Iowa Hospital Association Three major awards are presented at the Iowa Hospital Association Annual Meeting

Three major awards are presented at the Iowa Hospital Association Annual Meeting to recognize significant hospital or health system administration and governance achievements. Hospitals and health systems are encouraged to submit nominations for their outstanding leaders to the Iowa Hospital Association through Friday, June 6, 2025.

The award recipients are hospital CEOs and trustees whose passion has significantly improved their hospitals and communities.

The three awards are:

Excellence in Governance Award – This award recognizes an outstanding trustee or board member who has significantly contributed to the hospital or health system through leadership and a commitment to excellence.
Excellence in Leadership Award – Presented to an Iowa hospital or health system CEO who has demonstrated notable achievement in the organization's administration and contributed to broader health care or health policy areas.
Young Executive Achievement Award – This award recognizes the exceptional contributions of a hospital CEO under 40 whose innovative leadership has significantly affected the hospital or health system.

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Someone may be nominated for only one award.

Nominee information

Provide basic contact information for the nominee.

Nominee name*

First Last Credentials (specify RN, M.D., etc.)

Nominee title*

Hospital*

Health system (if affiliated)

Hospital mailing address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP Code

Nominee telephone*

Nominee email*

Years of service at the hospital or health system*

Years of service in health care*

Nominator information

The nominator will receive information about the nominee and recognition events. Please provide contact information for the nominator.

Nominator name*

First Last Credential (RN, M.D., etc.)

Nominator title*

Hospital*

Health system (if affiliated)

Hospital mailing address*

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Nominator telephone*

Nominator email*

Additional contact information

If someone other than the nominator (assistant, colleague) should receive information about the nominee and recognition events, include their contact information below.

Contact name

First Last Credentials (RN, M.D., etc.)

Contact title

Hospital/Organization

Hospital system (if affiliated)

Hospital/Organization mailing address

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP Code

Contact telephone

Contact email

Nomination Letter

Describe how the nominee has displayed the characteristics of the award during the nominee's service to the hospital. Give specific examples. The Selection Committee will base its decision on this narrative.

Submit a nomination.*

Submit a nomination of approximately 1,000 words describing how your nominee embodies the qualities of the selected award.

Nomination summary

Submit a nomination summary of no more than 125 words.*

The summary will be used in promotional materials.

Support letters

You may submit up to five, two-page support letters.

I understand that IHA will only accept five support letters (limited to two pages each) per nominee.*

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I have support letters to submit now.*

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I understand the support letters must be submitted by Friday, June 14.*

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Photograph

A color digital photograph of the nominee is needed.

My hospital agrees to send the nominee's photograph, including the nominee's and the hospital's name, by Friday, June 14.*

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Leadership awards

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Nominee information

Nominator information

Additional contact information

Nomination Letter

Nomination summary

Support letters

Photograph

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