Michael Edward Champion

Background

Champion, Michael Edward was born on January 30, 1954 in Oroville, California, United States. Son of Robert Joseph and Shirley Anne (Rowland) Champion.

Education

AS, Cuyahoga Community College, 1980; Bachelor of Science, USNY, Albany, 1983; Master of Education, Boston University, 1986; M of Medical Science, St. Francis College, 1996.

Career

Enlisted, United States Army, 1972; advanced through grades to major, United States Army, 1994; retired, 1994; aviation medicine physician assistant, 1980-1987; chief physician assistant/perfusionist, Letterman Army Medical Center, 1989-1991; founding physician assistant/perfusionist, Madigan Army Medical Center, 1991-1994; cardiac surgery manager, chief physician assistant/perfusionist, Mercy Medical Center, Janesville, Wisconsin, 1994-1996; director cardiac services, Hutchinson (Kansas) Hospital, 1996-1998; vice president projects, Champion Construction, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, since 1997; senior PA/perfusionist, Hays (Kansas) Medical Center, since 1998. Clinical instructor United States Army Physician Assistant Program, 1981-1984, United States Army Adult Nurse Practitioner Program, 1982. Express Mail Service instructor Fayetteville Technology Institute, 1983.

Instructor MEDEX program U. Washington, 1992-1995, Behavioural Science Institute programsSt. Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania, since 1996. Chief Executive Officer Champion and Associations, LLC. Organizer Surgical Physician Assistant course, Jamaica, 1995.

Achievements

• Michael Edward Champion has been listed as a noteworthy Physician assistant, clinical perfusionist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Rock County Republican Party, Janesville, 1994. Member Red Cross, American Cancer Society, European Association of Archaeologists Young Eagles Program. Member American Academy Physician Assts.

(research review committee 1984, professional and continuing education committee 1988, veterans caucus board directors 1989-1991, veterans caucus president 1991-1992, chairman pilots association 1995, chairman veterans caucus awards 1992-1995, judicial affairs committee 1994, vice chairman surgical congress 1994-1996, chairman 1996-1997, Outstanding Svc. award 1989), Wisconsin Academy Physician Assts. (chair legislation committee, secretary 1995, president-elect 1996), Society Army PhysicianAssts. (life, chief delegate 1983-1984, vice president 1984-1985, president 1985-1986), Association Physician Assts. in Cardiovascular Surgery, Association Military Surgeons of the United States (life, Physician Assistant ot Year 1992), American Society Extracorporeal Technology, American Heart Association, American Academy Medical Adminstrs., American College Cardiovascular Adminstrs.

Interests

• Avocation: private pilot.

Connections

Married Marie S. Sittner, October 8.

Father:

Robert Joseph Champion

Mother:

Shirley Anne (Rowland) Champion

Spouse:

Marie S. Sittner