The HOSA Hall of Fame was created to honor and recognize individuals and companies who have rendered outstanding service to HOSA, health and biomedical science education and the health industry. HOSA’s former Competitive Events Directors, Honorary Life Members, Past National Presidents, Past HOSA, Inc. Chairmen made up the inaugural class of HOSA Hall of Fame.
State Advisor
2017 Ada Toyama, Hawaii
2018 Janet, Nelson, Pennsylvania
2019 Dana Stringer, Alabama
2021 Cindy Beck, Californi
2022 Dr. Gene Napoliello, New Jersey
2023 Candy Leopold, Minnesota
2023 Janice Atkinson, Wisconsin
Local Advisor
2017 Tim Klein, California
2018 Gwendolyn Barnett, Indiana
2019 Marguerite Bagwell, Texas
2021 Mary Dermit, Iowa
2021 Kathy Jones, Virginia
2021 Carie Staub, Idaho
2022 Alicia McCracken, Georgia
2022 Dee Niedringhaus, California
2023 Bill Neiss, Minnesota
2024 Tonya Pennebaker, California
HOSA Alumnus
2017 Rick Garcia, Ph.D. RN, CCM, FAAOHN
2018 Heath Treadway
2019 Tahlia Gousse
2021 Marko Mijic, Deputy Secretary of Program and Fiscal Affairs, California Health and Human Services Agency
2022 Shirley Xinyu Fu, China
2023 Nate Thomas, Georgia
2024 Shawnee Chaudhury, New Jersey
2024 Leo Zhang, China
Local Member
2017 Victoria Matthews, Nevada
2018 Carlos Julian Gonzalez, Puerto Rico
2022 Lauren Trygstad, Minnesota
2023 Tom Punnen, Texas
2024 Virgin Guo, Kansas
2025 Sarah Voigt, Delaware
HOSA Partners
2016 CVS Health
2016 Deloitte
2016 HCA-Hospital Corporation of America
2017 U.S. Army
2018 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
2019 Rebecca McGrath, Cardinal Health
2021 Collene Bay-Anderson, University of Phoenix
2022 Ernie DuPont, CVS Health
Associations
ACTE-Health Science Education Division
Health Professions Network
National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE)
National Technical Honor Society (NTHS)
Government
Medical Reserve Corps
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
United States Public Health Service
Chairman, HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors
1977-78 Linda Walston, North Carolina
1979 Lois Graham, New Jersey
1980 Mary Randall, Oklahoma
1981 Lorraine Summers, Illinois
1982 James Keeton, Texas
1983 Barbara James, South Carolina
1984 Dr. Ruth-Ellen Ostler, New York
1985 Dr. Norma Walters, Alabama
1986 Christyne Thiele, Texas
1987 Wanda Wolf Potts, Oklahoma
1988 Rosemarie Dunkelberger, Pennsylvania
1989 Ruth Killough, Oklahoma
1990 Dr. Gerald Holman, Texas
1991 Laurene McLemore, Tennessee
1992 Dr. Joyce Brandt, Iowa
1993 Martha Koblish, New Jersey
1994 Carolyn Lee, California
1995 Mike Garcia, Texas
1996 Carla Maloy, Oklahoma
1997 Kim Smith, Florida
1998 Paul Booden, Michigan
1999 Patricia Eakin, Virginia
2000 Karen Batchelor, Texas
2001 Cheryl Keever, North Carolina
2002 Nancy Allen, South Carolina
2003 Belinda Mahone, Texas
2004 Regina St. George, Georgia
2005 Teresa Williamson, Tennessee
2006 Sandra Parker, Mississippi
2007 Becky Davis, West Virginia
2008 Kristen Davidson, Utah
2009 Mark Burley, Michigan
2010 Shelia Carlton, Tennessee
2011 Tonia Moore-Davis, Tennessee
2012 Lowell Doringo, Florida
2013 Denise Abbott, Utah
2014 Jane Shovlin, Arizona
2015 Lara Skaggs, Oklahoma
2016 Lloyd Devault, Florida
2017 Brock Rops, South Dakota
2018 Peg Enslen, Delaware
2019 Janet Villarreal
2020 Jason Huff, Ohio
2021 Dana Stringer, Alabama
2022 Jim Scott, Ohio
2023 Marcus Henderson, Pennsylvania
2024 Cindy Beck, California
2025 David Kelly, California
Competitive Events Directors
1983-1984 Barbara James, South Carolina
1985-1986 Dr. Ruth-Ellen Ostler, New York
1986-1988 Judy Turner-Fox, South Carolina
1987-1988 Patsy Harris
1989-1990 Dr. Joyce Brandt, Iowa
1993-1994 Kim Smith, Florida
1995-1996 Jane Muhl, Iowa
1997-1992 Jay Greaves, Utah
1997-1998 Karen Batchelor, Texas
1999-2000 Carla Maloy, Oklahoma
2001-2003 Danita Sheppard, North Carolina
2004-2005 Elizabeth Bullock, Kentucky
2006-2007 Lara Skaggs, Oklahoma
2008-2009 Anne Reiger, Texas
2010-2011 Jen Staley, Colorado
2012-2013 Jan Mould, Tennessee
2014-2015 Laura Fink, Florida
Honorary Life Members
1980 Joseph LaBar, New Jersey
1980 Catherine Junge, Texas
1980 Rita Mobley, Alabama
1980 Ann Jackson, Oklahoma
1980 Linda Pershy, New Mexico
1980 Lois Graham, New Jersey
1980 Earline Pittman, Texas
1980 Mary Holstein, Indiana
1980 Helen Powers, U.S. Office of Education
1980 Marian Thomas, New Mexico
1980 Joan Stoddard, Oregon
1980 Wilma Gillespie, Kentucky
1980 V. Divine Bauer, Alabama
1980 Nancy Raynor, North Carolina
1980 Billie Ashmore, Alabama
1980 Yvonne Bender, Oklahoma
1980 Joan Birchenall, New Jersey
1982 George Bush, United States Vice President
1982 Harry Applegate, Delaware
1983 Nora Smith, Delaware
1983 Kenneth M. Smith, Delawre
1983 Olivia Hoffmann, Delaware
1984 Dr. Robert M. Worthington, Washington, D.C.
1985 K. Edwin Graham, Mississippi
1985 Dr. Ruth-Ellen Ostler, New York
1985 Helen Dolan, New Jersey
1986 Judy Turner-Fox, South Carolina
1988 Jack Jackson, Texas
1989 Lorraine Summers, Illinois
1991 Denise Sullivan, Washington, D.C.
1993 Brad Hurley, Tennessee
1994 Helen Heidelbaugh, Pennsylvania
1994 Judi Hansen, California
1995 Vernice James, Oklahoma
1995 Carolyn Warner, Arizona
2000 Jimmie Tickle, Virginia
2003 Betty Moak, New Jersey
2004 Joyce Borndahl, Wisconsin
2005 Gerry Emmons, Tennessee
2008 CPT Robert Tosatto, Medical Reserve Corps
2011 CDR Sam Schaffzin, USPHS
2011 Jeanette Mintz, North Carolina
2014 Lynn Brooks, Montana
2019 Capt. Thomas Pryor, Maryland
2021 Randy Huniwell, Nevada
2022 Dr. William & Mrs. Joan Stearman, USUHS
2023 Peyton Holland, NTHS
2023 Dr. Jim and Karen Koeninger, Texas
2024 Charles Tannachion, Florida
Past National Presidents
1977-78 Lynne McGee Ingle, North Carolina
1978-79 Beverly Camel, New Jersey
1979-80 Michael Harris, Texas
1980-81 Emily Woodward, Indiana
1981-82 Donald Cork, Texas
1982-83 Kelly McLoud White, Oklahoma
1983-84 James Tomlin, Oklahoma
1984-85 Mark Edmonds, Tennessee
1985-86 Vicki Godbold, North Carolina
1986-87 Ufuk Tukel, North Carolina
1987-88 Melissa Monarch, Kentucky
1988-89 Debbie Eggert, Michigan
1989-90 Heidijo DeManche, Colorado
1990-91 Kristin Considine Jurek, Tennessee
1991-92 Missy Greeley, Tennessee
1992-93 Tonya Kymes Sewell, Oklahoma
1993-94 Franklin Ruff, Michigan
1994-95 Mackenzie Jackson, Alabama
1995-96 Gwynne Jurries Mabie, Texas
1996-97 Kevin Clark, Florida
1997-98 Mitch Shores, North Carolina
1998-99 Lowell Doringo, Texas
1999-00 Tobi Blanchard, Utah
2000-02 Rebecca Armen, North Carolina
2002-03 Joel Arvizo, Utah
2003-04 Adam Prim, North Carolina
2004-05 Lauren Sheldon, North Carolina
2005-06 Reginald Coleman, Indiana
2006-07 Sierra Jenkins, Tennessee
2007-08 Heather Coggins, South Carolina
2008-09 Luis Baez, Texas
2009-10 Mike Brode, South Carolina
2010-11 Claire Lucas, North Carolina
2011-12 Sean Sheffer, Nevada
2012-13 David Kelly, Oklahoma
2013-14 Antonio Hernandez, California
2014-15 Hugo Quezada, Texas
2015-16 Amit Sandhu, California
2016-17 Elizabeth Carnesi, Arizona
2017-18 Priya Rathakrishnan, Georgia
2018-19 Sarah Fleischmann, Florida
2019-20 Vivian Do, California
2020-21 Jake Kelley, Tennessee
2021-22 Sricharan Pusala, Florida
2022-23 Kartik Tyagi, North Carolina
2023-24 Anna Feng, North Carolina
2024-25 Nick Ballard, North Carolina
2025-26 Ria Mohan, Virginia
