTM, Clarian Neuroscience,
Director of Neurophysiology at Methodist Hospital
Lori A. Walton, RN, BSN, Pediatric Weight Management Coordinator, L.I.F.E. for Kids,
Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent
Volunteer Category:
Caring Companions, St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers
Alan Droege, Volunteer, Clarian Hospice
Rita M. Fiorentino, Founder, The Gathering Together - Winner
2009 Finalists/Winners
Community Achievement in Health Care
EMBRACE Program, Wishard Health Services
HealthNet, Inc. - Winner
Indiana University School of Medicine Regional Medical
Education Campuses
Advancements in Health Care
Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group/ Clarian Neuroscience Institute - Winner
John A. McIntyre, PhD, FRC Path, D(ABHI), St. Francis Hospital
& Health Centers
The Susan G. Komen® for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU Simon
Cancer Center
Physician
Terry G. Horner, MD, Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group
Richard L. Schreiner, MD, Riley Hospital for Children
Stephen D. Williams, MD, IU Simon Cancer Center - Winner
Non-Physician
Lisa Crane, MSN, RN, Clarian Health
Sandra Maher, RN, MSN, FNP, Clarian Health
Kathy Redelman, RN, BSN, CNRN, Indianapolis Neurosurgical
Group - Winner
Volunteer
John W. "Jack"Heiney, Community Health Network
Norm McCarty, Riley Hospital for Children
Manoj Rana, Wishard Health Services - Winner
2008 Finalists/Winners
Community Achievement in Health Care
Winner House Calls for Seniors at Wishard Health Services
Finalist Community Hospital North
Finalist St. Francis Cord Blood Donation Program
Advancements in Health Care
Winner Francis W. Price, Jr., MD, Cornea Research
Foundation of America
Finalist A. Joseph Tector, III, MD, PhD, Indiana University
School of Medicine and Clarian Transplant Institute
Physician
Winner James A. Lemons, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Finalist Omkar N. Markand, MD, Indiana University
School of Medicine and Clarian Health
Finalist Jenelle S. Miller, MD, Hematology-Oncology of Indiana P.C.
Non-Physician
Winner Rebecca Navarro, RN, MSN, CEN, SANE-A, Wishard Finalist Birdie Gunyon Meyer, Clarian Health Health Services
Finalist Karen Bruner Stroup, Riley Hospital for Children
Volunteer
Winner Bruce Hetrick, American Cancer Society
Finalist Bob Baxter, Riley Hospital for Children
Finalist Don Perry, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
2007 Finalists/Winners
Community Achievement in Health Care
Raphael Health Center Family Life Program
Indiana Mothers' Milk Bank, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Service, Inc. - Winner
Advancements in Health Care
Leslie A. Geddes, PhD, DSc, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering,
Purdue University - Winner
Michael P. Murphy, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Homer L. Pearce, Semafore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Physician
Larry D. Cripe, MD, Indiana University Cancer Center/Indiana University
School of Medicine
Mercy Obeime, MD, St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers/
The Mercy Foundation
John E. Sidle, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine - Winner
Non-Physician
Pamela R. Claycomb, RN, BSN, St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis
Donna Guider, St. Vincent Children's Hospital
Nena Ray, THINK FIRST Program, Methodist Hospital at
Clarian Health - Winner
Volunteer
Dorothy Burton, Riley Hospital for Children - Winner
Gregory Berman and Joe Frank, Indiana University School of Medicine
Harry A. Steffy, Riley Hospital for Children
2006 Finalists/Winners
Community Achievement in Health Care
The Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County - Winner
St. Vincent New Hope/Crooked Creek Northwest Community
Development Corporation
Advancements in Health Care
J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, Indiana Network for Patient Care
Michael A. Kraus, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine - Winner
Physician
Rafat Abonour, MD, Indiana University Cancer Center/Indiana University
School of Medicine - Winner
Roberta A. Hibbard, MD, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Rama M. Jager, MD, PhD, FACS, FASCRS, Colon and Rectal Care
Non-Physician
Pat Ebright, DNS, CNS, RN, Indiana University School of Nursing
Jan Erlenbaugh Gaddis, RN, St. Francis Hospitals/Holy Cross
Catholic Church - Winner
Ramona R. Paulsrud, St. Vincent Women's Hospital
Volunteer
Sue Ann Bube, The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Alice E. Langford - Winner
Michael Smith, Clarian Health Partners/Indiana University Cancer Center
2005 Finalists/Winners
Corporate Achievement in Health Care
Dana Curish, Indianapolis Affiliate of The Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Smoke-Free Campus Initiative, Hancock Memorial Hospital and
Health Services
St. Thomas Clinic -- Winner
Advancements in Health Care
Robert J. Goulet, MD and Kathy D. Miller, MD, Breast Care and
Research Center, Indiana University Cancer Center
Indiana Health Information Exchange
Rick Sasso, MD, Indiana Spine Group -- Winner
Physician
Javier F. Sevilla, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Anna Maria Storniolo, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine,
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Michael S. Turner, MD, Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, Inc. -- Winner
Non-Physician
Bertha Brown, RN, St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital -- Winner
Jane Heustis, RN, Methodist Pathways Bereavement Program,
Clarian Health Partners
Jamie L. Lee, BS, RRT, IU Medical Group
Volunteer
Amy B. Daly, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children -- Winner
Robert C. Held, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Billy W. Starnes, Methodist Children's Hospital
2004 Finalists/Winners
Corporate Achievement in Health Care
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital -- Winner
Methodist Hospital (Clarian Health Partners) -- Winner
Advancements in Health Care
Clarian Health Partners
Gregory P. Gramelspacher, MD, Wishard Memorial Hospital
David W. Hollensbe, MD, Urology of Indiana, LLC and John W. Scott, MD,
Urology of Indiana, LLC
Phil Milto, Nathan's Battle Foundation -- Winner
Physician
Horace O. iBuzzi Hickman, Jr., MD, JD, Indiana Heart Physicians, Inc.
Michael S. Turner, MD, Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, Inc.
Karen W. West, MD, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children --
Winner
Non-Physician
Victoria L. Champion, DNS, RN, FAAN, Indiana University School of
Nursing -- Winner
Gary P. Miller, PhD, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Samuel L. Odle, FACHE, Clarian Health Partners
Volunteer
Frank Casper, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Kathryn A. “Katie” Cortelyou, St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services
Donald C. “Danny” Danielson, City Securities Corporation -- Winner
2003 Finalists/Winners
Corporate Achievement in Health Care
Edward W. Koschka, Community Health Network
Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., MD, Hoosier Oncology Group
Marion County Health & Hospital Corporation Health Advantage
Program -- Winner
Advancements in Health Care
Joseph L. Mark, Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.
Clement J. McDonald, MD, Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University
School of Medicine -- Winner
Kenneth P. Nephew, PhD, Walther Cancer Institute
Physician
Veda L. Ackerman, MD, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Donald L. Cline, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology Associates
Patrick C. Logan, MD -- Winner
Non-Physician
Judith A. Atkins, OTR, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Gretchen Gosling, Indiana University Department of Urology
Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN, FAAN, Indiana University School
of Nursing -- Winner
Volunteer
Ilene Barylski, Clarian Health Partners, Indiana University Hospital
Karen L. Campbell, Ronald McDonald House of Indiana -- Winner
John E. Pless, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
2002 Finalists/Winners
Corporate Achievement in Health Care
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Advanced Care
Management Program
Madison Health Partners
Walther Cancer Institute -- Winner
Advancements in Health Care
Hal E. Broxmeyer, PhD, Walther Oncology Center/Indiana University
School of Medicine -- Winner
Indianapolis Fire Department
The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.
Physician
Virginia A. Caine, MD, Marion County Health Department -- Winner
Patricia A. Keener, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Merrill A. Ritter, MD, Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana, LLP
Non-Physician
Lois G. Bucksot, RN, BSN, Indiana University Hospital/Clarian Health
Carolyn Davis, RN, St. Francis Hospice -- Winner
Kyley A. Wood, DDS, Indiana Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates
2001 Finalists/Winners
Corporate Achievement in Health Care
Gregory N. Larkin, MD, Eli Lilly and Company -- Winner
Vicki F. Perry, ADVANTAGE Health Plan
Advancements in Health Care
Becki E. Harter, CST, St. Vincent Hospital -- Winner
John A. McIntyre, PhD, St. Francis Hospital & Health Services
L. Joseph Wheat, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Physician
William M. Dugan, Jr., MD, FACP, Community Cancer Care -- Winner
Robert M. Einterz, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Oldrich J. Kolar, MD, PhD, The Indiana Center for Multiple Sclerosis
Foundation
Non-Physician
Betty Dinius, RN, Wishard Health Services
Marcia Jenkins, RN, St. Francis Hospital & Health Services
Rebecca Seifert, MSW, Gennesaret Free Clinic -- Winner

















Well, we could blame ABC because they haven't advertised the INDY 500....not during the HUGE TV rating shows like Dancing with the Stars (of which IICS driver Helio Castroneves is a former champion). He never won a CART championship, did he?
We could blame the new car...because it's ugly and has a V6 that has less horsepower than the pace car. CART (to my knowledge) never had that problem with cars they presented at the speedway years 1979 through 1995.
We could blame the fencepost, but that would be crass. Or maybe Danica? Or maybe Jean Alesi....or boost increases from constant rules tampering. Maybe we could blame Penske who still is winning everything as usual.
Maybe we can blame the world for not understanding the the great Indy gods who regularly twist things in such ways that we mere mortals must only accept, but never question.
So, it does beg the question....who is responsible if the series and Indy continues to flounder? Are the responsibilities so diffuse and complicated that no one really is to blame for it's fall from grace?
I urge the speedway to sign on for 7 more years of ABC coverage and 7 more years of NBC Sports Network coverage. It been win-win so far....*cough* *cough*
"They're problem was thinking they were bigger than the institution that made their existence possible. That turned out to be a mistake."
The above quote made by Disciple shows his continued inability to grasp a simple concept: CART is dead. Twice. It provided a brilliant stage for some of the best open wheel racing in all the past century of racing. It's gone DOOD, get over it.
PLEASE explain, Mr. Disciple of INDYCAR, why you continually hammer home, even on the eve of the 2012 Indy 500, this same point...over and over? Seriously, why does the legacy of CART haunt you so much?
The same problems that affected the sport for over a century of AOW racing STILL affect it now. Your answers (or lack thereof) belittle the very sport you claim to love. Indy rots in your hands yet you request status quo. You negate salient points with drivel...always.
Indy is not going to die. But, it is dying...are you willing to accept that? "Indy is a hot mess"....it's true. Yet you want it that way? What is wrong with you?
I just want to make sure I am reading this right - Wellpoint is eliminating 112 employees. Wellpoint is a customer of Repucare. Repucare is creating 82 jobs. I sure hope they are hiring Wellpoint employees. Does not make sense!
Triscuts...love um!
Of course the fair will go on. Don't you big city reporters understand county fairs? Get outside the beltway and see what life is really like!