JMU senior HSA students have had significant success in receiving awards in the Hill-Rom/Richard J. Stull Management Essay Competition, sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Since the HSA Program’s inception, the following students have won awards through this competition. Congratulations for a job well-done!

• 2017- First Place. Natalie L. Birkelien. A Strategic Framework for Improving the Patient Experience in Hospitals.
• 2016- Second Place. Scott Goldschmidt.  Case Management of Heart Failure Patients: A Strategic Framework for Reducing Readmissions and Improving Patient Outcomes.
• 2015 – Third Place. David Zandona: Going Beyond HIPAA: A Proposed Framework for Developing Effective Strategies in Information Security
• 2014 - Third Place. Amanda Lindner: Maintaining and Promoting Hospital Quality in an Era of Health Care Reform
• 2012 - First Place. Andrew Bennett:  Accountable Care Organizations: Principles and Implications for Hospital Administrators
• 2009 - Third Place. Scott DiDonato: Evaluating Adoption of Electronic Health Records: What Do Administrators Need to Know?
• 2008 - Third Place. Joshua Dameron: Hospital-Acquired Infections: Sources, Effects, and Implications for Administrators
• 2006 - Second Place. Matthew Curtin: Promoting Diversity in Health Services Organizations: Integrating Social and Business Perspectives
• 2005 - First Place. Tanisha Woodard: Addressing Variation in Hospital Quality: Is Six Sigma the Answer?
• 2004 - First Place. Jenifer K. Murphy: After 9/11: Elevating Bioterrorism Preparedness in Hospitals
• 2002 - First Place. Kathryn E. Kerwin: The Role of the Internet in Improving Health Care Quality
• 2001 - First Place. Coleen Santa Ana: The Adoption of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Hospitals: A Framework for Decision Making
• 2000 - First Place. Aimee Forehand: Mission and Organizational Performance in the Health Care Industry
• 1999 - First Place. Julie Howard: Hospital Customer Service in a Changing Health Care World: Does It Matter?
• 1998 - First Place. Jacqueline R. DeSouza: Alternative Dispute Resolution: Methods to Address Workplace Conflict in Health Services Organizations
• 1997 - First Place. Alison Heightchew: Antirust and Affiliations Among Health Care Providers: The Need for a Level Playing Field
• 1994 - First Place. Mark Bard: Reinventing Health Care Delivery: The Social Environment of Change