The 2023 AAIDD awards recognizing outstanding contributions or special achievement are:
Dybwad Humanitarian Award
Diane Morin, PhD, FAAIDD, Université du Québec à Montréal (Quebéc, Canada)
Early Career Award
Carly B. Gilson, PhD, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Education Award
Kim Fisher, PhD, FAAIDD, Illinois State University (Normal, IL)
Full Community Inclusion Award
The Arc of Frederick County, Maryland (Frederick, MD)
Hervey B. Wilbur Historic Preservation Award
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies,89(3), summer 2022 issue that explored disability history in Pennsylvania and guest edited by Dennis Downey, PhD
Leadership Award
Caroline Coffield, PhD, FAAIDD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick, NJ)
Policy Award
Barbara Kleist, JD, MEd, FAAIDD, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Research Awards
Katherine E. McDonald, PhD, FAAIDD, Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
Rose A. Sevcik, PhD, FAAIDD, Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)
Service to the Association Award
Elizabeth Perkins, PhD, RNLD (ret.), FAAIDD, FGSA, University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
Service to the Field Award
Steven M. Eidelman, MSW, MBA, FAAIDD, University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
Special Award
James Lemanowicz, MBA, FAAIDD, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Student Award
Alice Bacherini, MA, Università degli Studi di Perugia (Perugia, Umbria, Italy)