Harold B. Woodward Achievement Award

The award honors AzPHA members for their hard work, dedication and any other contribution that led to the advancement or betterment of the Arizona Public Health Association.

  • 1978 | Ruth Woodward

  • 1979 | Arthur Mello

  • 1980 | Better Bachmann

  • 1981 | Shirley Wutz

  • 1982 | Francine Martin

  • 1983 | Pat Zurick

  • 1985 | Colleen Goltz

  • 1986 | Jane Canby

  • 1987 | Larry Groth

  • 1989 | Patricia Nolan

  • 1990 | Michael Nolin

  • 1991 | Barbara Olson

  • 1992 | Jim Lemmon

  • 1993 | Gordon Jensen

  • 1994 | Barbara Olson; Bonnie Barclay

  • 1995 | Elsie Eyer

  • 1996 | A.J. Battistone

  • 1998 | Nancy Michaels

  • 2000 | Margaret Simmons

  • 2001 | Andy Nichols (Posthumously)

  • 2002 | Barbara Burkholder

  • 2003 | David Dube

  • 2004 | Paul Newberry

  • 2005 | Nancy Thomann

  • 2007 | Sandra G. Halldorson

  • 2008 | Christine Liberato

  • 2009 | Phyllis Krause Primas

  • 2010 | Jack Beveridge

  • 2011 | Jana Lynn Granillo

  • 2012 | Ellen Owens

  • 2013 | Al Brown

  • 2014 | Chris Mahon

  • 2015 | Patti Taylor

  • 2016 | Sheila Sjolander

  • 2017 | AzPHA Archiving team: Barbara Herber, Chris Mahon and Jane Canby

  • 2018 | Siman Qaasim

  • 2019 | Pat Van Maanen (see award photo)

  • 2020 | COVID-19 Pandemic: No Awards

  • 2021 | Will Humble

  • 2022 | Allan Williams, Ph.D.

Harold B. Woodward Achievement Award