New Perspectives Article of the Year Award
New Perspectives Article of the Year Award
Purpose:
The purpose of the Article of the Year award is twofold:
- To encourage submission of quality articles relevant to the current issues of healthcare internal auditing.
- To recognize a contributing author(s) whose article is considered exceptional in meeting the needs of AHIA members.
Eligibility
- Original unpublished articles authored by an AHIA member(s).
- Eligible articles must have been published in one of the four editions of New Perspectives from the prior calendar year.
- An article authored by multiple authors is eligible for the award.
- An article is not eligible if it is authored or co-authored by a member of the (a) Editorial Board, (b) Publications Committee, or (c) AHIA Board of Directors, whose term covers the year of publication or year of voting.
Application:
The Article of the Year is awarded annually at the discretion of the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board may elect not to bestow an award in those instances when the Editorial Board members determine articles have not met the intended purpose of the award.
Award Criteria:
- Relevance: Is the article a current and relevant audit-related healthcare topic?
- Informative: Is the article meaningful and useful to our readers?
- Objectivity: Is the article constructive and instructive?
- Style: Is the article clear, concise and easy to read?
Voting:
Sitting Editorial Board members may submit votes for the Article of the Year award.
Exceptions:
- Editorial Board members are recused from voting when a member of their staff or their immediate organization is under consideration for the award.
- The AHIA Board of Directors liaison to the Editorial Board is not eligible to vote.
Selection Process:
The process is directed by the Editor-in-Chief who will determine which published articles meet qualification consideration. Articles will be made available to voting members of the Editorial Board accompanied by a ballot. Editorial Board members will evaluate each article and rank vote for their top 3 choices. In case of a tie, the Editor-in-Chief will re-send a ballot with only the top tied articles, and then resolve with the Editorial Board Chair if necessary.
The Editor-in-Chief will tabulate the votes, announce to the Editorial Board the award recipient and then inform the Membership & Awards Committee (MAC) and AHIA Board of Directors of the voting outcome for their confirmation. Upon confirmation, the Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board Chair will coordinate with the MAC to inform the award recipient. The selection process and MAC notification will be completed in time for award announcement at the annual conference.
The Award and Presentation:
The award will be determined in accordance with AHIA policy. Award presentation will be coordinated with the MAC, Association office staff, and the Education/Annual Conference Committee.
Past Winners:
- 2024 – David Snead, CPA, MBA, and Allison Fletcher, MBA
- 2023 – Pegeen E. McGowan, CPA CHIAP
- 2022 – Daisha Ngo, CRMA, CISA, CPA
- 2021 – Kenneth Heskett
- 2020 – Thomas Tharp
- 2019 – Francis Grabowski Jr., Ryan Hayden and Wayne Lombardi, PwC
- 2018 – Beth Schindler and Julie Griffin
- 2017 – Adam Ross, CIA, CISA, Grant Thornton
- 2016 – Gary Flaming and Deborah Burton
- 2015 – Sheila Limmroth
- 2014 – Phyllis Patrick, MBA, FACHE, CHC
- 2013 – Jennifer McGill and Tom Valiquette
- 2012 – Gail Hormats (Member) and Feline O’Gorman (Non-Member)
- 2011 – Bryon Neaman (Member)
- 2010 – Chase Whitaker (Member) and John Schilling (Non-Member)
- 2009 – Ken Owens (Member) and Kathy Matzka (Non-Member)
- 2008 – Michael Holper (Member) and Christine L. Warner (Non-Member)
- 2007 – Steve Rinaldi (Member), Frederick Julien (Non-member) and David Frank (Non-member)
- 2006 – Roger T. Brown
- 2005 – Daniel Clayton
- 2004 – Dorri McGhee
- 2002 – Kelly Nueske
- 2001 – Elizabeth Schoen
- 2000 – Darlene Mitchell
*Non-Member Author of the Year added in 2007