Award Winners

NCCHC’s annual awards pay tribute to leaders and innovators that have enriched the correctional health care field. We applaud this year’s recipients of the most prestigious awards in this field. The awards were presented during the opening ceremony that kicked off the 2024 National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Las Vegas.

• Bernard P. Harrison Award of Merit: Jeffrey J. Alvarez, MD, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A
• B. Jaye Anno Award of Excellence in Communication: Carolyn Sufrin, MD, PhD, CCHP
• Edward A. Harrison Award of Excellence in Correctional Health Care Leadership: Nancy Booth, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN
• Young Professional Award: Heather Koroma, DDS, CCHP
• Jim Voisard Surveyor of the Year Award: Doris Battle, MS, BSN, CCHP
• R. Scott Chavez Program of the Year: El Paso Service Processing Center
• Pinnacle Recognition (awarded to facilities with NCCHC accreditation in three separate service areas): Middlesex County (NJ) Office of Adult Corrections and Youth Services; Washoe County Detention Facility