Congratulations to those Honored at the 2011 AUCD Conference & Awards Gala

November 17, 2011

Over 600 people gathered at the 2011 AUCD Conference and Awards Gala to honor many of the deserving network members, partner organizations, and individuals who have made significant contributions to people with developmental disabilities, their families, and communities.  Individuals honored at the November 8 Awards Gala were:

• Senator Tom Harkin
  United States Senate
  Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
  Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  Accepted by Coleen A. Boyle, PhD, MSHyg
  Outstanding Organizational Achievement Award
• K. Charlie Lakin, PhD
  National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
  Formerly of the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
  Distinguished Achievement Award
• Elisabeth May Dykens, PhD
  Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Vanderbilt University
  Outstanding Achievement Award
• William C. Gaventa, Jr., MDiv
  Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
  Special Recognition Award
• Kim E. Musheno
  Association of University Centers on Disabilities
  Special Recognition Award
• Michael Barnard
  Legislative Assistant, Senator Robert Menendez
  Gold Star Award
• Tim Lynagh
  Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Christopher H. Smith
  Gold Star Award
• Victoria C. Pappas, PhD
  Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University
  Meritorious Service Award
• Patricia McGill Smith
  Nebraska's Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  Leadership in Advocacy Award
• Gail Chodron, MA
  Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin
  Young Professional Award
• Meghan R. Burke, MS
  Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Vanderbilt University
  Anne Rudigier Award
• University of Arizona Sonoran UCEDD, Disability and Border Communities Workgroup
  Multicultural Council Award for Leadership in Diversity
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
  Vanderbilt University
  Council on Community Advocacy Award
• Robert W. Marion, MD
  Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  Service to the Organization Award
• Kendall Corbett, BA
  Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities
  Service to the Organization Award
• Mary Mercer, MS
  North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, Minot State University
  Service to the Organization Award
• Michael Gamel-McCormick, PhD
  Formerly of the Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware
  Service to the Organization Award
• Daniel B. Crimmins, PhD
  Center for Leadership in Disability, Georgia State University
  President's Award
• George S. Jesien, PhD
  Association of University Centers on Disabilities
  Legislative Committee Recognition