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Walter F. Patenge Medalists Announced MSUCOM's highest honor, the Walter F. Patenge Medal for Public Service will go to four members of community and the profession who have shown an outstanding dedication and commitment to serving the public good.
Michael D. Faas, M.A., FACHE
Mr. Faas has held high leadership positions in the administration of hospitals in Michigan, Iowa and Washington. He has been recognized as the Healthcare Leader of the Year by the National Kidney Foundation, one of the Top Ten Health Care Leaders to Watch by the Grand Rapids Press, received the Hospital Association Outstanding Administrator Achievement Award, and was named “Outstanding Young American” by the National Jaycees. He continues to be active in the Economic Club, the United Way, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society and the National Committee on Hospital Diversification of the American Hospital Association. Mr. Faas holds the master of arts degree in hospital and health administration and the bachelor of general studies degree, both from the University of Iowa.
Philip A. Incarnati
The recipient of both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in management and finance from Eastern Michigan University, he was appointed to its Board of Regents in 1992 by Michigan Governor John Engler, served as chairman from 1995 to 2005, and currently serves as a regent. Mr. Incarnati also holds seats on several other boards of directors, including Medical Staffing Network of Boca Raton, Florida; PHNS, Inc., of Dallas, Texas; King Pharmaceuticals of Bristol, Tennessee; and Reliant Renal care of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Louis J. Spagnuolo, D.O.
A proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Spagnuolo began his marriage to Lucille and two months later departed to fight in World War II. He was assigned to General Patton’s Third Army, winning the Bronze Star for Bravery in the Battle of the Bulge, and when he returned he attended the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Upon completion of his surgical residency at Art Centre Hospital in Detroit, he joined Dr. Ellis Siefer at Zieger Hospital, the forerunner of Botsford. He became active in the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons and was named a fellow in that organization. A tireless educator, Dr. Spagnuolo played a major role in the clinical training of students, interns and residents across the course of decades. As the ombudsman for Botsford Hospital, Dr. Spagnuolo visited all staff physicians annually to be assured that all was going well for each of them. For colleagues, patients, and family, he was known for his loving care and warm friendship. The Botsford Hospital Golf Outing was named “The Spag” in his honor for his fund-raising and community outreach efforts.
Floyd C. Stevens, Jr., D.O.
To address the needs of the uninsured in Bay County, Dr. Stevens planned and developed the Helen M. Nickless Volunteer Clinic, which opened in 2004, and has served as its volunteer medical director since its inception, providing hundreds of hours of uncompensated medical care. The clinic has helped thousands of persons in Michigan’s thumb area. In addition, Dr. Stevens, as a volunteer, runs a chronic care clinic for the uninsured with diabetes, hypertension or asthma. Since 1970, Dr. Stevens has taken no less than five medical mission trips to Africa, including two to the Democratic Republic of Congo and three to Liberia. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Methodist Volunteers in Health Care for six years. As an osteopathic educator, Dr. Stevens has served as the director of medical education at Bay Regional Medical Center and director of its family practice residency program from 1991 to 2007. He also was active on the Program Advisory Committee of the Consortium of Graduate Medical Education and Training, the predecessor to MSUCOM’s Statewide Campus System. He was recognized by the SCS for his advancement of academics with a Distinguished Service Award in 2007. Dr. Stevens is also active in eight professional associations, and served as medical advisor to a number of programs, including the State of Michigan Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Chronic Pain Management and Sports Medicine programs at Bay Medical Center and the Hospice of Bay County. He received the B.A. from the University of Rochester, the D.O. from the Kirkville College of Osteopathic Medicine, and took his rotating internship at Flint Osteopathic Hospital. Board-certified by the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, he has been on the staff of Bay Regional Medical Center, Bay City, Michigan, since 1969. |
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The president and chief executive officer of Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming,
Michigan, Mr. Faas is credited with visionary leadership that preserved the
presence of an osteopathic hospital in the Grand Rapids area. When he assumed
his present post in 1994, Metropolitan Hospital was a downtown hospital with
an eroding market share. Today, it is a vibrant facility, named a Thomson
Reuters Top 100 Hospital for the past two years, an achievement of less than
5% of the nation’s hospitals. Mr. Faas led the hospital to rebuild
and relocate on a new 170-acre campus, the $1 billion Metro Village Project,
which has become a model nationally for community health care delivery. 
The president and chief executive officer of McLaren Health Care Corporation
since 1989, Mr. Incarnati is leading one of the country’s largest healthcare
delivery systems, generating annual revenue in excess of $3.7 billion and employing
more than 16,000 people. He has also held top executive positions at
the Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital and
University Health Center, and Horizon Health System. 
Described by his colleagues as an “icon,” Dr. Louis Spagnuolo
(1920-2009) was a surgeon who dedicated his career to the care of patients
at Botsford Hospital. Even after his retirement from surgery, he remained active
in various administrative positions, including that of staff treasurer. 
Addressing the medical needs of communities at home and abroad has typified
the professional and personal life of Dr. Floyd C. Stevens. A family practitioner
for 40 years in rural Auburn, Michigan, he was recognized as the “Family
Physician of the Year” by the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family
Physicians and was named “Citizen of the Year” in Auburn.