Leadership Award Recipients

Congratulations to the recipients of AHRMM’s Leadership Award past and present. Each award recipient has demonstrated an extraordinary level of leadership and professionalism in the resource and materials management field and has made significant contributions to AHRMM.

2007 Leadership Award

John Mateka, Executive Director Materials Services for Greenville Hospital System/University Medical Center in Greenville, South Carolina, received the 2007 Leadership Award in recognition of his commitments, contributions, and volunteer efforts to advance the supply chain profession and AHRMM’s strategic role within the field. In addition to serving as AHRMM president, Mateka also served two terms on the Board of Directors. His accomplishments include working to produce AHRMM’s Performance Indicators publication series and laying the foundation for SCMetrix, AHRMM’s benchmarking initiative with Arizona State University, as well as broadening and expanding AHRMM’s membership from materials management to include supply chain-related consultants and establishing the Annual Golf Tournament to support Project Perfect World. He also chaired both the AHRMM Support Services Indicators Advisory and Benchmarking Committees.

Beyond his dedication to AHRMM, Mateka has also been a leader in other materials and environmental service areas, including Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), where he served on a Leadership Council that led a landmark initiative to eliminate mercury and reduce waste in hospitals with three major organizations: the American Hospital Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Health Care Without Harm. In addition, Mateka co-chaired the Environmentally Preferred Products Committee, ultimately producing the first H2E Environmentally Preferred Purchasing document.

Past Recipients

2006  − Colonel Marc Sager
2004 − Al Cook
2002 − Renee Landry
2001 − Dale Montgomery

1999 − Robert Shackelford
1998 − William McFaul
1997 − Robert Simpson
1996 − Bill Donato
1995 − Michael Louviere
1994 − Thomas Hughes
1992 − John Gaida
1990 − Sam Raudenbush

1988 − Ned Gerber
1987 − Carol Lyonnais
1986 − David Matthews
1984 − Barry Novick
1983 − Donald J. Siegle
1982 − Joseph C. LaNier
1980 − Lillian Matiska

1979 − Alex Vallas
1978 − Dean S. Ammet
1975 − Ethicon Corporation

1969 − Sam White
1968 − Helen Nicholson
1967 − Paul Widman
1966 − S. Earl Thompson