January 14, 2026 (Silver Spring, MD)
Ceremony to take place during the 150th AAIDD Annual Meeting in June 2026.
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is pleased to announce and congratulate the following individuals who have been identified to receive the designation of Fellow of the Association (FAAIDD).
This distinction is a high honor and is presented after review and consideration by a committee of leaders in the Association. Individuals may be nominated for preferment to Fellow after they have had at least seven years of continuous membership in the 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.
The newest Fellows of AAIDD are:
Julie Bershadsky, PhD, University of Minnesota
Katherine Brendli Brown, PhD, Cornell University
Lauren Clark, PhD, University of California Los Angeles
Holly Hohmeister, MS, HH Strategies, LLC
Colleen Kidney, PhD, Human Services Research Institute
Chung Eun Lee, PhD, Sungkyunkwan University
Yvonne Miller Nixon, Evergreen Life Services
Kelly Nye-Lengerman, PhD, University of Maryland
Angela John Thurman, PhD, University of California Davis
Kathleen (Kathy) Varner, AAIDD
The newest Fellows will be honored at the 150th AAIDD Annual Meeting to be held June 22-24, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Founded in 1876, AAIDD is the oldest professional association concerned with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn more about the organization at http://www.aaidd.org