GPHSA President’s Award
Felicia Niebel GPHSA Spirit Award
The Felicia Niebel Spirit Award is given to recognize and celebrate a positive and energetic spirit; not one that accepts the status quo, but one that embraces change and displays positive energy in doing this vital work. The first recipient of the Spirit Award was Felicia Niebel of Muscogee DFCS. Sometimes our brightest lights dim all too quickly and Felicia’s passing in 2008 saddened us all. GPHSA decided to honor her, with the permission of her family, by naming the Spirit Award in her honor. The Niebel family expressed their appreciation of this gesture by deciding to donate $1,000 to the charity of choice of the winner of this award. Recent recipients include:
- 2024 Angie Thompson & Darbi Hixson
- 2022 Tanisha Moreland
- 2021 Star Allen
- 2020 Lynn Green
- 2019 Jeffery Brown
- 2018 Sekema Harmon
- 2017 Debra Maxey-Hunter
- 2016 Jon Anderson
- 2015 Mary Havick
GPHSA Lifetime Associate Member Award
The GPHSA Lifetime Associate Member Award is our highest honor. It is given to individuals or organizations who are not members of the association but have made invaluable contributions to the goals and mission of the association. Recipients include SMI-INC. our best and longest term corporate sponsor and individuals who rise to this standard of excellence. The President makes recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding this award and it is given with the approval of the Executive Committee. Recent recipients include:
- 2020 Jack and Pricilla Niebel
- 2018 Janet Statts and Jeff Lukich
- 2016 Wayne Drummond