Recognition of the inaugural Sue Ann Head Award Winner

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Session Description

Sue Ann Head was appointed as the Assistant Director of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Division in May 1979, and the Director in 1982. She went on to lead the agency for over 30 years. Her service to this industry did not end with state government. Sue Ann served on the Executive Committee of the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA), including time as the President. She also served on the Board of Trustees for the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation (IWCF), oversaw legislative reforms passed in 1992 and 2004 and implemented most of the programs within the Bureau today.She was the guiding force behind the first presentation of this conference. Sue Ann passed away in May 2018.

As part of its 2019 Centennial Celebration recognizing 100 years of workers’ compensation in Tennessee, the Bureau will present the inaugural Sue Ann Head Award for Innovation and Excellence in Tennessee Workers’ Compensation. This award honors the legacy of Administrator Sue Ann Head who retired in 2012 after more than 40 years of service to the agency.

The recipient of the Award, an individual or stakeholder who has introduced new strategies to claims management that have resulted in positive measureable outcomes, gone above and beyond the standards expected in administering their workers’ compensation program, instilled a workers’ compensation culture based on trust, cooperation and mutual interests, understood the concerns of injured workers and their families,and set an example to others in their field will be recognized during this session. 

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