InSight's Award Winners
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.
Nomination forms will soon be available for all three Awards.
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, which is 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 Awards Committee and previous recipients. The recipient will be selected by the Awards 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.
The award recipient will receive a complimentary InSight membership for one year, free registration to the next annual conference and an engraved crystal trophy.
Present Winner
2007 - Lou Hermans
Past Winners
2006 - Jim Cramer
2005 - Nancy Dean
2004 - Sid Tuesley
2003 - Rick Warren
Membership Achievement Awards
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, which is presented at the InSight Annual Meeting during the opening session, recognizes the noteworthy accomplishments of a member on behalf of the user community.
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 Awards Committee and previous recipients. The recipient will be selected by the Awards Committee, which consists of current President, immediate Past-President, two SIG chairs, the current Director of Membership, McKesson Liaison and Lisa Utley.
The award recipient will receive a complimentary InSight membership for one year and an engraved plaque.
Present Winner
2007 - Jenna Bowser
Past Winners
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.
Present Winner
2007- Ruth Riggleman
Past Winners
2006 - Julie Burnett and Miroslav Belote
If you would like to volunteer with InSight in 2008, there are still open positions for SIG Leadership! To see a list of open positions, please click here.