Amanda Griswold honored with the Living Our Mission Leadership Award

Annual award highlights exceptional servant leadership

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville is honored to announce that Amanda Griswold has received the Living Our Mission Leadership Award. This recognition celebrates her dedication, operational excellence, and commitment to both patient care and her team within Imaging Services.

The Living Our Mission Leadership Award is presented to individuals who embody Ascension's Values of reverence, integrity, wisdom, and dedication. The award recognizes healthcare leaders who answer the call to serve with compassion and keep the patient at the center of everything they do. Griswold integrates these principles into her daily work, demonstrating leadership through the way she supports her department, navigates complex operational challenges, and remains deeply connected to the associates providing critical patient care every day.

Having begun her career as a Radiologic Technologist, Griswold possesses a firsthand understanding of the realities of working at the patient bedside. She understands the physical and emotional demands placed on imaging associates. This foundational direct care experience informs her compassionate leadership style, allowing her to bridge the gap between clinical operations and associate well-being.

"Amanda is a steady advocate for her associates, a champion for quality patient care, and a powerful example of servant leadership in action," said Zach Zirkelbach, Interim President, Ascension St. Vincent Evansville. "We are proud to recognize Amanda Griswold with this award for her ongoing commitment to our teams and the communities we serve."

By prioritizing both the whole-person well-being of her associates and rigorous standards of quality care, Griswold helps build upon Ascension's historic legacy of healing and innovation. Her servant leadership helps support the health ministry's overarching Mission across our daily care settings.