The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is pleased to announce and congratulate those who have been selected to receive awards of the Association in 2024. Each year, AAIDD honors select individuals, organizations, or media who have made outstanding contributions to the field. A call for award nominations is issued in the fall of each year and awards are presented at the annual meeting of the Association.
The 2024 AAIDD awards recognizing outstanding contributions or special achievement are:
Early Career Award
Allison Zagona, PhD, The University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS )
Education Award
Jennifer Kurth, PhD, The University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS )
Full Community Inclusion Award
Imagine Enterprises (Seabrook, TX)
Humanitarian Award
William Gaventa, MDiv, FAAIDD, Emeritus, Institute on Theology and Disability (Woodway, TX)
Leadership Award
Amy Hewitt, PhD, FAAIDD, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Media Award
IDD Health Matters Podcast (Craig Escudé, MD, host)
Policy Award
Jean Winsor, PhD, Institute for Community Inclusion (Boston, MA)
Research Award
Frank Symons, PhD, FAAIDD University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Service to the Field Award
Brian Abery, PhD, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Special Award
Sentry Services and Supports (Mt. Carmel, PA)
Student Award
Jessica Curd, MSW, Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN)
Awardees will be honored at the 148th AAIDD Annual Meeting to be held June 10-12, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky
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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