Awards

Distinguished Member Past Recipients

The Distinguished Member Award was established to recognize members of the AAHIM with five years of service who have made outstanding contributions to the health information management profession. Since 1973 the following members have been honored:

1973 Gladys Graves, RRA
1974 Blanche Borders, RRA
1975 Letha Pugh, RRA
1975 Frances Hindsman, RRA
1976 Mabeth Myers, RRA
1977 Rosemary Kirk, RRA
1978 Helen Hare, RRA
1979 Kay Clements, RRA
1980 Linda Smith, RRA
1981 Sara Grostick, RRA
1982 Janice Buckingham Baker, RRA
1983 Bobby Davenport, RRA
1984 Janet Semrick, RRA
1985 Lenore Coughlin, RRA
1986 Diane Massey, RRA
1987 Annie Gay Norris, RRA
1988 Donna Slovensky, RRA
1989 S. Jean Rogers, RRA
1990 Sara C. "Becky" Moore, ART
1991 Cynthia Hyde, RRA
1993 Miriam C. Bradley, RRA
1994 Joan Hicks, RRA
1997 Julie Marshall, RRA
2000 Deborah Laws, RHIA
2001 Kimlyn Wright, RHIA
2003 Joy King, RHIA, CCS
2005 Susan Evans, RHIA
2007 Kay Clements, RHIA, CCS, CPC 2008 Leigh Aufdemorte MHSA, RHIA
2009 Laura McRea, RHIT, CDS