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Bellwether Class of 2016 nominations sought
Help someone leap into the Hall of Fame for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership this year
Bellwether League Inc. invites nominations of innovative, pioneering and visionary professionals for the Bellwether Class of 2015 to join 80 bellwethers already inducted into its Hall of Fame for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership.
DEADLINE for nominations: Monday, February 29, 2016 … Leap Day
Honorees will be inducted on Monday, October 5, 2016, at the 9th Annual Bellwether Induction Dinner Event in Chicago.
Nominees represent five distinct categories: Education & Media, Supply Chain Management, Group Purchasing, Supplier and Consultant.
- Education & Media: College/university professors and researchers, publishers, editors and writers.
- Supply Chain Management: Professionals working at hospitals and other non-acute care facilities, hospital systems and integrated delivery organizations.
- Group Purchasing: Professionals from among the national, regional, state, metropolitan and local group purchasing programs.
- Supplier: Professionals employed by manufacturers and distributors of products and services purchased by healthcare providers.
- Consultant: Professionals that advise, instruct and motivate healthcare supply chain managers as the primary focus of their practice.
Bellwether League Inc.’s Board of Directors selects deceased, retired and currently active professionals with a minimum of 25 years of exemplary service and leadership performance in supply chain operations that meet its criteria to be publicly recognized. Honorees demonstrate their qualifications through advancing the profession, work experience, work performance and active participation in professional organizations.
Contact: Rick Dana Barlow, (847) 466-7425, rickdanabarlow@bellwetherleague.org.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Chairman
John B. Gaida
Senior Vice President
Supply Chain Management
Texas Health Resources
Secretary
Patrick E. Carroll Jr.
President
Patrick E. Carroll & Associates
Treasurer
Mary A. Starr
Vice President, West Region
Vizient Inc
Executive Director
Rick Dana Barlow
President
Wingfoot Media Inc.
MEMBERS
Todd Ebert, R.Ph.
President & CEO
Healthcare Supply Chain Association
Nick Gaich
CEO
Nick Gaich and Associates
Jamie C. Kowalski
CEO
Jamie C. Kowalski Consulting LLC
Michael Louviere
System Vice President, Supply Chain
Ochsner Health System
John W. Strong
Principal
John Strong LLC
Deborah Templeton, R.Ph.
Chief, Care Support Services
Geisinger Health System
Mark A. Van Sumeren
Strategic Advisor, Medical Devices & Integrated Delivery Networks
Health Industry Advisor LLC
CO-FOUNDERS
Jamie C. Kowalski
Rick Dana Barlow
Founding Sponsors:
Halyard Health
Owens & Minor
Premier
Bellwether League Inc. (BLI) is a non-stock, not-for-profit Illinois corporation, tax exempt under IRS Code Section 501(c)(6). BLI donations and sponsorships are not deductible as a charitable contribution for income tax purposes, but may be deductible as a business expense.