2014 Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert H. Bruininks, PhD

November 11, 2014

David Johnson, Bob Bruininks, and AUCD President Leslie Cohen
David Johnson, Bob Bruininks, and AUCD President Leslie Cohen

The AUCD Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals ororganizations making a lifetime commitment to serving people with developmental disabilities and their families.

Robert H. Bruininks, PhD

Institute on Community Integration,
University of Minnesota

For Your Continued Impact and Devotion to People with Disabilities and their Families

"Over the past four decades, Dr. Bruininks has established himself as one of the pillars of disability research and policy in the United States. His work has substantially influenced international, national, state, and local service delivery policies and practices. He is one of those rare academics who is able to comfortably integrate research, practice, and policy to achieve broad levels of impact on the life circumstances of individuals with disabilities and their families."

Award speech
Accepting Award