Bill Winkenwerder '76 Selected as 2013 James P. Hendrix Award Winner
9/18/2013 9:59:00 AM | Football, DAF
The Davidson Athletic Fund is pleased to announce that Dr. William Winkenwerder '76 will receive the 2013 James P. Hendrix Award on Saturday, October 19 and will be publicly recognized during the first half of the Davidson football game that afternoon. Bill played Davidson football for four years and credits his football scholarship with making his Davidson education possible. Since graduating, Bill has served as an annual fund class agent, a member of the Atlanta Alumni chapter, and a 10-year Davidson Athletic Fund Board member. In 2011, Bill was recognized by the college with a Distinguished Alumni Award.
In his post-Davidson career Bill has become one of the most influential leaders in American healthcare. Bill currently serves as President and CEO of Highmark, Inc., a not-for-profit healthcare company. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of The Winkenwerder Company LLC, a consulting firm speciailizing in strategic advisory services to healthcare companies and organizations. Other roles include Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, as well as senior leadership positions at Blue Cross of Massachusetts, Prudential Healthcare, and Emory University.
The Hendrix Award is presented annually to a Davidson football letterman who, by the use of lessons learned on the playing field, has gone on to achieve outstanding success in his chosen profession. This year's celebration will take place on October 19, 2013, with an on-field ceremony occurring between the first and second quarters of the football game against Marist, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
The Hendrix Award is named for Dr. James P. Hendrix '25, who starred on the football field at Davidson and served as the President of the Student Body. He was an all-state halfback on the 1924 team that finished 7-2-1, and was a member of the varsity track team. Later one of the nation's leading specialists in internal medicine, Hendrix served as a Trustee to the College for 13 years, and was an original member of the Davidson College Athletics Hall of Fame. Click here for a list of former Hendrix honorees.
The Davidson Athletic Fund's primary purpose is to provide operating, scholarship and capital funds to support 21 NCAA Division I programs and over 420 student athletes. A corollary purpose of the DAF is to strengthen the broader academic-athletic community of alumni, athletes and coaches, faculty and staff, parents and neighbors through the hosting of events throughout the year and through communications that engage the DAF's external and internal constituencies and complement the DAF's development efforts.
In his post-Davidson career Bill has become one of the most influential leaders in American healthcare. Bill currently serves as President and CEO of Highmark, Inc., a not-for-profit healthcare company. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of The Winkenwerder Company LLC, a consulting firm speciailizing in strategic advisory services to healthcare companies and organizations. Other roles include Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, as well as senior leadership positions at Blue Cross of Massachusetts, Prudential Healthcare, and Emory University.
The Hendrix Award is presented annually to a Davidson football letterman who, by the use of lessons learned on the playing field, has gone on to achieve outstanding success in his chosen profession. This year's celebration will take place on October 19, 2013, with an on-field ceremony occurring between the first and second quarters of the football game against Marist, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
The Hendrix Award is named for Dr. James P. Hendrix '25, who starred on the football field at Davidson and served as the President of the Student Body. He was an all-state halfback on the 1924 team that finished 7-2-1, and was a member of the varsity track team. Later one of the nation's leading specialists in internal medicine, Hendrix served as a Trustee to the College for 13 years, and was an original member of the Davidson College Athletics Hall of Fame. Click here for a list of former Hendrix honorees.
The Davidson Athletic Fund's primary purpose is to provide operating, scholarship and capital funds to support 21 NCAA Division I programs and over 420 student athletes. A corollary purpose of the DAF is to strengthen the broader academic-athletic community of alumni, athletes and coaches, faculty and staff, parents and neighbors through the hosting of events throughout the year and through communications that engage the DAF's external and internal constituencies and complement the DAF's development efforts.
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