BOC’s 2025 Newberry Award winner, Bill Powers, MBA, LFACHE
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (Nov. 20, 2025) – The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) is proud to announce Bill Powers, MBA, LFACHE, as the recipient of its 2025 Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service.
Powers, a retired health care executive and former member of the BOC Board of Directors, is being recognized for his unwavering dedication and exceptional contributions to advancing BOC’s mission.
“Bill exemplifies the values of service and stewardship that the Newberry Award was created to honor,” said BOC Board Chair Cameron Stewart, BOCO, BOCP. “His leadership and governance insight helped elevate BOC’s operations and strengthen our commitment to certification and accreditation excellence.”
Powers served on the BOC Board from 2010 to 2018 and 2020 to 2023, lending expertise from a career spanning over three decades in the U.S. Air Force, followed by employment with the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and the American Nurses Association (ANA). He held several Executive Committee positions on the BOC Board, including treasurer, secretary and member-at-large. Among his many contributions, Powers applied his extensive experience in governance, finance and operations to support BOC’s long-term sustainability and mission-focused growth. His collaborative work on budgetary processes and long-term financial reserves helped position BOC to make strategic investments in certification and accreditation programs that benefit providers and patients alike. He also co-authored BOC’s investment policy statement, introduced performance-based executive evaluation processes and helped establish foundational Board education and fiduciary training initiatives. These efforts continue to shape BOC’s strategic direction.
“For me, service has always been about ensuring businesses are positioned to meet the needs of the people they support, both now and in the future,” said Powers. “It’s an incredible honor to be recognized by BOC, and I’m proud to have contributed to the organization’s past, present and future health.”
To learn more about BOC and the Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service, visit www.bocusa.org.
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For more than 40 years, the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) has offered highly valued credentials in the fields of orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) and durable medical equipment (DME). BOC offers accreditation for O&P practices, pharmacies and DME suppliers and certifications for orthotic fitters, mastectomy fitters and DME specialists. BOC-certified practitioners and accredited suppliers are included as qualified providers and suppliers, respectively, in the Social Security Act, as amended by the Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA).
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