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Indian Health Service Director's Awards

2017 Awardees

2017 IHS National Director's Award Program [PDF - 1.5 MB]

Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony - Presentation of the Colors - LCDR Sara Zaimi-Bolourian
Opening Ceremony - Presentation of the Colors - LCDR Sara Zaimi-Bolourian, CDR Eric Zhou, LCDR Marleen Tran
Opening Ceremony - Traditional Blessing - Clayton Old Elk (HQ)
Opening Ceremony - Traditional Blessing - Clayton Old Elk (2) (HQ)
Opening Ceremony - Director's Opening Remarks - RADM Michael Weahkee (HQ)

2017 HHS Green Champion Award

2017 HHS Green Champion Award - Energy & Fleet Management - Allen Bollinger on behalf of IHS Unity Healing Center Energy Improvements (Nashville)
2017 HHS Green Champion Award - John Street on behalf of IHS Russian Mission Heat Recovery Project, IHS Holistic Approach Planning in Rural Alaska, IHS Newtok Relocation to Mertavik Sustainable Planning (Alaska)
2017 HHS Green Champion Award - Operational Efficiency Individual Award - Kurt Petersen (Great Plains)
2017 HHS Green Champion Award - Sustainable Acquisitions Individual Award - Vito Pietanza (HQ)

2017 Special Recognition National Council Leadership Award

2017 Special Recognition National Council Leadership Award - CAPT Laura Herbison (Portland)

2017 Special Recognition Tribal Leadership and Partnership Award

2017 Special Recognition Tribal Leadership and Partnership Award - President Bruce Pratt of Pawnee Nation (Oklahoma)

2017 Special Recognition Urban Leadership Award

2017 Special Recognition Urban Leadership Award - Ramona Valadez (California)

2017 Special Recognition Award

2017 Special Recognition Award - James Driving Hawk (Great Plains)
2017 Special Recognition Award - Ann Church (HQ)
2017 Special Recognition Award - Christopher Jones (HQ)
2017 Special Recognition Award - CAPT Brian Johnson (Navajo)

2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual

2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Ileen Sylvester (Alaska)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Nancy Haugen (Great Plains)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Minette Galindo (HQ)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Brandy Goodwin (Oklahoma)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Adrian Gray (Oklahoma)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Jacquie Folsom (Oklahoma)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Sarah Hartnett (Oklahoma)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - CAPT Peggy Morgan-Griffin (Phoenix)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Individual - Margaret Horn-Sampson (Portland)

2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team

2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - Heather Lefebvre on behalf of NSHC, ANMC, SEARHC Nighthawk Pharmacy Services (Alaska)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - CAPT Heidi Brainerd on behalf of Rural Anchroage Service Unit Pharmacy Team (Alaska)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - Jan Pederson on behalf of Bemidji Area Red Lake Hospital Wellness Team (Bemidji)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - Dr. Tamara James on behalf of IHS Safe Opioid Monitoring Team (HQ)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - Dr. Chris Fore on behalf of TBHCE & UNM Pain and Opioid Education Team (HQ)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - Linda Edens on behalf of Adult Medical Clinic Patient-Centered Medical Home Team (Oklahoma)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - Charlotte Juarez on behalf of Lawton Purchased/Referred Care and Lawton Optometry Department (Oklahoma)
2017 Fostering Relationships Award - Team - Marvin Klain on behalf of the Modular Bathroom Team (Tucson)

2017 Director's Award - Individual

2017 Director's Award - Individual - John Rukovishnikoff (Alaska)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Dr. Lyle Ignace (Bemidji)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Terry Morgan (Billings)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Gary Mosier (California)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Angela Peshlakai (California)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Dayle Knutson (Great Plains)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - CAPT Jon Schuchardt (Great Plains)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - CAPT Susan Pierce-Richards (HQ)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - CAPT Sandra Aretino (Navajo)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Vivian Johnson (Navajo)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - LCDR Shealyn Lucero (Navajo)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - LT Kamicha Hill (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Charlotte Juarez (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - CDR Tami Vaughan (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - CDR Susan Wood (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Mark Veazie (Phoenix)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Judith Adams (Portland)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - CDR Christopher Keane (Portland)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - LT Noel Miraflor (Portland)
2017 Director's Award - Individual - Dean Seyler (Portland)

2017 Director's Award - Team

2017 Director's Award - Team - Stacy Kelley on behalf of Advance Care Planning and Development Implementation (Alaska)
2017 Director's Award - Team - John Street on behalf of Newtok Relocation to Mertvik Sustainable Planning Team (Alaska)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Kylea Goff on behalf of NSHC Influenza Vaccine Clinics (Alaska)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Doug Garrigan on behalf of Bemidji Area Management Information Systems Team (Bemidji)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Dr. Romie Andrea Tinsay on behalf of Bemidji Red Lake Hospital Staff (Bemidji)
2017 Director's Award - Team - David Thatch on behalf of Fort Washakie Health Center Laboratory/Radiology Team (Billings)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Dr. Amber Walks Over Ice on behalf of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne IHS Pharmacy Team (Billings)
2017 Director's Award - Team - CAPT Jonathan Owen on behalf of Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Healthcare Facility HVC Pharmacy Team (Great Plains)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Vanessa Weaver on behalf of IHS Business Intelligence Tool Project Team and Integrated Data Collection System Data Mart Team (HQ)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Stephen Rudd on behalf of IHS National Committee on Heroin, Opioids, and Pain Efforts (HQ)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Susy Postal on behalf of IHS National Quality Payment Program MACRA Workgroup (HQ)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Sharon Folger on behalf of Purchased and Referred Care Rates Regulation Team (HQ)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Ksenija Topic on behalf of IHS National Podiatry Advisory Council (Navajo)
2017 Director's Award - Team - LCDR Shealyn Lucero on behalf of Emergency Department Non-Targeted A1c Diabetes Screening (Navajo)
2017 Director's Award - Team - CAPT Clinton Bullock on behalf of Choctaw Nation Health Care Center Pharmacy (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Team - LT Dwala Gibson on behalf of Choctaw Nation Medication Safety (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Linda Edens on behalf of Adult Medical Clinic Patient-Centered Medical Home Team (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Micah Nix on behalf of Claremore Indian Hospital Emergency Department (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Team - LCDR Deonda Roberson on behalf of Clinton Service Unit E-Fax Implementation Team, Clinton Service Unit IT Department, and Clinton Service Unit Purchased and Referred Care (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Team - CDR Joe Landers on behalf of Koweta Indian Health Facility Pharmacy (Oklahoma)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Jocelyn Hirschman on behalf of Hopi Health Care Center - PCMH Initiative (Phoenix)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Kyle Jahn on behalf of Phoenix Area Knowledge Management Team (Phoenix)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Monica Yellowowl on behalf of Klamath Tribal Health and Family Services YFGC Prevention Team (Portland)
2017 Director's Award - Team - Kevin Seyler on behalf of WOSU Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Trainers (Portland)

2017 Commissioned Corps

2017 Commissioned Corps - Distinguished Service Medal - RADM Randall Gardner (HQ)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - CDR Shelly Inda (Alaska)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - CDR Tracy Reed (Great Plains)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - CAPT Jon Schuchardt (Great Plains)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - CDR Francine Barnett (HQ)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - Susan Pierce-Richards (HQ)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - LT Kamicha Hill (Oklahoma)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - CDR John Rael (Oklahoma)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - CDR Nicholas Sparrow (Phoenix)
2017 Commissioned Corps - Outstanding Service Medal - LCDR Kelly Fath (Tucson)

2017 Length of Service Award

2017 Length of Service Award - 40 years - Linda Leroy (Oklahoma)
2017 Length of Service Award - 40 years - Lynda Tiger (Oklahoma)
2017 Length of Service Award - 50 years - Richard Truitt (Portland)

2017 Luana Reyes Award

2017 Luana Reyes Award - Evangelyn Dotomain
2017 Luana Reyes Award - Evangelyn Dotomain (2)
2017 Luana Reyes Award - Evangelyn Dotomain (3)
2017 Luana Reyes Award - Evangelyn Dotomain (4)
2017 Luana Reyes Award - Evangelyn Dotomain (5)
2017 Luana Reyes Award - Evangelyn Dotomain (6)

Group Photos

Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, CDR Joe Landers, Tori Welker, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Brian Johnson, LCDR Shealyn Lucero, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Brian Johnson, Vivian Johnson, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Brian Johnson, CAPT Sandra Aretino, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Brian Johnson, Ksenija Topic, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Brian Johnson, CAPT Sandra Aretino, Vivian Johnson, Ksenija Topic, LCDR Shealyn Lucero, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Dean Seyler, Kevin Seyler, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Dean Seyler, Kevin Seyler, RADM Michael Weahkee (2)
Group Photos - Dean Seyler, Monica Yellowowl, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Dean Seyler, Margaret Horn-Sampson, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Dean Seyler, Dr. Eddie Thompson, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Dean Seyler, Judith Adams, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Dean Seyler, Kevin Seyler, Margaret Horn-Sampson, Monica Yellowoel, Dr. Eddie Thompson, Judith Adams, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Angela Peshlakai and RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Beverly Miller, Angela Peshlakai, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Beverly Miller, Ramona Valadez, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Toni Eisenga, Beverly Miller, Rose Weahkee, Ramonda Valadez, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Gary Mosier and RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Beverly Miller, Gary Mosier, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Beverly Miller, Ramonda Valadez, Gary Mosier, Angela Peshlakai, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Linda Leroy, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Bruce Pratt, Linda Leroy, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Bruce Pratt, Mary Beardsley, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Bruce Pratt, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - James Driving Hawk, Kurt Petersen, Jon Schuchardt, Dayle Knutson, Nancy Haugen, Jonathan Owen, Neelam Gazarian, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Rick Haverkate, Jonathan Owen, Neelam Gazarian, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Kurt Petersen and RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Keith Longie, Doug Garrigan, Jan Pederson, Dr. Romie Tinsay, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - George Valliere, CAPT Travis Watts, LT Kamicha Hill, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Georgia Valliere, CAPT Travis Watts, Stephanie Porter, Micah Nix, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Georgia Valliere, CAPT Travis Watts, Stephanie Porter, Micah Nix, RADM Michael Weahkee (2)
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, LCDR Deonda Roberson, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Francis Frazier, Dr. Bruce Finke, RADM Michael Toedt, RADM Charles Ty Reidhead, Ronny Chan, Dr. Susan Karol, Susy Postal, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Ronny Chan and RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Dr. Susan Karol and RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - RADM Michael Toedt, RADM Charles Ty Reidhead, LCDR Kelly Fath, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CDR Shelly Inda and RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Robert Barber, Sierra Inda, CDR Shelly Inda, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Julene Carter, Kelly Mings, CAPT Clinton Bullock, RADM Michael Weahkee, Todd Hallmark
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Julene Carter, Kelly Mings, LT Dwala Gibson, CAPT Clinton Bullock, RADM Michael Weahkee, Todd Hallmark
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Susan Wood, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Keith Longie, Dr. Lyle Ignace, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Keith Longie, Dr. Gerald Ignace, Dr. Lyle Ignace, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Chris Mandregan Jr., Evangelyn Dotomain, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Chris Mandregan Jr., Faye Kata, Evangelyn Dotomain, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - RADM Chris Buchanan, CAPT Travis Watts, CDR Tami Vaughan, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Chris Mandregan Jr., Jerry Markus, Stacy Kelley, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Genelle Cain, CAPT Heidi Brainerd, Kristin Blees, Jill Gelviro, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Chris Mandregan Jr., Kylea Goff, Heather Lefebvre, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Chris Mandregan Jr., Ashley Schaber, Heather Lefebvre, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Clayton Old Elk, Sharon Folgar, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Clayton Old Elk, RADM Michael Weahkee, Rick Haverkate
Group Photos - RADM Charles Ty Reidhead, Jocelyn Hirschman, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - RADM Charles Ty Reidhead, Kyle Jahn, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - RADM Charles Ty Reidhead, Mark Veazie, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - RADM Charles Ty Reidhead, Kyle Jahn, Mark Veazie, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - RADM Charles Ty Reidhead, CDR Nicholas Sparrow, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Beverly Cotton, Dr. Tamara James, CDR Nicholas Sparrow, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Jacquie Folsom, Angela Young, RADM Weahkee
Group Photos - CAPT Travis Watts, Jacquie Folsom, Angela Young, Rose Weahkee, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - RADM Michael Weahkee and Marvin Klain
Group Photos - Lillie Roanhorse and RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Lillie Roanhorse, CAPT Sandra Aretino, Alex Montoya, RADM Michael Weahkee
Group Photos - Lillie Roanhorse, CAPT Sandra Aretino, Alex Montoya, RADM Michael Weahkee (2)