Remembering those that supply chain lost
As the nonprofit Bellwether League Foundation celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2022, the governing Board of Directors and operational Advisory Council members wanted to remember all of the innovators, leaders, pioneers and visionaries that BLF and the industry as a whole has lost.
Since inception in 2007, BLF has inducted 137 Bellwether Honorees into the Hall of Famer for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership. The careers and contributions of those honored Bellwethers date back 150 years. BLF also has recognized 37 Future Famers in the earlier parts of their careers and two Ammer Honorees in the middle of their careers.
Since BLF's debut as the not-for-profit Bellwether League Inc. 15 years ago, 28 esteemed Hall of Famers have left us. We salute them and list them below. Moreover, 19 Bellwethers have passed before this organization was ever conceived. We salute them and list them below, too. Both groups are cherished and worthy of our admiration, respect and stalwart and steadfast support.
To all of them, we remember and thank you.
In memoriam since BLF inception
- Alex J. Vallas (1932-2016), Bellwether Class of 2008
- Gene D. Burton (1927-2016), Bellwether Class of 2008
- Donald J. Siegle (1932-2020), Bellwether Class of 2008
- Paul B. Powell (1927-2020), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Sara I. Mobley (1929-2014), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Samuel G. Raudenbush (1936-2016), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Brien Laing (1926-2015), Bellwether Class of 2009
- William M. McKnight (1929-2012), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Carter F. Blake (1937-2015), Bellwether Class of 2010
- Br. Ned Gerber OSB, CPA, CGMA (1951-2020), Bellwether Class of 2010
- Mark M. McKenna (1948-2011), Bellwether Class of 2010
- Laurence A. Dickson (1945-2018), Bellwether Class of 2011
- Betty Hanna (1929-2019), Bellwether Class of 2011
- George O. Hansen (1931-2020), Bellwether Class of 2012
- Thomas W. Hughes (1945-2021), Bellwether Class of 2012
- James F. Dickow (1943-2021), Bellwether Class of 2013
- Donald E. Greenslade (1934-2013), Bellwether Class of 2013
- Henry A. Berling (1942-2021), Bellwether Class of 2014
- Earl G. Reubel (1937-2011), Bellwether Class of 2014
- William E. Pauley (1926-2011), Bellwether Class of 2016
- Hiram M. Lake (1925-2016), Bellwether Class of 2017
- Patrick E. Carroll Jr. (1949-2018), Bellwether Class of 2018
- Capt. Terry R. Irgens, USN-Ret. (1947-2017), Bellwether Class of 2019
- Gregory R. Bylo (1958-2018), Bellwether Class of 2020
- Edmond D. Hardin Jr. (1966-2021), Bellwether Class of 2020
- John M. Burks (1954-2017), Bellwether Class of 2021
- F. DeWight Titus III (1934-2022), Bellwether Class of 2021
- John F. Sasen Sr. (1934-2013), Bellwether Class of 2022
In memoriam before inception
- Clara Barton (1821-1912), Bellwether Class of 2019
- William V.S. Thorne (1865-1920), Bellwether Class of 2017
- Dean S. Ammer Ph.D., (1926-1999), Bellwether Class of 2008
- George E. Ainsworth (1924-1985), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Charles O. Auslander (1907-1992), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Guy J. Clark (1889-1957), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Gordon A. Friesen (1909-1992), Bellwether Class of 2009
- Lillian R. Matiska (1918-2001), Bellwether Class of 2009
- George R. Gossett (1927-1965), Bellwether Class of 2010
- Robert Bross Majors (1943-2007), Bellwether Class of 2010
- Foster G. McGaw (1897-1986), Bellwether Class of 2010
- Donald G. Soth (1920-1997), Bellwether Class of 2010
- Paul V. Farrell (1915-1997) Bellwether Class of 2012
- Max H. Goodloe Sr. (1921-1997), Bellwether Class of 2012
- Christopher J. Bale (1971-1996), Bellwether Class of 2013
- Paul E. Widman (1918-1983), Bellwether Class of 2013
- Edwin L. Crosby M.D. (1908-1972), Bellwether Class of 2016
- Irving Mills (1906-1999), Bellwether Class of 2016
- Stanley J. Costello (1916-1976), Bellwether Class of 2019