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Sue Biedermann Scholarship Fund

Sue Biedermann Scholarship

Ms. Sue Biedermann, Associate Professor Emeritus

Department of Health Information Management

Ms. Sue Biedermann, Associate Professor Emeritus retired in August 2014 after 34 years of teaching, scholarship, and service at Texas State. She earned her MSHP in Health Administration from Southwest Texas State University in 1983. In addition, a BSMRA in Medical Record Administration in 1977 from Southwest Oklahoma State University.

Ms. Biedermann contributed immensely to the advancement of the Health Information Management discipline in numerous ways and inspired students in her thoughtful and kind manner. She maintained an open door policy and her philosophy was quite simple; she wanted her students to succeed and earn a college degree because she knew that a college degree opened many doors to opportunity. During her leadership, more than 900 students have earned the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (BSHIM) degree. As a pioneer in online education, she was instrumental in developing an online BSHIM degree pathway at Texas State. The online BSHIM degree program was implemented in the Fall of 2000. Ms. Biedermann contributed significantly to the growth and recognition of the HIM profession through leadership service at the local, state and national level.

 

RECIPIENTS:

Current and Past Recipients

2023-2024 Recipient:

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CRISTINA MARTINEZ

BSHIM: Spring 2025

Sr. HIM Associate at MD Anderson Cancer Center

2022-2023 Recipient:

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MOSES CANO

BSHIM: Spring 2024

Centralized operations specialist at Austin Regional Clinic

2021-2022 Recipients:

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BRANDI BOEHNEMANN

BSHIM: Spring 2022

Vice President of the Health Information Management Student Association (HIMSA)

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SALLY WIETOFF

MSHIM: Spring 2022

Clinic Nurse at New Tech High at Coppell

2020-2021 Recipients:

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LEAH ESPINOZA

BSHIM: Spring 2021

HIM Analyst III at Baylor Scott and White Austin Medical Center

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DANA OWIDAT

MSHIM: Spring 2021

Behavioral Health Executive Director Assistant at Cross Creek Hospital

2019-2020 Recipient:

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CHRISTINA TURRIETTA MHIM, RHIA, CCS

BSHIM: Spring 2018

MSHIM: Spring 2020

Outpatient Coder, Community Health Systems

Adjunct Faculty, Health Information Management at El Paso Community College

2018-2019 Recipient:

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KRISTIN JENDRZEY-GIBSON

BSHIM: Summer 2012

MHIM: Spring 2018 

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