Kingfisher High School graduate Lauryn McAdam was among an elite group of health care professionals and students recognized at the Oklahoma Hospital Association’s 103rd annual convention, Nov. 9-11, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center.

In addition to the educational sessions and an exhibit hall, other convention highlights included the presentation of several awards to Oklahoma’s outstanding health care leaders.

McAdam received the David J. Falcone Student Achievement Award, presented each year to a health administration student for outstanding achievement.

McAdam is a second year Master of Health Administration student in the University of Oklahoma Health Administration and Policy program and will graduate in May 2023.

She’s the special events officer of the OU Healthcare Executives Student Association. She also has a full-time job as an oncology data specialist at Stephenson Cancer Center.

She was chosen by her professors for the Falcone award due to her high engagement in the program while balancing a full-time job, as well as her potential as a successful health care administrator.

McAdam also holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from Oklahoma State University, where she was a Spears School of Business Peer Mentor and Orange Book Marketing Outstanding Senior.

The award was renamed in 1996 in honor of the late Dr. Falcone, who served from 1992-1996 as professor and chair of the Department of Health Administration and Policy for the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health.