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ALBERT JUSTUS CHESLEY AWARD
Background
Established in 1960 to honor those members of the MPHA who have “distinguished themselves in the field of public health and who (have) through (their) membership, made a definite contribution to the Minnesota Public Health Association." It is named for A. J. Chesley, M.D. who served 54 years with the Minnesota Department of Health, 34 years as Secretary of the Minnesota State Board of Health and Executive Officer of the Minnesota Department of Health.
Guidelines
Nominees must be a current and active member of MPHA, have made a contribution to MPHA, and should:
- Have distinguished themselves in the field of public health by making an outstanding contribution that is innovative or creative.
- Have displayed leadership in the field of public health, and served as a mentor to others in the field.
- Exhibit a consistent record of high quality service and professional excellence, not merely longevity.
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to collaborative professional activity and teamwork.
- Possess outstanding professional integrity and respect.
Albert Justus Chesley Award Recipients
1961 Boris L. Levich 1962 Mario Fischer, M.D. 1963 Ruth E. Boynton, M.D. 1964 Frank H. Krusen, M.D. 1965 Laura Hegstad 1966 Viktor O. Wilson, M.D. 1967 Myhren C. Peterson 1968 Abraham Rosenfield, M.D. 1969 Stewart C. Thomson, M.D. 1970 William A. Jordan, D.D.S. 1973 Alberta Wilson 1974 Fannie Kakela & Grace Stolze 1975 Robert Hiller & Arlene Lehto 1976 Robert W. Schwanke 1977 Gaylord Anderson 1978 Henry Bauer, Ph.D. & Kathrine Gram 1979 Warren Lawson, M.D. & Richard Bond 1980 Frances Decker | 1981 Donna Anderson 1982 Robert Hohman 1983 Harold Leppink, M.D. 1985 Paul Schuster 1988 Arvid Houglum, M.D. 1989 Edward Ehlinger, M.D. 1990 Esther Tatley 1991 Steven Mosow 1992 K. C. Spensley 1993 Gayle Hallin 1994 Charles Oberg, M.D. 1995 Lynn Theurer 1996 Malcolm Mitchell 1997 Deborah Plumb 1998 Barbara Hughes 1999 Paul Terry 2001 Mary Sheehan 2002 Tricia Todd | 2003 Christine Follett 2004 Ellie Garret 2005 Janny Brust 2006 Ellen Benavides 2007 Thomas Webber 2010 Jaime Martinez 2011 James F. Hart, M.D. 2012 John R Finnegan Jr, Ph.D. 2013 Ann Bajari 2014 Erica Fishman 2015 Kenneth Bence 2019 Cherylee Sherry 2020 MPHA Forum Organizers: Lia Burg, Jean Streetar, Angie Carlson, Ph.D., Lindsey Fabian 2021 Annie Halland 2022 Julie Myhre 2023 Matthew Flory |