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Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders, nicknamed "Prime Time" for his prowess on the field, is one of the rare athletes who's found success in two major league sports: football and baseball. A 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee, Sanders played primarily at cornerback, but also was occa- sionally called on to play positions such as wide receiver, kick returner, and punt returner. During his 14-year NFL career, Sanders played for the Atlanta Falcons, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens as well as helping the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys each achieve a Super Bowl victory. An eight-time Pro Bowler, Sanders holds the NFL Career return touchdowns (19 by kickoff, punt, interception, and fumble). Sanders has 53 career interceptions – 22nd All-time – and his 25.1- yards per interception return average ranks second in NFL history (minimum 30 interceptions). Sanders is also tied for second all-time with nine interception-return touchdowns. Currently, Sanders is a NFL Network analyst providing his insight on NFL GameDay Highlights & NFL GameDay Final. For the 2014 season, he has joined CBS Sports' Thursday Night Football coverage. Off the field, Sanders has dedicated his life to helping children by founding the Prime Time Association (also called TRUTH), a nonprofit organization that serves communities by teaching youth through sports and education. In the Fall of 2012, Sanders made another one of his dreams a reality when he opened Prime Prep Academy Charter school in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. With two campuses and no tuition costs, Prime Prep Academy provides hundreds of chil- dren grades K-12 the best educational options without sacrificing the developmen- tally necessary support programs such as competitive athletics, fine arts and superi- or nutritional & physical educational programs. Sanders currently stars in Deion's Family Playbook, a reality show on the Oprah Winfrey Network that documents his daily life as a single father raising five kids of his own, while also helping to raise five other children who live with him. Bill Walton NBA Legend William Theodore Walton, III (Bill) was born on November 5th, 1952, in San Diego, California. Walton's professional career began when he was the number one overall pick in the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers. He played with the Trailblazers from 1974-1979, winning the league title in 1977. He went on to play for the San Diego Clippers from 1979-1984, the relo- cated Los Angeles Clippers in 1985, and finally the Boston Celtics from 1985-1988, where he captured another league title in 1986. Walton remains active in basketball through clinics, camps, coaching, and tele- vision commentary. He began his broadcasting career in 1990 as an analyst for the then Prime Ticket Network, moved to CBS Sports in the early 90's, and has since worked for NBC for many years. He is also a regular contributor to ESPN. com, NBA.com, ESPN The Magazine, and ESPN Radio. Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1993. For his broadcasting work, he has been nominated for several Emmy awards and in 2001 won an Emmy for best live sports television broadcast. In 1997 Walton was selected as one of the NBA's fifty greatest players of all time and was inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, making him the first male basketball player honoree from the state of California. Walton was previously named one of the top 10 pundits in America by Forbes magazine and also one of the top 50 sports broadcasters of all time by the American Sportscasters Association. David B. Nash, MD, MBA Founding Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health David Nash was named the Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH) in 2008. This appoint- ment caps a twenty-year tenure on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University. He is also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy. JSPH provides innovative educational programming designed to develop healthcare leaders for the future. Its offerings include Masters Programs in Public Health, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Health Policy and Applied Health Economics. JSPH also offers a doctoral program in Population Health Science. Dr. Nash is a board certified internist who is internationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development and quality-of-care improvement. In 1995 he received the top recognition award from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. He received the Philadelphia Business Journal Healthcare Heroes Award in October 1997, and was named an honorary distinguished fellow of the American College of Physician Executives in 1998. In 2006 he received the Elliot Stone Award for leadership in public accountability for health data from NAHDO. In 2009 Dr. Nash received the Wharton Healthcare Alumni Achievement Award. Through publications, public appearances, his blog and an online column on MedPage Today, Dr. Nash reaches more than 100,000 persons every month. He has authored more than 100 articles in major journals. He has edited 22 books, including Connecting with the New Healthcare Consumer, The Quality Solution, Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century, Governance for Healthcare Providers Population Health: Creating a Culture of Wellness, and most recently, Demand Better. From 1984 to 1989 he was Deputy Editor of Annals of Internal Medicine. Currently, he is Editor-in-Chief of five major national jour- nals including American Journal of Medical Quality, Population Health Management, P&T, Biotechnology Healthcare, and American Health and Drug Benefits. Dr. Nash received his BA in economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Vassar College; his MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his MBA in Health Administration (with honors) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. While at Penn, he was a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar and Medical Director of a nine-physician faculty group practice in general internal medicine. Billy Beane Oakland A's General Manager and Subject of Moneyball Exclusive Representation by Greater Talent Network Beginning in 1999, Beane and former Assistant GM Paul DePodesta shattered antiquated MLB beliefs that big pay- rolls could mean more wins by implementing an unortho- dox (by MLB standards) strategic methodology that led one of the worst teams in the American League to become a perennial postseason contender. Bestselling author Michael Lewis chronicled their journey in his 2003 bestselling book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game; the film adaptation, starring Brad Pitt as Beane, garnered 6 Academy Award nominations in 2012. Under Beane, the A's have adopted an organizational philosophy that stresses plate disci- pline and pitchers who command the strike zone. Over 16 seasons with Beane at the helm, the A's have won six American League West titles (2000; 2002-03; 2006; 2012; 2013). In 2012, they secured the AL West title with the smallest payroll in the American League, and with the third smallest AL payroll in 2013. Beane was named Sporting News' Executive of the Year twice, first in 1999 and again in 2012. He also earned Major League Baseball's Executive of the Year honors twice by Baseball America magazine, following the 2002 and 2013 seasons. In November of 2001, Beane was named one of Street & Smith's Sport Business Journal's "40 Under 40" and in 2004, he was rated 16th on their list of Baseball's Heavy Hitters. A first round draft pick of the New York Mets in the 1980 June Free Agent Draft, Beane played six major league seasons as an infielder, outfielder, and catcher for the Mets, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's. His final season in uniform was 1989 when he was a utility player on the A's World Championship team. Beane retired as an active player in the spring of 1990 when he joined the A's front office as the club's major league advance scout. Former A's President Sandy Alderson promoted Beane to General Manager in 1997. 120 Sessions, 150 Speakers - 91 Physician Leaders and 23 CEOs Speaking - More Than 900 Attendees at This World Class Event Focused on Key Business, Clinical and Legal Issues To Register, Call 800-417-2035 • Fax 866-678-5755 • Email registration@beckershealthcare.com Register Online at http://www.beckersasc.com/Junereg2015