The James A. Hamilton Award is given annually to the author(s) of a management or healthcare book judged outstanding by ACHE's Book of the Year Committee. Nominations for the award are solicited from editors in the management publishing field. Created in 1958, the award is underwritten by the Alumni Association of the Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in honor of the late James A. Hamilton, FACHE, the program's founder and course director between 1946 and 1966, and ACHE's 1939-1940 Chairman.
The 2025 winner has been selected:
Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare by Joe Tye and Bob Dent (Sigma Theta Tau International, 2024).
View James A. Hamilton Award winners.
Recommended Reading
The Book of the Year Committee recommends one additional book:
The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust by Katherine Meese, PhD and Quint Studer (Health Administration Press, 2024).
If you have any questions about the awards, contact Jennifer L. Connelly, FACHE, CAE, at (312) 424-9320 or jconnelly@ache.org.