Identify and honor outstanding members of MNHIMA for their loyal service to the state association and their contributions to the profession.
Patricia Bower-Jernigan
| Year | Recipient |
| 1984 | Shirley Eichenwald |
| 1986 | Karel Weigel |
| 1989 | Sr. Anna Hillenbrand |
| 1990 | Carolyn Valo |
| 1991 | Legal Manual Authors (Mary Lambert, Joanne Yohn, Sandie Helgeson, Sue Gentilli, Irene Meier, Anne Tollefson) |
| 1992 | Kathy LaTour |
| 1993 | Stella Townsend |
| 1994 | Pat English |
| 1995 | Lorraine Hoogeveen |
| 1996 | Michelle Dougherty LTC= Sr. Anna Hillenbrand |
| 1998 | Diane Holmgren |
| 1999 | Betty Myers |
| 2000 | Elaine Yaggie |
| 2001 | LaVonne Wieland |
| 2002 | Joanne Valerius |
| 2003 | Colleen Malmgren |
| 2004 | Mark Dietz |
| 2005 | Mary Lambert |
| 2006 | Therese McCarthy |
| 2007 | Suzanne Powell |
| 2008 | Karyn Mikel |
| 2009 | Myrna Wells-Ulland |
| 2010 | Anne Tegen |
| 2011 | Diane Larson |
| 2012 | Stephanie Luthi-Terry |
| 2013 | Carolyn Gaarder |
| 2014 | C. Jeanne Solberg |
| 2015 | Gina Sanvik |
| 2016 | Vicki Zeman |
| 2017 | Marsha Holey |
| 2018 | Sue Nathe |
| 2019 | Diana Warner |
| 2020 | Danika Brinda |
| 2021 | Jean MacDonell |
| 2022 | Laura Blabac, MA, MS, RHIA, CHDA |
| 2023 | Michelle Dick, RHIA |
| 2024 | Kristi Lundgren, MS, RHIA |
| 2025 | Pamela K. Oachs, MA, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA |
| 2026 | Patricia Bower-Jernigan |
Identify and honor MNHIMA members new to the profession who demonstrate leadership and commitment to the HIM field.
Almedina Hodzic, MBA, RHIA
| Year | Recipient |
| 2017 | Brandi Bierbrauer |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | Nick Procaccini |
| 2020 | Sandra Rasmussen |
| 2021 | Jera Van Damme |
| 2022 | Nicholas Buelow, RHIT |
| 2023 | Elise Depew, RHIA, CCS-P |
| 2024 | Mikaela Vadnais, RHIA |
| 2026 | Almedina Hodzic, MBA, RHIA |
Identify and honor MNHIMA student members who demonstrate exceptional promise in leadership and commitment to the HIM field.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2017 | Emily Jansen |
| 2018 | Amy Haney |
| 2019 | Emma Peters-Axtell |
| 2020 | Emily Kiemele |
| 2022 | Madeline Warner |
| 2023 | Cheryl Zimmerman |
| 2024 | Solyana Negash |
| 2025 | Evelyn Youngquist |
| 2026 | Alexis Slavik |
