CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall Jr./CIO of the Year Award

Purpose & History
The award is named in honor of John E. Gall, Jr. who pioneered the implementation of healthcare information systems at El Camino Hospital in the 1960's. The recipient of the John E. Gall, Jr. award for "CIO of the Year" shall be selected jointly by the Board of Directors of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). The award shall be presented to the CIO, who, in the opinion of the joint Boards of Directors, has best demostrated the qualities of leadership in healthcare as described in the award criteria. The award shall be given for a lifetime of success and achievement as a CIO in the healthcare IT industry.

Established: 1990

Eligibility
A candidate is required to meet these criteria:

• Is currently employed as a CIO and is a member in good standing of CHIME and HIMSS and has maintained that membership for not less than five consecutive years.
• Has participated in either leadership or organizational activities as a member of CHIME or as a member of HIMSS.
• Has demonstrated innovative leadership through effective use of technology in support of the strategic initiatives of his/her organization.
• Represents the highest standards of leadership in information technology in healthcare.
• Is respected and recognized as a role model to peers and the industry as exhibited by:
  1. name recognition as an industry thought leader and spokes person
  2. progression of organizational and professional accomplishments vis a vis a successful track record over an extended period of time.
• Has advanced the professional standards embraced by CHIME and HIMSS.
• Is currently not serving on the Board of Directors for HIMSS or CHIME.

Award Frequency and Timing
The CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award is given every year at the Annual Awards Dinner at the Annual Conference and Exhibition.

The Nomination Process
The Gall Award is publicized to members of CHIME and HIMSS. Members from either organization can nominate a candidate for the Award; any person meeting the eligibility requirements can also nominate themselves for the Award.

Applications will require candidates to supply the following information:

• A completed application form
• A brief biographical sketch or current resume
• A description of how they meet the Gall Award criteria, with supporting documents (documentation could include articles or publications, presentations an industry events, awards or national recognition of the CIO and his or her organization)
• A letter of recommendation from one of his or her peers endorsing them as a candidate for the Award.

 Application Review and Selection Process:

• All of the application materials and information will be posted online for members of the Gall Award Selection Committee to review.
• Once the committee selects the final candidate for the Award, staff will forward the committee recommendation to the Board officers of both CHIME and HIMSS for review and approval.

The CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year Award consists of:

• Symbol of Recognition
• Publication of information in an official HIMSS publication
• Invitation to the Annual Awards Dinner

2007 CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award Recipient:
George T. Hickman, CPHIMS, FHIMSS

Past Recipients
1989 John E. Gall, Jr.
1990 Ward Keever
1991 Larry Grandia, FHIMSS
1992 Richard Duncan, FHIMSS
1993 John P. Glaser, PhD, FHIMSS
1994 William C. Reed, FHIMSS
1995 Sam Schultz II, PhD
1996 Walter R. Menning, FHIMSS
1997 James Wagner, BA, MS
1998 Wei-Tih Cheng, PhD, FHIMSS, FCHIME
1999 Stephanie Reel
2000 Charles C. Emery Jr., PhD, FCHIME
2001 Richard I. Skinner
2002 Pamela G. McNutt, FHIMSS
2003 Timothy R. Zoph
2004 Gregory Walton, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
2005 Timothy Stettheimer, Ph.D
2006 Eric B. Yablonka, FHIMSS

For more information, please contact awards@himss.org or 312-915-9202.

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