Awards Overview & Recent Winners

HCM Division Awards

2025 Winners

1. Best Paper Submitted to Annual Meeting

This award is given to the paper judged to be the Best Paper submitted to the HCM program of the annual Academy of Management meeting. The award is sponsored by the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives and comes with a certificate of recognition and $500 check from ACHE, and an award plaque from the Division. Based on the numerical ratings given all submissions by the program reviewers, the top 10 percent of the papers are considered for this award. A committee headed by the Program Chair and comprised of selected members of the Executive Committee and the previous year's winner of the award (first author), selects the winner. [See the Archive of Award Winners]

“Perceived "Naturalness" Elicits Increased Resource Allocation”

Enrico Forti, Seton Hall University

Chia-Jung Tsay, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jeffrey Lee, American University

2. Best Student Paper Submitted to Annual Meeting

This award, sponsored by AUPHA, is given to the paper judged to be the best paper with a current student, as of the annual meeting submission date, listed as either the sole author or the first author on a multi-author paper. The “student” self-designation, which is selected by the submitter at the time of submission, will be used to identify eligible papers. Papers that are identified as eligible for the HCM Division Outstanding Paper Based on a Dissertation award will not be eligible for the HCM Division Best Student Paper award; however, papers reporting on dissertation-related research will be eligible. A committee headed by the Program Chair and comprised of selected members of the Executive Committee and the previous year's winner of the award, selects the winner. [See the Archive of Award Winners]
 

“Fencing through Confusion: Sensemaking and Boundary Work in a 'Muddy' Organizational Change Process”

Emmy Hjort-Enemark Topholm, Aalborg University

3. Outstanding Paper Based on a Dissertation

This award, sponsored by AUPHA, is given to the paper judged to be the best paper based upon a dissertation. The paper must be sole authored. The award is sponsored by the HCM Division and comes with a $500 cash award and an award plaque from the Division.  Authors of eligible papers are encouraged to identify their papers for consideration of this award during the Academy’s paper submission process. A committee headed by the Program Chair and comprised of selected members of the Executive Committee and the previous year's winner of the award, selects the winner.  [See the Archive of Award Winners]

“Talking the Walk: The Legitimizing Language of Nonprofit Hospitals”

Nova Bradford, Stanford University

4. Best Health Care Management Theory to Practice Award

This award, sponsored by the Health Care Management division, is intended to encourage papers relevant to the practicing health care manger by clearly addressing research questions relevant to the translation of theory to health administration or management practice. The winners receive an award plaque and a cash prize from the Division. Authors of eligible papers should identify their papers for consideration of this award during the Academy’s paper submission process. A committee headed by the Program Chair and comprised of selected members of the Executive Committee, and the previous year's winner of the award (first author) selects the winner.  [See the Archive of Award Winners]

“The Dynamic and Multisource Nature of Support for Frontline-Led Innovation Teams”

Olivia S. Jung, University of California, Los Angeles

Patricia Satterstrom, New York University

Fletcher Dementyev, Columbia University

Maura Danehey, New York University

Sarah J. Singer, Stanford University

5. Best International Paper Award

This award is given to the paper judged to be the best international paper submitted to the HCM Division. The award is sponsored by the HCM Division and comes with a cash award and an award plaque from the Division. Eligible papers must be self-identified and identified by the Program Chair as international or Carolyn Dexter Award nominees. The HCM Best International Paper will be submitted to AOM as the HCM Division nominee for the Dexter Award. Authors of eligible papers are encouraged to identify their papers for consideration of this award during the Academy’s paper submission process. A committee headed by the Program Chair and comprised of selected members of the Executive Committee and the previous year's winner of the award, selects the winner. [See the Archive of Award Winners]

“Explaining Variation in Hospital CEO Turnover Rates - A Convergent Parallel Mixed-Methods Study”

Theresa Maurer, University of Hamburg

Marius Hermes, University of Wuppertal

Eva Maria Wild, University of Siegen

Vera Winter

6. Outstanding Reviewer Award

This award recognizes the members who go above and beyond the call of duty in their efforts reviewing papers and symposium proposals submitted to the Academy’s annual program. The Program Chair determines the selection committee, and approximately ten reviewers are chosen each year as Outstanding Reviewers, on the basis of the quality and comprehensiveness of their reviews. Winners are recognized at the Division’s annual business meeting and receive a certificate of appreciation.[See the Archive of Award Winners]

Agnes Bäker, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Noa Ariel Birman, University of Haifa

Nate Carroll, Virginia Commonwealth University

Alison Coates, Clarkson University

Carla Curado, Lisbon School of Economics and Management

Matthew DePuccio, Rush University

Nicholas Edwardson, University of New Mexico

Aurore Fierobe, Ecole Polytechnique

Davina Frick, Johns Hopkins University

Joshua Gerlick, Case Western  Reserve University

Mattia Gilmartin, New York University

Brian Hilligoss, University of Arizona

Lambert Li, Stanford University

Ren Lovegood, University of Massachusetts Boston

Valerie Martin, University du Quebec

Marianna Mauro, University of Catanzaro

Genevra Murray, New York University

Alexander Peever, McMaster University

Pavani Rangachari, University of New Haven

Cheryl Rathert, Saint Louis University

Thomas Reibel, RWTH Aachen University

Alex Schulte, University of California Berkeley

Geoffrey Silvera, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sara Singer, Stanford University

Erin Sullivan, Suffolk University

Michal Tamuz, Consultant

Maike Tietschert, Erasmus University

Edoardo Trincanato, University of Ferrara

Lea Wagner, Georg August University

Daan Westra, Maastricht University

7. Myron D. Fottler Exceptional Service Award

This award is considered by many to be the most distinguished award given by the HCM Division. It was established to recognize a member of the Division who has provided extraordinary service to HCM and to the profession. It is not an annual award; rather it is given only when the Division identifies a suitable nominee who meets the following requirements:

The individual must have dedicated at least ten years to the Health Care Management Division and to the profession, and must have established a consistently strong presence in the Division over a long period of time.

The individual must have served as a meaningful mentor, not only to colleagues and students at his or her own university but also to others in HCMD.

If the individual has served as a Division officer, he or she must have continued active participation in the Division long after serving as a Division officer (this requirement automatically exempts anyone for consideration while a current officer).

Nominations for this award are solicited by the Division chair-elect every Spring term/semester. In the years when an award is given, the winner will be announced at the annual meeting and recognized during the Division’s business meeting and awards ceremony. [See the Archive of Award Winners]

Amy Y. Landry, University of Alabama at Birmingham

8. Outstanding Early Career Educator Award

The HCM Outstanding Early Career Educator Award, established in 2025, recognizes an early career educator who has exhibited innovative and outstanding teaching within the health care management (HCM) field. The Award is given to an individual who displays evidence of a commitment to teaching excellence, a clear record of effective instruction and course delivery, and a commitment to a positive learning environment and student success both inside and outside the classroom, within the first seven years following doctoral degree completion. [See the Archive of Award Winners]

Alden Lai, New York University

9. Excellence & Impact in Teaching Award

The HCM Excellence & Impact in Teaching Award, which was originally established as the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005, recognizes an educator who has established a proven track record of high-quality teaching efforts and whose educational contributions have advanced health care management. It provides the opportunity to encourage and reward the excellent, dedicated, and inspiring teachers in our field who have not only displayed excellence in their teaching but whose efforts have indelibly impacted the broader field of health care management education. [See the Archive of Award Winners]

Not Awarded in 2025

 10. HCM Early Career Achievement Award

The HCM Early Career Achievement Award, established in 2022, recognizes the distinguished contributions to the field of health care management (HCM) by an early career scholar. The Award is given to an individual whose scholarly contributions have advanced research, theory, and practice within the health care field within the first seven years following doctoral degree completion. Anonymous nominations will not be accepted, but individuals may self-nominate. [See the Archive of Award Winners]

Amber La Forgia, University of California, Berkeley

11. HCM Mid-Career Achievement Award

The HCM Mid-Career Achievement Award, established in 2022, recognizes the distinguished contributions to the field of health care management by a mid-career scholar. The Award is given to an individual whose scholarly contributions have advanced research, theory, and practice within the health care field and is in the period between early career and full professorship. Mid-career is defined for this award as the period spanning seven years following doctoral degree completion (early career) until Full Professorship or equivalent. Anonymous nominations will not be accepted, but individuals may self-nominate. [See the Archive of Award Winners]

Erin Sullivan, Suffolk University

12. Keith G. Provan Distinguished Scholar Award

This award recognizes a member of the HCM division who has developed a record of high-quality scholarly research in health care management. The research may be traditional or innovative, but it must demonstrate conceptual and methodological rigor. The award winner will receive a plaque and recognition at the AOM Annual Meeting. The winner will also give a keynote presentation during the AOM Annual Meeting as part of the Health Care Management Division’s programming.  [See the Archive of Award Winners]

Sara Singer, Stanford University