Past Winners

The 11th annual Champions of Health Awards took place on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Six winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening featured KOCO Channel 5 anchor Jessica Schambach as emcee and Bob and Lee Woodruff as the keynote speakers.

• Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health: NewView Oklahoma
• Champion of Children’s Health Winner: Fostering Hope of Tulsa
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma – Senior Servings Program
• Champion of the Uninsured Winner: Morton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.
• Community Health Champion Winner: Healthy Community Store Initiative (HCSI, Inc.) – R&G Family Grocers
• Corporate Health Champion Winner: Muskogee County Emergency Medical Service – COACHES Team
   

The tenth annual Champions of Health Awards took place on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa. Six winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening featured KOTV Channel News 6 anchor LeAnne Taylor, and Alex Cameron KWTV News Channel 9 News anchor as emcees and Regis Philbin as the keynote speaker.

• Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: The Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless Free Nurses Clinic (Tulsa)
• Champion of Children's Health Winner: Champion of Children's Health – Fit Kids of Southwest Oklahoma (Lawton)
• Champion of the Uninsured Winner: Tulsa County Medical Society Foundation (Tulsa)
• Community Health Champion Winner: Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network (Oklahoma City)
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: RSVP of Tulsa, Inc. (Tulsa)
• Corporate Health Champion Winner: Valir Health Corporate Wellness Program (Oklahoma City)
   

The ninth annual Champions of Health awards took place on Monday, October 8, 2012, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Seven winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening featured KWTV News 9 at 4 anchor Christina Eckert as emcee and NBA Legend Magic Johnson as keynote speaker.

• Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Eagle Adventure – Partnership with Chickasaw Nation and OSU (Stillwater)
• Champion of the Uninsured Winner: Street Outreach Clinic, Mark D. Fox, MD, MPH – Youth Services of Tulsa – OU Partnership (Tulsa)
• Champion of Children’s Health Winner: Emergency Infant Services (Tulsa)
• Community Health Champion Winner: Oklahoma Mission of Mercy, Oklahoma Dental Association (McAlester)
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: LIFE Senior Services, SHIP Program – Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (Tulsa)
• Corporate Health Champion Winner- Large: Buy for Less (Oklahoma City)
• Corporate Health Champion Winner- Small: Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, OFMQ Go the Distance Fitness Challenge
   

The eighth annual Champions of Health awards took place on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Tulsa Convention Center. Seven winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening featured KOTV's Six in the Morning Anchor LeAnne Taylor as emcee and former First Lady Laura W. Bush as keynote speaker. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and Oklahoma Commissioner of Health Terry L. Cline, Ph.D also spoke at the event.

• Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Food for Kids Backpack Program, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa
• Corporate Health Champion Winner- Small: PBA Wellness / Plan Benefit Analysts , Tulsa
• Corporate Health Champion Winner- Large: iCare Program / Melton Truck Lines, Inc. , Tulsa
• Champion of Uninsured Winner: Shirley Harris, Restorative Dental Care , Oklahoma City
• Champions of Children’s Health Winner: Miki Farris, Infant Crisis Services, Inc. , Oklahoma City
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: LIFE Senior Services , Tulsa
• Community of Health Champions Winner: TeleStroke Program, Sallisaw

The seventh annual Champions of Health awards took place on Monday, October 18, 2010, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Five winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening featured KWTV News 9 sports anchor Toby Rowland as emcee and former Dallas Cowboys running back and the NFL's all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith as keynote speaker.

• Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Farm to You, Stillwater
• Champion of the Uninsured Winner: Rylyn Meacham Center , Bethany
• Community Health Champions Winner: Oklahoma Area Health Education Centers at the Center for Rural Health , Oklahoma State University (OSU) Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: RSVP of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
• Corporate Health Champion Winner: Oklahoma University (OU) Physicians , Tulsa
   

The sixth annual Champions of Health awards took place on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa. Five winning individuals and organizations were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening's speakers were local attorney and Flash Point co-host Mike Turpen as emcee and Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis as keynote speaker.

• Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Tulsa County Recycled Medication Program, Tulsa
• Champion of Uninsured Winner: Crossings Community Clinic , Oklahoma City
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: James R. Pletcher, D.O., Miami
• Corporate Health Champion Winner: Oklahoma State University (OSU) Seretean Wellness Center, Stillwater
• Champion of Children’s Health Winner: The Margaret Hudson Program, Tulsa

The fifth annual Champions of Health awards took place on Monday, September 29, 2008, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Ten winning individuals and organizations were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening's speakers were 2005 Champion of Oklahoma Health Dr. J. Mark Osborn as emcee and former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as keynote speaker.

• Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City
• Champion of the Uninsured Winner: Insure Oklahoma, Oklahoma
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: Gail Potts, Senior Life Network , Enid
• Corporate Health Champion Winner: Employee Wellness Initiative, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City
• Champion of Children’s Health Winner: Norman Regional Health System , Norman
• Education and Awareness Champion Winner: Lawton-Fort Sill Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) Team, Lawton-Fort Sill
• Minority Health Champion Winner: Cherokee Nation Health Partners, Tahlequah
• Champion of Public Health Winner: The Child Abuse Network (CAN), Inc., Tulsa
• Health and Medical Media Champion Winner: Lori Holliday, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), Oklahoma
• Professional Health Care Champion Winner: Frances Haas, D.O., Tulsa

The fourth annual Champions of Health awards took place on Monday, October 8, 2007, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Thirteen winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans. The evening's speakers included 2006 Miss America Jennifer Berry as emcee and former U.S. Congressman J.C. Watts as keynote speaker.

• Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Jack C. Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Muskogee
• Champion of Uninsured Winner: Mobile Dental Care Program, Oklahoma City Winner: R. Murali Krishna, M.D., Health Alliance for the Uninsured , Oklahoma City
• Champion of Senior Health Winner: LIFE Senior Services , Tulsa
• Corporate Health Champion Winner: Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Employee Wellness Program , Oklahoma City
• Champions of Children’s Health Winner: Farm-to-School Initiative , Poteau
• Education and Awareness Champion Winner: Project Stop, Prevent, and Intervene with Tobacco Use (SPIT), Antlers
• Minority Health Champion Winner: Community Health Connection, Inc. / La Conexion Medica , Tulsa
• Champion of Public Health Winner: Tulsa Community College (TCC) Advanced Placement Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Registered Nurse (RN) Program, Tulsa Winner: Oklahoma State University (OSU) Center for Rural Health , Tulsa
• Health and Medical Media Champion Winner: The Journal Record, Oklahoma City
• Professional Health Care Champion Winner: Ron Saizow, M.D. and Steve Meixel, M.D., Bedlam Longitudinal Clinic , Tulsa
• Public Service Health Champion Winner: Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland, Oklahoma City

The third annual Champions of Health awards took place on October 30, 2006, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City. The evening featured Oklahoma University (OU) Women’s Basketball Coach Sherri Coale as emcee and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Louis Sullivan as keynote speaker

• Champion of Oklahoma Health Winner: Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority , Durant
• Champion of the Uninsured: Health for Friends , Norman
• Champion of Senior Health: Dentists for the Disabled and Elderly in Need of Treatment Inc. (D-DENT), Oklahoma City
• Corporate Health Champion The Oklahoman , Oklahoma City
• Champion of Children’s Health: Preventive Lifestyles for Active Youth (PLAY), Lawton
• Education and Awareness Campaign Winner: HeartLine's Healthy Education for Life Program (HELP) , Oklahoma City
• Minority Health Champion: African American Faith Community for AIDS Prevention (AAFCAP), Oklahoma City
• Champion of Public Health: Arthur G. Wallace, Jr., D.O., M.P.H., Tulsa
• Health and Medical Media Champion: Nicole Nascenzi, Tulsa World Reporter
• Professional Health Champion: W. Michael Woods, M.D., Ramona

The second annual Champions of Health awards took place on October 5, 2005, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City. The evening featured The Oklahoman's Sue Hale as emcee and Roger Stubach and Drew Pearson as keynote speakers.

• Champion of Oklahoma Health: J. Mark Osborn, M.D., Miami
• Champion of the Uninsured: Cindy Pribil, R.N., Green Country Free Clinic, Bartlesville
• Corporate Health Champion: Cardinal Health Incentive Program, Cardinal Engineering, Inc. , Oklahoma City
• Champion of Children’s Health: "Don't Bug Me" Flu Prevention Campaign, Hillcrest HealthCare System and Tulsa City-County Health Department, Tulsa
• Education and Awareness Campaign: Men's Health Tune-Up, Craig General Hospital, Vinita
• Minority Health Champion: Claire Richard, Project Falummichechi, Oklahoma City
• Health and Medical Media Champion: Sue Hale, The Oklahoman , Oklahoma City
• Professional Health Champion: John M. Kalbfleisch, M.D., Cardiology of Tulsa
• Ageless Hero: Bill Heaton, The Oklahoma Arthritis Network, Laverne
• Legislative Health Champion: Former Senator Bernest Cain, Oklahoma City
• Champion of Health in Rural Oklahoma: Jerry Morgan, M.D., Compassion Outreach Center , Ada

The first Champions of Health awards took in 2004 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The evening featured Alex Cameron of KWTV and LeAnne Taylor of KOTV as emcees and Olympic gymnasts Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci as keynote speakers.

• Champion of Oklahoma Health: Dr. Gordon H. Deckert, Norman
• Champion of the Uninsured: Bedlam Community Health Project , Tulsa
• Corporate Health Champion: Chesapeake Energy Corporation , Oklahoma City
• Education and Awareness Champion: Schools for Healthy Lifestyles , Oklahoma City
• Minority Health Champion: Choctaw Nation Preventive Health Services , Stillwater
• Health and Medical Media Champion: LeAnne Taylor, KOTV-The News on Six , Tulsa
• Professional Health Care Champion: Dr. Don Wilber, Midwest City
• Ageless Hero: Lucille R. Fancey, Coffee Creek Riding Center for the Handicapped, Edmond
• Legislative Health Champion: Former Oklahoma State Senator Angela Monson, Oklahoma City
• Champion of Health for Rural Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University (OSU) Telemedicine , Tulsa