Mark Laney, St. Joseph, Mo. :: is the president and CEO of Heartland Health, an integrated health system serving northwest Missouri. He became president of the 19,000-member Mayo Clinic Alumni Association and was named one of the top 30 physician leaders of hospitals and health systems in America by Becker’s Hospital Review last fall. Heartland Health received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award this year, given by the president for quality and a commitment to excellence, and the Foster G. McGaw Prize in 2009 from the American Hospital Association and the Baxter International Foundation. The McGaw prize is given to one healthcare organization that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to community service.