National AHEC Week in Indiana celebrates The Next Generation...Meeting Highlights

Indiana AHEC Honors Remarkable Partners 

The day’s celebration closed as conference committee chair Joni Albright and Indiana AHEC program director Rick Kiovsky recognized the many individuals who have contributed to the first seven years of AHEC program success, including early project supporters Ken Sauer (Indiana Commission for Higher Education), early program directors Professor Steve Jay and Executive Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development Steve Bogdewic, and Executive Associate Dean Steve Leapman (all of IU School of Medicine). Kiovsky announced the kickoff of the first-ever Indiana AHEC Annual Campaign and thanked Campaign Committee members Billie Breaux and Jeffrey Lindar for joining this important effort.

Attendees also warmly welcomed the first recipients of the AHEC “Partnership Matters” awards for outstanding community collaboration, including Prof. Ernie Talarico, the Allen County Health Disparity Coalition, Robert Faulkens and Marty Weyand, Dr. Matt Waldron, and Prof. Robyn Lugar. Nancy Jewell was named 2008 AHEC Hero in recognition of her significant contributions to early Indiana AHEC success.

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