InSight Member Awards

This InSight Awards Page recognizes members who have received the Tom Utley, Membership Achievement and SIG Volunteer of the Year awards. InSight thanks these members for their dedication to, and exemplification of, the nature of networking to better the InSight community.

To nominate an InSight member, simply complete the nomination form under the appropriate award and send it to InSight via fax at 312.673.6721 or by e-mail at insight@insight-net.org.

You may nominate individuals for the 2011 Awards.

Tom Utley Award Nomination Form

Member Achievement Award Nomination Form

Tom Utley Award

Each year InSight presents the Tom Utley Award to honor one of its members who has demonstrated outstanding service through their volunteer activities. This award, presented at the InSight Annual Meeting during the opening session, recognizes the best of our many volunteers who contribute their time and talents to make InSight one of the leading user groups in the country.

Any active individual member of InSight in good standing is eligible for the award with the exception of current officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, members of the Membership Committee and previous recipients. The recipient will be selected by the Membership Committee, which consists of current President, immediate Past-President, two SIG chairs, the current Director of Membership, McKesson Liaison and Lisa Utley.

Tom Utley was a former CIO at Merritt-Peralta Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. In 1986, Tom met with executives of HBO & Company and suggested the formation of a user group to provide a forum for customers to share information and leverage their experiences towards product improvement. Tom, along with five other customers, began meeting and in 1987 held the first annual meeting of what became the Star Products Users Group (SPUG). Tom also served as SPUG’s first President, exerting his unique leadership style and devoting himself to excellence and innovation. It was Tom’s dedication, loyalty and determination that formed the foundation for this grass roots effort that led ultimately to the formation of InSight in 1998.

Past Winners

2009 - Debe Gash
2008 - Carolyn Crook
2007 - Lou Hermans
2006 - Jim Cramer
2005 - Nancy Dean
2004 - Sid Tuesley
2003 - Rick Warren

Member Achievement Award

The new Member Achievement Award aims to honor an outstanding member. Criterion for the award includes participation in InSight’s Special Interest Groups, Discussion Forums, Enhancement Process, Annual Conference sessions, implementation of an innovative idea or project, member recruitment/retention efforts or other noteworthy accomplishments on behalf of InSight. This award, presented at the InSight Annual Meeting during the opening session, recognizes the noteworthy accomplishments of a member on behalf of the user community.

2010 Member Achievement Award Winners:

Jackie Thomas, Executive Assistant, Administration, Southlake Regional Health Centre
Lyn Shoquist, System Coordinator, Patient Fiscal Services, Allegiance Health

Past Winners:

2008 - James Lawson
2007 - Jenna Bowser
2006 - Lynda Voll

SIG Volunteer of the Year Award

The purpose of this award is to nominate a Special Interest Group (SIG) leader whose efforts went above and beyond their responsibilities on behalf of InSight and its members. This award is presented at InSight’s Annual Conference.

2010 SIG Volunteer of the Year Awards Winners:

Enhancements Award Winner: Casey Messenger, Analyst, Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
Education Award Winner: Amy Easterling, Application Analyst, St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital

Past Winners:

2010- Enhancements Awards Winner, Casey Messenger; Education Award Winner, Amy Easterling
2009 - Enhancements Award Winner: David Richards; Education Award Winner: Sandy Williams
2008 - Linda Kliethermes
2007 - Ruth Riggleman
2006 - Julie Burnett and Miroslav Belote