AUCD 2013 Awards Presented to Outstanding Individuals
December 12, 2013
The Disability Community and AUCD network members - advocates, trainees, professionals - work to improve the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. They inform the public, provide services, conduct research, teach the next generation, develop policy, and support others - all toward our goals of independence, productivity, inclusion, and self-determination. The effect of these daily activities is likely seen in a thousand small ways. Sometimes the cumulative effect can be seen in dramatic improvements in the lives of individuals.
18 awards were presented to network members and friends at the 2013 AUCD Conference. We are incredibly proud to recognize those who have made exceptional contributions to the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Read more about each individual at the links below.
- Distinguished Achievement Award: William Kiernan, PhD
- Distinguished Achievement Award: Robert Stodden, PhD
- Special Recognition Award: Patricia Shiu, JD
- Special Recognition Award: Tawara Goode, MA
- Gold Star Award: Karen Sumar, MD, MS
- Outstanding Achievement Award: Stephen Hooper, PhD
- Meritorious Service Award: Daniel Bier, MSW, MPA, CAE
- Council on Community Advocacy Award: Community Advisory Committee, Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
- Multicultural Council Award for Leadership in Diversity: Barbara Wheeler, PhD
- Multicultural Council Award for Leadership in Diversity: The Institute on Disability at the University of Illinois Chicago
- Young Professional Award: Katie Arnold, MS
- Anne Rudigier Award: Ashley Candalaria, MS
- International Award: David O'Hara, PhD
- Service to the Organization Award: Daniel Crimmins, PhD
- Service to the Organization Award: Sandra Friedman, MD
- Service to the Organization Award: Amy Hewitt, PhD, MSW
- Service to the Organization Award: Toby Long, PhD
- President's Award: Julie Ann Fodor, PhD
Photos courtesy of Denny Henry Photography for AUCD. Centers or individuals wishing for copies of photos should email Crystal.
To view the full photostream of images from the 2013 AUCD Awards Ceremony, view our Flickr site here.