Alice Rublee Award

Alice Rublee Award

This award is given annually to a second year graduate from the Health Information Management Program at SIAST.Selection will be based on: Student academic achievement in the first and second year; and Student clinical performance in the first and second year

Graduation Year Recipient Biography

2011 Anatolii Maranduik Anatolii graduated from SIAST’s HIM program with the institutional honour of “with great distinction"Students with an overall average of over 90% are granted this honour. Anatolii was a pleasure to have in the classroom as he brought to the program a variety of life skills. He displayed the characteristics of honour, reliability, respectfulness, positivity and curiosity. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Anatolii into the HIM profession.

2010 Linda Knoll Graduate from the SIAST HIM program.

2009 Brandi Hegyi Brandi is a 2009 graduate from the SIAST HIM program. During Brandi’s time at SIAST, she was a pleasure to work with. She is very bright, while maintaining a positive, pleasant, respectful attitude at all times. Brandi was an industrious student and was reliable in her studies. She had excellent attendance at all times. Brandi showed independence and yet worked very well with others. Brandi is sure to be successful in anything that she puts her mind to.

2008 Nicole Traverse Graduate from the SIAST HIM program.

History of the Alice Rublee Award
The Saskatchewan Association of Medical Libraries was started in 1958. Alice Rublee was the president from 1959 – 1960. In 1962 she passed away suddenly and it was decided that a plaque/medal would be presented in her honour. This award was first given to Reverend Sister Louise Boulet, R.N. and Miss Patricia A. Cyr in 1962.
In 1963 Mr. and Mrs. Rublee presented the Association with a gavel at the institute of Saskatoon. In 1973 a trust fund was set up from the estate of Alice’s mother, Gertrude Rublee. Interest from this fund was to go to our association. It was agreed that this money would be used to purchase the Alice Rublee Award.
Up until 2006 the recipient received the Alice Rublee Pin and $50. At the Fall SHIMA Convention in 2005 a motion was made to change the award to a Wheat Sheaf pin with engraving on the back if possible, a framed certificate and a monetary gift to make up $200. This decision to change the award was in keeping with the new SHIMA logo, the decision to discontinue the SHIMA First Year Scholarship, which was based on SIAST’s program adjustments, and the move made to one award for a Health Information Management Professional.