• Bellwether League Inc. Executive Director opens the 2008 Honoree Induction Ceremony
  • Bellwether League Inc. Chairman Jamie Kowalski introduces the organization and its 2008 Inductees
  • Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski presents Christine Ammer with Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award for her late husband Dean S. Ammer, Ph.D.
  • Christine Ammer reflects on the career of Dean S. Ammer, Ph.D., as Bellwether League Inc. Board Member Thomas W. Hughes looks on.
  • Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski presents Lee C. Boergadine with Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award
  • Lee C. Boergadine highlights how his fellow Inductees influenced his career as Bellwether League Inc. Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski looks on
  • Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski presents Gene D. Burton (left) with Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award
  • Gene D. Burton (left) and Jamie C. Kowalski
  • Gene D. Burton thanks those who worked with him and for him during his career as Bellwether League Inc. Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski looks on
  • Executive Director Rick Dana Barlow (left), accepts the award for Inductee Charles Housley from Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski (right)
  • Executive Director Rick Dana Barlow shared some thoughts from Inductee Charles Housley
  • Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski presents Thomas W. Kelly (left) with Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award
  • Thomas W. Kelly (left) receives Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award from Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski
  • Thomas W. Kelly shares his secrets of success as Bellwether League Inc. Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski listens
  • Executive Director Rick Dana Barlow (left), accepts the award for Inductee William McFaul from Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski (right)
  • Tom Pirelli (left) receives Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award from Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski
  • Tom Pirelli thanks his fellow Inductees and attendees as he recalls more than two decades in healthcare
  • Amerinet Central's Ronald Miller (left) accepts Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award on behalf of Donald J. Siegle from Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski
  • Amerinet Central's Ronald Miller highlights Inductee Donald J. Siegle's commitment and dedication to healthcare
  • Alex J. Vallas (left) receives Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction award from Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski
  • Bellwether League Inc.'s Honoree Induction awards for the 2008 class
  • Bellwether League Inc. Board Member John B. Gaida
  • Bellwether League Inc. Board Member John B. Gaida introduces the organization's 2008 Founding Sponsors
  • Bellwether League Inc. Board of Directors and 2008 Inductees • Front row left to right: Robert P. (Bud) Bowen, Tom Pirelli, Christine Ammer (for Dean S. Ammer, Ph.D.), Gene D. Burton and Alex J. Vallas • Back row left to right: Thomas W. Hughes, Patrick E. Carroll Jr., Rick Dana Barlow, Jamie C. Kowalski, James F. Dickow, Thomas W. Kelly, Richard A. Perrin, Lee C. Boergadine, John B. Gaida and Laurence A. Dickson
  • Bellwether League Inc. Board of Directors and Founding Sponsors • Front row seated from left to right: Thomas W. Hughes, Robert P. (Bud) Bowen, Susan Meyer, Jamie C. Kowalski, Peter D. Baker • Back row pictured from left to right: Patrick E. Carroll Jr., James F. Dickow, Rand Ballard, Keith Kuchta, Richard A. Perrin, Laurence A. Dickson, John B. Gaida, Rick Dana Barlow
  • Bellwether League Inc.'s 2008 Founding Sponsors Pictured from left to right: Susan Meyer, Kimberly-Clark Health Care; Rand Ballard, MedAssets; Keith Kuchta, Kimberly-Clark Health Care; Jamie Kowalski, Owens & Minor; Peter Baker, Hospira • Not pictured: Premier Purchasing Partners
  • Bellwether League Inc.'s 2008 Class of Inductees • Front Row pictured from left to right: Tom Pirelli, Christine Ammer (for Dean S. Ammer, Ph.D.) and Gene D. Burton • Back Row pictured from left to right: Thomas W. Kelly, Lee C. Boergadine and Alex J. Vallas • Not pictured: Charles E. Housley, William J. McFaul and Donald J. Siegle
  • Bellwether League Inc. Founding Sponsor Kimberly-Clark Health Care's Keith Kuchta (left) and Susan Meyer with John B. Gaida
  • Bellwether League Inc. Founding Sponsor MedAssets' Rand Ballard (center) is flanked by Chicago-based Northwestern Medical Center's Nancy Hensley (left) and John B. Gaida
  • Bellwether League Inc. Founding Sponsor Owens & Minor's Jamie C. Kowalski with John B. Gaida
  • Bellwether League Inc. Founding Sponsor Hospira's Peter D. Baker with John B. Gaida
  • Bellwether League Inc. Co-Founders Executive Director Rick Dana Barlow (left) and Chairman Jamie C. Kowalski (right)
  • Sponsors • Seated (from left to right): Joe Colonna, Appleseed Healthcare Resources; Ike Bangs, Cardinal Health; Ron Miller, Amerinet Central; Mike Costabile, Amerinet; BLI Chairman Jamie Kowalski, Owens & Minor • Standing (from left to right): BLI Executive Director Rick Dana Barlow, Wingfoot Media; Rand Ballard, MedAssets; Susan Meyer, Kimberly-Clark Health Care; Keith Kuchta, Kimberly-Clark Health Care; Peter Baker, Hospira