For Immediate Release
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025—The American College of Healthcare Executives announces the following 2025 award winners: James H. Skogsbergh, FACHE, is the recipient of the Gold Medal Award; Pierre Monice, FACHE, is the recipient of the Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year; and Richard L. Jackson has been selected as an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The Gold Medal Award—ACHE’s highest honor bestowed on outstanding leaders—identifies Fellows of the American College of Healthcare Executives who best exemplify leadership at the organizational, local, state/provincial and national levels. The Gold Medal Award recognizes individuals who go beyond the confines of their own organization to continually contribute to the improvement of healthcare services and community health.
Skogsbergh spent more than 16 years at the helm of Advocate Health Care, including four years leading Advocate Aurora Health and then serving as CEO of Advocate Health, which was created in late 2022 through the combination of Advocate Aurora and Atrium Health. Skogsbergh led Advocate Aurora Health to national renown during his four-year tenure, overseeing $6.8 billion in community benefit spending and $2.6 billion in capital investments across more than 60 projects while adding more than 5,000 new jobs across Illinois and Wisconsin. He retired in 2024.
The Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year honors outstanding achievement in the field of healthcare management. The award is given to an exceptional healthcare executive who is younger than 40, is a Fellow of ACHE and holds a CEO or COO position in a healthcare organization.
Monice is president of Loyola Medicine/MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Ill. He is an active member of the Chicago Healthcare Executive Forum, and in 2025 was elected as an ACHE Regent for Illinois-Metropolitan Chicago. In addition, he is an advisory board member at Governors State University.
Honorary Fellowship is a special category of membership at the American College of Healthcare Executives. It recognizes distinguished leaders who typically do not join ACHE but whose accomplishments have had a beneficial influence on the profession of healthcare management and/or some aspect of public health. This award is not necessarily bestowed every year.
Jackson is founder, chair and CEO of Jackson Healthcare, Alpharetta, Ga., which he launched in 2000 and today is one of the largest U.S. healthcare staffing companies. Over the course of his career, Jackson has been instrumental in conceptualizing and developing more than 30 healthcare companies—staffing companies, surgery centers, practice management companies, clinics and hospitals.
All recipients will receive their award in March during ACHE’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Houston.
About the American College of Healthcare Executives
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 50,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE’s mission is to advance our members and healthcare leadership excellence. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management. ACHE's established network of 76 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its vision of being the preeminent professional society for leaders dedicated to improving health. The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 5,000 participants—and groundbreaking research. Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management including textbooks for college and university courses.
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