2017 Heroes Dinner

When: Thursday, 4 May 2017 6:30 pm
Where: Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC; View Map
Contact: For tickets or sponsorship opportunities:
Contact Jackie Vandermeersch at
240-694-2209 or jvandermeersch@hjf.org

Emcee

Jennifer Griffin

National Security Correspondent

Fox News

Leadership

Chair

John Mateczun, MD, MPH, JD: President; UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans

Advisory Committee

Vice Admiral Michael L. Cowan, MD, USN (Ret) Director Deloitte Consulting LLP
Former Surgeon General, United States Navy
Mrs. Ellyn Dunford
Lieutenant General Charles B. Green MD, MPH, USAF (Ret) Board of Regents USU
Former Surgeon General, United States Air Force
Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, MD, USA (Ret)
Former Surgeon General, United States Army
Debbie Paxton, MSN, RN Mental Health Advisor USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment
The Honorable James B. Peake MD, LTG USA (Ret) Senior Vice President CGI
Former Surgeon General, United States Army
Lieutenant General James G. Roudebush, MD, MPH, USAF (Ret) Senior Partner Martin, Blanck & Associates
Former Surgeon General, United States Air Force

Leadership Committee

Brian Brugger Executive Vice President WPS Health Solutions
COL Rafael De Jesus, USA (Ret) Senior Vice President, Military Health Services International SOS Government Services, Inc.
Sharon L. Duke Director, Government Affairs United Concordia Dental
Ken Fisher Fisher Brothers
Maria Gaboury Director Military & Veterans Programs Northrop Grumman Corporation
Joyce Grissom, MD Health Net Federal Services
Kelly M. Laurel Director, Federal Healthcare Siemens Government Technologies, Inc.
Tracy Malone Executive Director US Family Health Plan Alliance
RADM Elizabeth S. Niemyer, USN (Ret) Chief Program Officer UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans
Stephen K. Scroggs, PhD Vice President, Government Affairs & Development Federal Division ValueOptions Federal Services, Inc.
Michael Spatz, MD Director, National Capitol Operations Humana Government Business, Inc.
George Tracy President Spectrum Healthcare Resources, Inc.

2017 Heroes of Military Medicine Awards

Thursday, 4 May 2017 6:30 pm

The Heroes of Military Medicine (HMM) Awards honors outstanding contributions by individuals who have distinguished themselves through excellence and selfless dedication to advancing military medicine and enhancing the lives and health of our nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans, and civilians. The Heroes of Military Medicine is presented by the Center for Public-Private Partnerships (CP3) at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF).

Three of the six awards to be presented at the HMM dinner will be given to active duty military medical professionals from the Army, Navy and Air Force, respectively. The Offices of the Surgeon General for each service nominate the candidates for these three awards. The final honorees are chosen by the HMM Advisory Committee comprised primarily of former Surgeons General. In addition, one Hero of Military Medicine Ambassador Award and one Hero of Military Medicine Senior Leader Award will be presented.

Proceeds from the HMM dinner support The Veteran Metrics Initiative (TVMI).

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2017 Honorees

Hero of Military Medicine Ambassador Award

Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter, USA (Honorably Discharged)

The recipient of this award is a beneficiary of military medicine. Staff Sergeant Carter embodies the message that advances in military medicine benefit all.

Hero of Military Medicine Award

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin J. Mitchell, MD, USAF

A Hero of Military Medicine is an individual who has distinguished himself/herself in medical research or clinical care through compassion, excellence and selfless dedication that go above and beyond the call of duty. He or she is committed to advancing military medicine and enhancing the lives and health of our nation's wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.