"The highest result of education is tolerance. "
Helen Keller
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Dimensions and Directions of Health GateWay Community College |
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John R. Rivers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
John Rivers is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona
Hospital and Healthcare Association. Prior to joining the Association in
March of 1986, Mr. Rivers served eight years as Regional Director of the
American Hospital Association in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a lobbyist
for AHA in Washington, D.C., for four years and served as Legislative
Assistant to a United States Congressman for three years. Mr. Rivers
is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from the University of
Notre Dame in 1968. He served as an officer in the United States Army
from 1969 to 1971, with an 18-month tour of duty with the infantry
in Vietnam.
In his capacity as President of the Hospital and Healthcare Association, Mr. Rivers serves as a member of the AzHHA Board of Directors, a member of the AzHHA Executive Committee and as President of the AzHHA Education Foundation and Service Corporation. He served as Chairman of the American Hospital Association Committee on Allied Hospital Associations, one of six specialty committees of the AHA Board of Trustees, from 1992 to 1995. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, served as Arizona's Regent to the College from 1992-1997, and also served as a member of the National Steering Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's SmokeLess States Project. He is a member of the Phoenix 100 Rotary Club, a member of the Gift of Life Board of Directors, an adjunct professor in the School of Health Administration and Policy at Arizona State University, a member of the campaign cabinet for the Valley of the Sun United Way, a member of the Arizona Town Hall Board of Directors, and an active participant in numerous other civic and community activities.
Agenda
11:30 a.m. Registration & Lunch
12:30 p.m. Welcome
Dr. Eugene Giovannini, President
GateWay Community College
12:45 p.m. Honors Forum 2002-2004 Overview
Alex Backus, Honors Coordinator
GateWay Community College
Introduction of Speaker, Alex Backus
Keynote Address: "The State of Health and Healthcare in Arizona" by John R. Rivers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
2:15 p.m. Small Group Discussion by College
Kim Chuppa-Cornell, facilitator,
Honors Coordinator, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
3:15 p.m. Large Group Discussion
Alan Haffa, facilitator
Honors Coordinator, Phoenix College
3:45 p.m. Closing
Betsy Hertzler, District Honors Chair
