2019 CTO of the Year: Curt Knapp
Knapp helped the Indianapolis marketing firm transform itself into a technology company that uses artificial intelligence to engage customers.
Tom Harton
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2019 CTO of the Year: Alan Pyrz
Under Pyrz, eGov designed and developed proprietary content management and payment solutions, has undergone two major code updates, revamped its infrastructure, and introduced company-wide processes to allow the team to succeed.
2019 CTO of the Year: Joe Gadell
Gadell started the IT consulting firm after college and has grown it to 90 employees.
2019 CTO of the Year: Aarti Shah
Shah successfully led the merging of Lilly’s information technology, information security, digital health, and advanced analytics and data sciences functions under one umbrella.
2019 CTO of the Year: Michael Foster
Foster has played a key role in helping the company embrace electrification.
2019 CTO of the Year: Angela K. Ritchey
Technology played a critical role in the last 30 years of Lake City Bank’s growth, from $287 million in assets in 1990 to $5 billion now, and Ritchey has been there every step of the way.
2019 CTO of the Year: Peter Williams
William and his team have started turning the Butler IT department into a revenue center by identifying services that can be provided to third parties involved in campus operations.
2019 CTO of the Year: Todd Davis
Davis’ most challenging and exciting time at Hendricks Regional Health was the migration to a single electronic medical record system in 2018.
2019 CTO of the Year: Steve Herriford
Herriford has redefined IT at the University of Indianapolis.
Q&A with Tiffany Benjamin: Lilly’s efforts more than simply a day of service
“Our central focus as a company is always to make lives better. … It’s a value that is core to every single employee who works here. So if we can have programs that reinforce that we are a company that is focused on making lives better, then we are doing something that connects to our mission and reminds our employees what really matters to us as a company.”
2019 Health Care Heroes: Centenarian finds role that’s ‘just right’
Eulala Roettger became a volunteer after she retired from classroom teaching in 1984, but it took her a while to find the perfect place to donate her time.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Riley wagon wrangler brings personality to job
If there’s a model volunteer at Indiana University Health’s Riley Hospital for Children, it might be Kurt Bassett. Though Bassett lives with autism, it doesn’t define him.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Top volunteer works tirelessly to help neighbors live longer lives
Linda Ellis is a leading ambassador for the American Heart Association’s work to address health disparities, heart disease and stroke in the African-American community.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Nurse leaves bedside to shape lives
Eight years ago, Delores Brown made a career leap that isn’t as jarring as it sounds. She left her longtime job as an Indianapolis Public Schools police officer to become a nurse.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Former journalist puts passion to work for patients
Shelley Johns didn’t find her calling the first time around. She began working in broadcast journalism, but decided to switch to a career in health care.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Longtime hospice advocate helps homeless die with dignity
For turning around the fortunes of the Abbie Hunt Bryce home’s fortunes through sheer will and compassion, Penny Davis is the top honoree in the Health Care Heroes non-physician category.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Oncologist champions access to care
Dr. Sumeet Bhatia helped launch a dedicated oncology informatics team at Community Health, which he says is crucial to the efficient delivery of care.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Respect for seniors set doctor’s path
Dr. Chris Callahan’s care for elderly patients informs his research into Alzheimer’s disease and late-life depression.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Decorated pediatric surgeon works with kids he saved decades ago
Dr. John Brown has spent four decades repairing children’s hearts and, in some cases, inspiring them to follow in his footsteps.
2019 Health Care Heroes: Kids get chance for more-mobile future
Dr. Denise Carpenter and nurse Jennifer Buckingham are advocates for Pediatric WalkAide, a programmable battery-powered device worn in a cuff that sends electronic impulses over nerves and muscles to stimulate movement and help some children with disabilities walk.