2018 Medical Fitness Facility & Professionals of the Year Awards
These awards celebrate and honor the best and the brightest in medical fitness center management. Awards, in a variety of categories, identify those facilities, programs and individuals that are deserving of recognition for their achievements.
Awards were presented during the 2018 Annual International Conference Awards Ceremony in New Orleans, LA. To vote for our 2019 awards, please click here.
Hank Boerner Pioneer Award
Presented to Jennifer Lavoie, Director, Employee Wellness, Work Life & Fitness
Piedmont Healthcare
Marla Richmond, MS, Memorial Education Award
Catherine Lisowski – Fitness Coordinator
The Summit Medical Fitness Center – Kalispell Regional Healthcare
Best Practice Partner of the Year Award
Strategic Partner of the Year
Certified Facility of the Year Award
1st Place
Presented to Powell Wellness Center, Culpeper, VA
Honorable Mention
Presented to Loyola Center for Fitness, Maywood, IL
Program Innovation Awards
First Place
“Back it Up” – Ryan Messinger at Parrish Health & Fitness, Titusville, FL
Second Place
“Workout Warriors” – Morgan Kantola at MCC Lakeshore Fitness Center, Muskegon, MI
Click here to read more about Workout Warriors at MCC Lakeshore Fitness Center.
Medical Fitness Week
The 2018 Walking 10K Winners
Total Number of Steps:
Cleveland Clinic Akron General LifeStyles
Highest Average Number of Steps:
UNC Wellness Healthcare Center
The 2018 MOVE150 Winners
Total Number of Moves:
Beacon Health & Fitness Center
Highest Average Moves:
Fitness Center at University Hospital Avon Wellness Center
Rising Star Awards
Central Region
Doug Gannon
Saint Francis Medical Center – Fitness Plus
SouthCentral Region
Samantha Dumas
Fitness Center of Thibodaux Regional
SouthEast
Kelly Pults
Valley Health Wellness & Fitness Center – Winchester, Virginia
NorthEast
Kierstin Mitchell
Virtua Center for Health Fitness, Washington Township
West
Catherine Francisco
Henry Mayo Fitness & Health
International
Emily Janssens
Reh-Fit Centre, Manitoba, Canada
