Awards and Recognitions: May 2025

Awards and Recognitions: May 2025

• The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), is proud to recognize the outstanding contributions of Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP, with the 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research
  
  
• Rainbow Community Care's Kenyon Kemnitz receives Communicator of the Year award by the Madison and Northeast Wisconsin chapters of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) during the fifth annual WisCOMsin Awards ceremony
  
  
• NPHI Honors Visionary Leaders and Organizations at 2025 Annual Summit: The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) proudly recognized three outstanding leaders and organizations during its 2025 Annual Summit, honoring their profound contributions to end-of-life care. These annual awards celebrate those who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to innovation, compassion, and person-centered care in the hospice, palliative, and advanced illness care field.  
• Samira K. Beckwith, Executive Vice President of Public Policy, Chapters Health, was honored with the 2025 Lifetime in Excellence Award. 

• Dr. Bethany Snider, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Hosparus Health, received the 2025 Chirag Patel Legacy Award.

• The 2025 Healthcare in Action Innovation Award was presented to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Dr. Arif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer of the American Cancer Society, accepted the award on behalf of the organization.  

• Carole Fisher, President of NPHI, added:

  “These awards remind us what’s possible when we lead with heart, stay mission-driven, and continue to challenge the status quo in pursuit of quality care. We’re grateful for the opportunity to celebrate these trailblazers who are making a meaningful difference every day.”