AUCD 2023 Conference

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Congratulations to the following AUCD 2023 Awardees who were honored and celebrated during the AUCD 2023 Conference on Tuesday, November 7th.

• Lifetime Achievement Award - Deborah M. Spitalnik, PhD, the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, New Jersey
• George S. Jesien Distinguished Achievement Award - Amy S. Hewitt, PhD, Institute on Community Integration, Minnesota 
• Special Recognition Award - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA), Maryland 
• Young Professional Award - Jacy Farkas, MA, Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, Arizona 
• Anne Rudigier Award - Shawn Aleong, Institute on Disabilities, Pennsylvania 
• Multicultural Council Award for Leadership in Diversity – Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Maryland 
• Gordon Richins Award for Leadership and Advocacy - Multicultural Council Award for Leadership in Diversity -The Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities and Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities Consumer Advisory Panel (KUCDD-LEND CAP), Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Kansas 
• Gold Star Award - Brad Thomas, MEd, Deputy Director of Education Policy, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Washington, DC 
• International Service Award - Kerim M. Munir, MD, MPH, DSc, Institute for Community Inclusion, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts 
• CORE Trainee Research Award - Larissa Minner, Texas Center for Disability Studies, Texas 

For questions related to the AUCD 2023 Conference, please contact the Events Team at [email protected].