The American College of Healthcare Executives has named the winners of three annual awards for executives who the Chicago-based trade association says show strong leadership skills and lifetime achievements. All the awards will be presented at ACHE's Congress on Healthcare Leadership in March.
Earl Dresser was named the recipient of ACHE's 2010 Lifetime Service Award for his contributions to the organization over his career, which began in 1949. Dresser was chairman of the college in 1982, and helped to formulate the group's first-ever strategic plan. He was a top executive at numerous hospitals in the upper Midwest until his retirement in 1986, and he served in numerous consulting, governance and advisory roles after that.
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William Schoenhard will receive ACHE's 2010 Gold Medal Award for his leadership career in healthcare. Today, Schoenhard is the deputy undersecretary for health for operations at the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department in Washington, but he spent the bulk of his career with SSM Health Care, St. Louis, helping the system earn an AA bond rating during a period of rapid expansion while he was chief operating officer there.
Carrie Owen Plietz was named the recipient of ACHE's 2010 Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year. Plietz, 34, is COO of Mills-Peninsula Health Service, a Sutter Health-owned hospital in Burlingame, Calif.
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Plietz started her management career with Columbia/HCA regional management, then moved to an analyst role with Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health System, before moving to Sutter Health in Northern California.
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