January 7, 2020 (Silver Spring, MD)
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is pleased to announce and congratulate the individuals who have been selected to receive awards of the Association in 2020.
Each year, AAIDD honors selected individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions to the field. A call for award nominations is issued in the fall of each year and awards are presented at the annual meeting of the Association. The 2020 awards recognizing outstanding contributions or special achievement are:
Early Career Award
Grace Francis, PhD, George Mason University
Education Award
J. Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN, FAAIDD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
International Award
Dandii Odgerel, PhD, Mongolian National University of Education
Leadership Award
Joanna Pierson, PhD, FAAIDD, The Arc of Frederick County
Media Award
Hearts of Glass, JenTen Productions
Policy Award
National Core Indicators (NCI) Program, HSRI & NASDDDS
Research Award
Beth Malow, MD, MS, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Service to the Association Award
Marco Lombardi, MA, FAAIDD, University College Ghent
Service to the Field Award
Celia S. Feinstein, MA, FAAIDD, Temple University
Student Award
Alan Santinele Martino, MA, McMaster University
The awards ceremony will be held during AAIDD’s 144th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from June 1-4, 2020.
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Founded in 1876, AAIDD is the oldest professional association concerned with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn more about the organization at http://www.aaidd.org