ACHE STUDENT CHAPTERS AWARDED

CHICAGO, February 18, 2002—Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Kentucky, Lexington; U.S. Army-Baylor University, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., are the recipients of the American College of Healthcare Executives ninth annual Student Chapter Awards.

The student chapters will receive their awards on March 20, 2002, at the Wednesday Keynote Address during ACHE's 45th Congress on Healthcare Management at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. ACHE established the awards to recognize those active student chapters whose programs have demonstrated a commitment to promoting advancement in ACHE.

The winners are:

• Greatest percentage of graduating students advancing in ACHE over a one-year period
  Graduate Program: Virginia Commonwealth University Student Chapter
  Undergraduate Program: University of Kentucky Student Chapter
• Greatest number of graduating students who advanced in ACHE over a one-year period
  Graduate Program: University of Alabama at Birmingham Student Chapter
  Undergraduate Program: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Chapter
• 2001 graduating class with the greatest percentage of ACHE Members, Diplomates, and Fellows
  Cornell University Student Chapter
• 2001 graduating class with the greatest number of ACHE Members, Diplomates, and Fellows
  U.S. Army-Baylor University Student Chapter

CONTACT: Deborah A. Labb, (312) 424-9426

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