Bellwether League, Inc. 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

  1. Alex J. Vallas (1932-2016), Bellwether Class of 2008
  2. Gene D. Burton (1927-2016), Bellwether Class of 2008
  3. Donald J. Siegle (1932-2020), Bellwether Class of 2008
  4. Paul B. Powell (1927-2020), Bellwether Class of 2009
  5. Sara I. Mobley (1929-2014), Bellwether Class of 2009
  6. Samuel G. Raudenbush (1936-2016), Bellwether Class of 2009
  7. Brien Laing (1926-2015), Bellwether Class of 2009
  8. William M. McKnight (1929-2012), Bellwether Class of 2009
  9. Carter F. Blake (1937-2015), Bellwether Class of 2010
  10. Br. Ned Gerber OSB, CPA, CGMA (1951-2020), Bellwether Class of 2010
  11. Mark M. McKenna (1948-2011), Bellwether Class of 2010
  12. Laurence A. Dickson (1945-2018), Bellwether Class of 2011
  13. Betty Hanna (1929-2019), Bellwether Class of 2011
  14. George O. Hansen (1931-2020), Bellwether Class of 2012
  15. Thomas W. Hughes (1945-2021), Bellwether Class of 2012
  16. James F. Dickow (1943-2021), Bellwether Class of 2013
  17. Donald E. Greenslade (1934-2013), Bellwether Class of 2013
  18. Henry A. Berling (1942-2021), Bellwether Class of 2014
  19. Earl G. Reubel (1937-2011), Bellwether Class of 2014
  20. William E. Pauley (1926-2011), Bellwether Class of 2016
  21. Hiram M. Lake (1925-2016), Bellwether Class of 2017
  22. Patrick E. Carroll Jr. (1949-2018), Bellwether Class of 2018
  23. Capt. Terry R. Irgens, USN-Ret. (1947-2017), Bellwether Class of 2019
  24. Gregory R. Bylo (1958-2018), Bellwether Class of 2020
  25. Edmond D. Hardin Jr. (1966-2021), Bellwether Class of 2020
  26. John M. Burks (1954-2017), Bellwether Class of 2021
  27. F. DeWight Titus III (1934-2022), Bellwether Class of 2021
  28. John F. Sasen Sr. (1934-2013), Bellwether Class of 2022

In memoriam before inception

  1. Clara Barton (1821-1912), Bellwether Class of 2019
  2. William V.S. Thorne (1865-1920), Bellwether Class of 2017
  3. Dean S. Ammer Ph.D., (1926-1999), Bellwether Class of 2008
  4. George E. Ainsworth (1924-1985), Bellwether Class of 2009
  5. Charles O. Auslander (1907-1992), Bellwether Class of 2009
  6. Guy J. Clark (1889-1957), Bellwether Class of 2009
  7. Gordon A. Friesen (1909-1992), Bellwether Class of 2009
  8. Lillian R. Matiska (1918-2001), Bellwether Class of 2009
  9. George R. Gossett (1927-1965), Bellwether Class of 2010
  10. Robert Bross Majors (1943-2007), Bellwether Class of 2010
  11. Foster G. McGaw (1897-1986), Bellwether Class of 2010
  12. Donald G. Soth (1920-1997), Bellwether Class of 2010
  13. Paul V. Farrell (1915-1997) Bellwether Class of 2012
  14. Max H. Goodloe Sr. (1921-1997), Bellwether Class of 2012
  15. Christopher J. Bale (1971-1996), Bellwether Class of 2013
  16. Paul E. Widman (1918-1983), Bellwether Class of 2013
  17. Edwin L. Crosby M.D. (1908-1972), Bellwether Class of 2016
  18. Irving Mills (1906-1999), Bellwether Class of 2016
  19. Stanley J. Costello (1916-1976), Bellwether Class of 2019