Jack R. Anderson
Bellwether Class of 2020
He emphasized that the key to supply chain progress is keeping the valued customer at the forefront and center of whatever you say and do.
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Doug Bowen
Bellwether Class of 2020
He reengineered supply chain operations through information technology-based productivity improvements and dedicated customer service.
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Gregory R. Bylo (1958-2018)
Bellwether Class of 2020, represented by wife Marianne Bylo.
He promoted that enterprise-wide and industry-wide use of supply data standards would lead to accurate, detailed and transparent business decisions and transactions.
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Fred W. Crans
Bellwether Class of 2020
He demonstrated how the development, growth and success of supply chain customer service hinges on professional and personal relationships.
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Kathleen Garvin
Bellwether Class of 2020
She advocated for a supply chain function buttressed by data standardization and a user-friendly data utility.
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Edmond D. Hardin, Jr.
Bellwether Class of 2020
He preached that collaboration, innovation and mentoring seal long-lasting partnerships that extend beyond transactional strategies and tactics.
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David Reed
Bellwether Class of 2020
He emphasized that high-quality customer service should be valued as much as the desire and need for clinical integration and performance improvement.
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Rita L. White
Bellwether Class of 2020
She reinforced that entrepreneurial attitudes and expertise, driven by information and logistics technology, will generate supply chain development and progress.
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Clara Barton (1821-1912)
Bellwether Class of 2019, represented by Joy Squier, American Red Cross
In the 19th century, she demonstrated care and compassion for others through clinical services and an early supply chain model fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit.
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Stanley J. Costello (1916-1976)
Bellwether Class of 2019, represented by daughter Paula Braun
In the 20th century, he epitomized the selfless, service-mindedness that should define and motivate supply chain performance excellence.
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George Y. Hersch
Bellwether Class of 2019
He challenged the industry to get the C-suite interested in supply chain more than getting the supply chain into the C-suite.
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Capt. Terry R. Irgens, USN-Ret. (1947-2017)
Bellwether Class of 2019, represented by son Rick Irgens
He paved groundbreaking new pathways for government-based procurement to supply the military with necessary products, equipment and services on the geopolitical and clinical battlefields.
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Carl P. Meyer
Bellwether Class of 2019
He urged Supply Chain executives and professionals never to forget their commitment to customers, which include clinicians, patients, administrators and product and service companies.
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Vance B. Moore
Bellwether Class of 2019
He likened Supply Chain operations to a lighthouse, built on a solid foundation that provides answers, services and solutions as reflected in the beacon of light emitted at the top.
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Kevin O’Marah
Bellwether Class of 2019
He marveled at how Supply Chain foundationally impacts everyone and everything – from business to healthcare to lifestyle – embracing entrepreneurship that outpaces precedence.
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Larry P. Smith
Bellwether Class of 2019
He characterized Supply Chain as the heart and circulatory system of an organization that makes everything move and function properly.
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Our Purpose
Walk into any healthcare facility/provider organization and look around. Everything – and everyone – you see somehow was touched by the expertise of Supply Chain executives and professionals. These men and women account for the second largest expense category in a healthcare organization behind labor and serve as business, product and purchased service experts for the clinicians who deliver high-quality patient care. Because of their notable and noteworthy contributions to the business and clinical processes of caring for patients, these Supply Chain executives and professionals deserve to be honored and recognized for their innovative and visionary achievements, accomplishments and dedication to leadership and high-quality healthcare delivery. Bellwether League Foundation’s Hall of Fame for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership was founded in 2007 and funded for that purpose.
Latest Press Releases
New year sees nonprofit Bellwether League expanding role beyond professional recognition
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Hall of Fame for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership to induct 8.
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