Strategic Transformation Achievement Recognition
HBA’s Global Ascension Leadership Awards: STAR category
Meet the 2026 STAR Dr. Loddie Foose!
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Founder
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A Shining Leader of HBA's United Force for Change
This award recognizes a member leader who has strategically transformed the HBA.
Each STAR recipient is honored for serving as an exemplary role model, demonstrating a long-term commitment to workplace talent, and helping further HBA’s mission, goals, and vision.
The winner is recognized at our HBA Global Ascension Leadership Experience that brings together influential executives, sponsors, and media to celebrate on a global stage.
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- Submissions are reviewed by an awards selection committee of seasoned industry executives dedicated to the HBA mission.
- Each committee member reviews the submissions and independently ranks candidates against defined criteria.
- The judging committee considers the summarized ratings, debates the merits of each candidate’s submission, and selects the STAR recipient.
- The HBA will share the outcome of the committee’s decision with the nominating individual.
The HBA congratulates all previous STARs.