Conference & Awards Banquet : School of Health Administration : Texas State University

2009 Conference & Awards Dinner

The HA Conference and Recognition Dinner is scheduled for Friday, October 23, at the new Embassy Suites in San Marcos. The HA Conference is scheduled from 2-5 and will feature presentations by our two Herkimer Award winners and a keynote presentation on ethics. Immediately following the Conference will be a reception. From 6-8 will be the HA Recognition Dinner with faculty awards, student awards, and alumni awards. The Dinner also serves as the induction ceremony for Upsilon Phi Delta—the healthcare management honor society. HA graduate students with a 3.5 GPA in their first 21 hours in the major and HA undergraduate students with a 3.25 GPA in their first 21 hours of the major will be invited to be inducted. Outstanding graduate students for HHR and HSR will also be recognized.

Attendees planning to stay overnight at the Embassy Suites should ask for the Bobcat Pride rate of $129. There are a limited number of rooms available at the discounted rate and will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. More information on rooms and services available at http://www.sanmarcosembassysuites.com/home.aspx.

2009 Allen J. Herkimer Award for Outstanding Alumni winners:

Karen Pitcher, BSHP '83, FACHE
Vice President & CEO
Promise Hospital of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

and

Anne E. Dickerson, MSHP '87, PhD
Professor of Occupational Therapy
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

2009 Conference Presenter Diane Gottsman with HA Students

The 2009 HA Conference featured a presentation by business etiquette expert Diane Gottsman from the Protocol School of Texas. She is pictured here along with BHA students Maggie Carroll, Erin Drozd & Reagan Fajkus, as well as the School of Health Administration Director, Dr. Michael Nowicki, & College of Health Professions Dean, Dr. Ruth Welborn.

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2008 HA Conference & Awards Banquet

The HA Conference and Awards Banquet was held on Friday, October 24th at the LBJ Student Center Ballroom. The schedule for the Conference and Awards Banquet was as follows:

2:00 - 3:00	Dr. David Beckworth "Creating the Perfect Financial Storm"
3:00 - 4:00	Ryan Karpel "Comparing the Healthcare Plans of Obama & McCain"
4:00 - 5:00	J.C. Mendez "Installing IT at Healthcare Facilities: Alternatives for BHA Graduates"
5:00 - 6:00	Reception (Open to all)
6:00 - 8:00	Awards Banquet

2008 Allen J. Herkimer Award for Outstanding Alumni winners:


Debbie D. Cox, MSHP '92, FACHE Director of Human Resources Central Texas Medical Center	&	JC Mendez, BSHP '87 Director, System Implementation Services Hospital Corporation of America

2007 HA Conference & Awards Banquet

LBJ Student Center Ballroom
Friday, October 26^th beginning at 2:00pm

In 2007 the HA Conference hosted the first Dr. Jack H.U. & Jessie Brown Endowed Lecture in Healthcare Ethics. Dr. Glenn Graber, Professor at University of Tennessee at Knoxville, was the keynote speaker and presented his lecture "Individual Conscience, Institutional Mission, Professional Code: Which Allegiance is Primary." The Conference was again held in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom.

The Awards Banquet followed from 6:00 to 8:00 in the evening. During that time the Outstanding Alumni for 2007 were recognized and the School distributed awards or honors earned by students. We also held the 2^nd induction ceremony for the healthcare management honors society - Upsilon Phi Delta.

2007 Allen J. Herkimer Award for Outstanding Alumni winners:

		Robert Pascasio, MSHP '94, FACHE Administrator/CEO Bayside Community Hospital
	&
David Pearson, BSHP '93, FACHE President/CEO Torch Organization of Rural and Community Health

2007 Conference Presentations

Please select the links below to view the Power Point slides for the two presentations at the conference.

Graber 07 : Individual Conscience, Institutional Mission, Professional Code: Which Allegiance is Primary? (PPT, 297.0 KB)

Dr. Glen Graber's presentation for the Jack H.U. Brown Distinguished Lecture in Healthcare Ethics at the 2007 HA Conference

PascasioPearson07 : Rural Health in Texas (PPT, 283.0 KB)

This is David Pearson and Robert Pascasio joint presentation at the 2007 HA Conference

2006 HA Conference & Awards Banquet

The 2006 HA Conference again featured new faculty and student/alumni award winners. The keynote presentation featured our newest faculty member, Philippa Strelitz, PhD, on the topic of cultural competence. The conference was held in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom from 2-5pm on Friday, November 17th. In addition to recognizing the School's Outstanding Alumni, the banquet from 6-8pm recognized faculty and students for awards received in the last year and served as the first induction ceremony for our healthcare management honors society - Upsilon Phi Delta. Graduate students with a 3.5 GPR in their first 21 hours in the major and undergraduate students with a 3.25 GPA in their first 21 hours of the major were invited to be inducted.

The 2006 Allen G. Herkimer, Jr., Award for Outstanding Alumni was presented to:

Stephen L. Enders, MSHP '87, FACHE Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Services University Health System San Antonio, Texas
	&
		Greg M. Gilbert, BSHP '86, MBA, CPAM Vice President of Reimbursement & Government Affairs Concentra Health Service Dallas, Texas

2006 Conference Presentations

As a new feature, we have included the presentations from the conference to the website. Click on the links below to view the Power Point presentations for each topic discussed.

Strelitz 06 : Cultural Competence in Healthcare Administration (PPT, 379.0 KB)

This is Dr. Philippa Strelitz's presentation from the 2006 HA Conference

Gilbert 06 : What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then (PPT, 95.5 KB)

This is Greg Gilbert's presentation at the 2006 HA Conference.

Enders 06 : Improving the Health of the Community in San Antonio & Bexar County (PPT, 90.0 KB)

Steve Enders presentation at the 2006 HA Conference

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