1. It’s Not Too Late to Register for Congress!
2. Apply Now for ACHE Scholarships
3. Four Student Chapters Receive Awards
4. ACHE Essay Competition Winners Announced
5. Are You Graduating This Year?

1. It’s Not Too late to Register for Congress!

Join us for the 2006 Congress on Healthcare Leadership held March 27 to March 30 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Congress offers many opportunities designed specifically for ACHE Student Associates:

• Student Associate Orientation and Networking Reception
• Sessions specifically designed for Student Associates
• Career Counseling Service
• Job Interviewing Skills: Student and Early Careerist Session

The Student Associate registration fee for Congress is only $275! For more information or to register call the Customer Service Center at (312) 424-9400 or visit ache.org. Don’t let Congress pass you by!

2. Apply Now for ACHE Scholarships

Don't miss the March 31 deadline to apply for ACHE scholarships. The Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship for minority students and the Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship were established to assist those preparing for the healthcare management field. If this fall begins your final year of didactic work in your graduate degree program, you may qualify!

3. Four Student Chapters Receive Awards

Four student chapters will receive Student Chapter Awards at the 2006 Congress on Healthcare Leadership: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Army-Baylor University, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. These awards recognize active ACHE student chapters whose programs demonstrate a commitment to ACHE membership and advancement. This year's awards acknowledge the graduate program with the greatest percentage of graduating students advancing in ACHE and the graduate program with the greatest number of graduating students advancing. The awards also recognize the graduate program whose graduating class had the greatest number of Members, Diplomates and Fellows.

At Trinity University, the graduate student chapter achieved an 83 percent advancement rate. The graduate student chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University advanced 39 students in ACHE. Northwestern University’s graduate program had the greatest number of ACHE affiliates, with 43 students holding membership at the time of graduation. And, Army-Baylor’s graduate program had the greatest percentage of affiliates, with 56 percent holding membership at the time of graduation.

Student Chapter Award winners will be presented with plaques on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at the Leon I. Gintzig Commemorative Lecture and Luncheon during ACHE’s 49th Congress on Healthcare Leadership at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. For more information about these awards, please contact Desmond J. Ryan, CAE, associate director, Division of Regional Services, at (312) 424-9325.

4. ACHE Essay Competition Winners Announced

The ACHE Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management was developed to stimulate and demonstrate the ability of future healthcare executives to discuss important issues and developments in healthcare management. Winners in the 2006 competition will accept their awards on March 29 at the Leon I. Gintzig Commemorative Lecture and Luncheon during ACHE's Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago.

In the graduate division, Jeremye D. Cohen of Fox School of Business at Temple University, Philadelphia, won first place for his essay, “The Aging Nursing Workforce: How to Retain Experienced Nurses.” Samantha G. Mayo of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, placed second for her essay, “An Approach to Spirituality for Hospital Administrators.” Cynthia Hunter Spann of the University of Texas at Arlington won third place for her essay, “The Jury is Still Out: Weighing in on Consumer-Driven Health Plans.”

In the undergraduate division, Mari K. Embertson of Oregon State University, Corvallis, placed first with “The Importance of Middle Managers in Health Care Organizations.” Matthew E. Curtin of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., won second place for his essay, “Promoting Diversity in Health Services Organizations: Integrating Social and Business Perspectives. Michelle Southwell of Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich., placed third for her essay, “Baby Boomers Spell Trouble for Medicare . . . Or Do They?”

Click here for more information about the essay competition and submission guidelines.

5. Are You Graduating This Year?

If you are graduating this year, your Student Associate dues will expire on December 31. However, don’t miss the opportunity to upgrade your membership to Member status and enjoy everything full Member status has to offer, including our Early Careerist Network! Do this as soon as you graduate by going to our Web site at ache.org and click on the “join now” option on our homepage. You can upgrade your status when you graduate for no additional dues (if you've paid your $75 student associate cost for the year).

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