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Video: Epic Founder and CEO Judy Faulkner '65 Receives 2025 President’s Award
Photo by Dan Loh.
Video playlist captures all the quotable moments from Faulkner's on-campus interview earlier this year
videos by Joe O'Neill
Touching on a wide swath of topic Judy Faulkner '65 sat down for a lengthy interview earlier this year as part of her being honored with Dickinson's 2025 President's Award.
Shot in June during Alumni Weekend, the videos highlight Faulkner's journey from a Dickinson math major to a trailblazing medical technology visionary, offering insights into her leadership, philanthropy and transformative impact on healthcare.
- Accidental CEO: Faulkner shares her unexpected journey of founding Epic and how corporate culture at Epic feels like anything but corporate. This video captures her approach and the vision that led to Epic becoming the leading global medical-record software company, managing records for over 280 million U.S. patients.
- Leadership: Faulkner discusses her leadership philosophy, emphasizing that “you’ve got to have guts” to succeed. This clip highlights her approach to leadership and continued success in the software industry, traits that led to her being recognized by Forbes as one of the most powerful women in healthcare.
- Roots & Wings: This video explores the origin and trajectory of Faulkner’s philanthropic efforts through the Roots & Wings Foundation, which supports low-income children and families with healthcare, education and shelter. “We need to give roots so you're strong and wings so you could fly," she says of the name. Her dedication to the cause is part of her commitment to give 99% of her wealth to philanthropy, as part of the Giving Pledge.
- Reflection on Dickinson: Faulkner reflects on her time at Dickinson, where her mathematics degree laid the foundation for her groundbreaking work in computer science and healthcare. She discusses the decades-long friendships she made and how the college’s sense of humor set the stage for the light, playful elements of Epic’s corporate campus and culture.
- President’s Award Ceremony: The full recording of the June 14, 2025, ceremony at Dickinson, where President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, presents Faulkner with the President’s Award. The session includes a conversation between Jones and Faulkner, detailing her contributions to medical technology and philanthropy, co-sponsored by the Office of the President and the John Dickinson Society.
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Published December 17, 2025