This endowed scholarship will recognize
Linda’s leadership of AHIMA over the past fifteen years, during
which time the organization’s membership, revenues and national
influence have all experienced substantial growth. We are
inviting you to join us in honoring Linda’s dedicated service to
AHIMA and the Foundation. Linda’s sterling career extends well
beyond her role as CEO of AHIMA. Before joining the AHIMA staff,
Linda served as a senior manager for Massachusetts-based MediQual Systems, Inc. and for Chicago-based InterQual, Inc.
Linda served on the AHIMA Board of Directors from 1980 to 1986
and was president in 1985.
Linda has often expressed her wish for
enhancing the endowment support of the Foundation—truly building
the legacy to sustain the future of the health information
management profession that she holds so dear. Throughout her
career, Linda has demonstrated the leadership and vision that
have helped shape the HIM profession itself.
Our goal is to raise $25,000 to establish
the endowed scholarship in Linda’s honor. We do realize that you
have supported the Foundation through significant contributions
in the past. And we greatly appreciate your generosity in these
particularly challenging economic times. You may recall that
each year the Foundation receives more scholarship applications
than it can support. By enhancing the scholarship
program—especially through endowments, the Foundation will be in
a stronger position to award more scholarships to worthy
students at all degree levels: Associate, Bachelor’s, and
Master’s programs.
We have attached a
special donation form
with this e-mail, to be returned to Susan Jordan at the AHIMA
Foundation. Our plan is to announce the endowed scholarship in a
special presentation to Linda during the General Session on
Wednesday, October 8 at the AHIMA Convention in Grapevine,
Texas. We hope you will be there to join us in honoring Linda in
person. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Jordan
at 312-233-1168 or
susan.jordan@ahimafoundation.org.
