To Kay M. B. Thiemann

Successively
Associate Administrator in
Practice Administration
On the Staff of Mayo Clinic
and
Assistant Professor of Health Care Systems Engineering
In the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
In recognition of her attaining emeritus status
after 33 years of service among them

Her colleagues present this token of their esteem and of their gratitude for her ability to listen, ask strategic questions and work collaboratively with others; for her unceasing work ethic and unquestionable morals; for her honest, critical, reliable and concise opinions on issues of consequence; for her service and mentoring commitments to her colleagues; for her passion for education including in producing Mayo Clinic Proceedings and publications for patients and providing oversight for countless residency and fellowship training programs; for her leadership in establishing Simulation Centers in Rochester and Florida and for her service to the International Society for Simulation in Healthcare; for her administrative support for essentially every level of clinical practice at the Florida campus and recognition as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives; for her innovation in starting the first telemedicine program on the Florida campus and contributions to telestroke care; for her care in building spaces, from neurophysiology laboratories to hospital expansion projects; for her leadership in transitioning to a single electronic health record across the enterprise; for her love of laughter, kindness, and family; for her eagerness and ability to help clinical teams succeed on behalf of patients; and for her steadfast loyalty to that living body of high principles that were initiated by the Founders, William James Mayo, M.D., and Charles Horace Mayo, M.D., and that now clearly are recognized as the ideals of Mayo Clinic.