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 2024 winner has been selected:
Leading with your Upper Brain: How to Create Behaviors that Unlock Performance Excellence by Michael E. Frisina, PhD and Robert Frisina (Health Administration Press, 2023).
View James A. Hamilton Award winners.
Recommended Reading
The Book of the Year Committee recommends one additional book:
Feelin’ Alright: How the Message in the Music Can Make Healthcare Healthier by Stephen Klasko, MD (Health Administration Press, 2023).
If you have any questions about the awards, contact Jennifer L. Connelly, FACHE, CAE, at (312) 424-9320 or jconnelly@ache.org.