Rural Health Awards

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)

Santiago Gonzalez, Office of Rep. Adrian Smith
Joel Keralis, Office of Sen. Bennet

Sen. Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA)

Adeola Adesina, Office of Sen. Merkley
Emily Henn, Office of Rep. Graves

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Rep. David McKinley (R-WV)

Kripa Sreepada, Office of Sen. Smith
Nicholas Widmyer, Office of Rep. Spanberger

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)

Jay Eberle, Office of Sen. Barrasso
Paul Laurie, Office of Rep. Kinzinger
Max Kanner, Office of Sen. Durbin
Dominique Spadavecchia, Office of Rep. Arrington

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL)

Katie Campbell, Office of Sen. Jones
Dominique Spadavecchia, Office of Rep. Arrington

Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)

Steffanie Bezruki, Office of Rep. Bustos
Taylor Hittle, Office of Sen. Mullin
Beth Wickler, Office of Sen. Franken

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Hillary Beard, Office of Rep. Sewell
Jay Eberle, Office of Sen. Barrasso
Matthew Hittle, Office of Rep. Noem
Beth Wikler, Office of Sen. Tina Smith

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)

JP Mason, Office of Rep. Graves
Vonnie Hempel, Office of Rep. Loebsack
Rohini Kosoglu, Office of Sen. Bennet

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Brian Perkins, Office of Sen. Jerry Moran
Colin Brainard, Office of Rep. Lynn Jenkins

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT)

Rodney Whitlock, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley
Katherine Mayne, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley
Veronica Duron, Office of Sen. Charles Schumer

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY)

Kevin Courtois, Minority Staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Carla McGarvey, Office of Rep. Mike Thompson
Meghan Taira, Office of Sen. Charles Schumer

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Co-Chair of the House Rural Health Care Coalition

Jennifer Boyer, Office of Sen. Pat Roberts
Tony Clapsis, Majority Staff of the Senate Finance Committee

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)

Melanie Rhinehart Van Tassell, Office of Rep. Earl Pomeroy
Valerie Henry, Office of Rep. Greg Walden
Rohini Ravindran, Office of Sen. Bennet

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)

Hayden Rhudy, Senate HELP Committee, ranking member Enzi
Erik Komendant, policy director for House Blue Dog Caucus

Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AK)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)

Janelle Krishnamoorthy, Office of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Michael Park, Senate Finance Committee, Minority Office

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI)
Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)

Courtney Rowe, Rural Outreach, Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
Erin Tuggle, Offices of Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)

Lindsey Henjum, Office of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Jeff Vorberger, Office of Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)

Ashley Thompson, Senate Finance Committee (R)
Melanie Rhinehart, Office of Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)

Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Rep. Tom Osborne (R-NE)

Peggie Rice, Office of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Valerie Henry, Office of Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)

Bruce Lesley, Office of Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Kim Keymer, Office of Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)

Adam Gluck, Office of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Michelle Spence, Office of Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)

Lisa Kidder, Office of Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID)
Cindy Brown, Office of Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Rep. John Tanner (D-TN)
Rep. Wes Watkins (R-OK)

Neleen Eisinger, Office of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Linda Rouse, Office of Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY)
Linda Fishman, House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee (R)
Chris Pollack, Office of Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA)

Claude Earl Fox, MD, administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration

Wayne Myers, MD, former director, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)

Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR)
Rep. Jo Anne Emerson (R-MO)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
Rep. Charlie Stenholm (D-TX)

Pat Bousliman, Office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Serena Lowe, Office of Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)

Rural Health Panel, Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA)

Sahira Rafiullah, Office of Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD)
David Gillies, Office of Rep. Glenn Poshard (D-IL)

Mary Wakefield/Capitol Area Rural Health Roundtable

Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY)
Rep. Glenn Poshard (D-IL)

Tom Walsh, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Christine Pellerine, Office of Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX)

Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE)

Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS)
Rep. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR)

Ted Totman, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Heidi Cashman, Office of Rep. Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Rep. L.F. Payne (D-VA)
Rep. Pat Williams (D-MT)

Carrie Billy, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Rima Cohen, Office of Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Susan Nestor, Senate Finance Committee
Marty Sieg-Ross, MD, Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Maureen Testoni, Office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Elliot Wiener, Office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Eric Fox, Office of Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX)
Corinne Hudleston, House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations

Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD)

Kate Kellenberg, Senate Special Committee on Aging
Lisa Potetz, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health

Rep. Steve Gunderson (R-WI)

Van Dunn, MD, Office of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Rebecca Tice, Office of Rep. Charlie Stenholm (D-TX)

None given as the Policy Institute was not held due to the Annual Conference being held in Washington, D.C.

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI)
Rep. Charles Stenholm (D-TX)

Jane Williams, Office of Rep. Tom Tauke (R-IA)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Rep. J.J. “Jake” Pickle (D-TX)

Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX)

Sen. Quentin N. Burdick (D-ND)
Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS)
Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-MN)
Rep. Mike L. Synar (D-OK)
Rep. Thomas J. Tauke (R-IA)