Colleen McLaughlin, MEd (NJ UCEDD) Honored with the Distinction of Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

July 12, 2016

R-L Colleen McLaughlin and Carol Britton

Colleen McLaughlin, MEd, Community Training and Technical Assistance Manager at The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities (NJ UCEDD) was honored with the distinction of Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). The ceremony was held at AAIDD's 140th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 2016.

The designation of Fellow is conferred after an individual has at least seven years of continuous membership in AAIDD, participation in the professional and business affairs of the Association, and are judged to have made a meritorious contribution to the field of intellectual disability. Also honored was Carol Britton Laws, PhD, (UGA UCEDD), a graduate of Rutgers School of Social Work and a former Boggs Center student and Training & Consultation Specialist, along with ten other 2016 AAIDD Fellows.