Each year, AAIDD honors a select number of individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. A call for nominations is made each fall, and awards are presented at the Association's annual meeting.
The 2019 awards recipients were recognized for outstanding contributions or special achievements at the AAIDD 143rd Annual Meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota from June 24-27, 2019.
Dybwad Humanitarian Award
David Coulter, MD, FAAIDD, Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Early Career Award
Meghan M. Burke, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Education Award
Carol Britton Laws, PhD, FAAIDD, University of Georgia
Hervey B. Wilbur Historic Preservation Award
Western Pennsylvania Disability History Action Consortium
International Award
Chun-yu Chiu, PhD, FAAIDD, National Taiwan Normal University
Leadership Award
MaryAnn Romski, PhD, FAAIDD, Georgia State University
Research Award
Susan L. Parish, PhD, FAAIDD, Northeastern University
Service to the Association Award
Vincent Chesney, MS, FAAIDD, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Selinsgrove State Center
Service to the Field Award
Neomi van Duijvenbode, PhD, Tactus Addiction Institute
Special Award
Département de Psychologie at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Student Award
Ariel Schwartz, MS, Boston University
Download the 2019 Awards Program