National Organization Awards Honor Contributions To Those
Living With AD/HDMain Category: ADHD
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Article Date: 18 Nov 2006 - 0:00am (PST)
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CHADD, the nation's leading
organization serving children and adults with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), has
announced the names of honorees slated to receive special
recognition at this year's international conference in
Chicago.
Eleven people will receive five awards,
including: Young Scientists' Research Fund Award; CHADD Hall
of Fame Award; CHADD Public Policy Award; Volunteer of the
Year Award and Innovative Program of the Year
Award.
"We are delighted to recognize the best and
brightest in research, innovation and public service," said E.
Clarke Ross, D.P.A., CEO of CHADD. "These award winners have
contributed their considerable talent and expertise to making
the world a better place for those affected by
AD/HD."
This year's awards
include:
CHADD Hall of
Fame
Recognizes the considerable contributions of
those who have dedicated their careers to improving the lives
of people living with
AD/HD.
Recipients:
Chris Zeigler Dendy,
M.S., nationally recognized author, speaker and expert on
AD/HD and former member of the CHADD Board of Directors, who
resides in Cedar Bluff, Alabama;
Jose Bauermeister,
Ph.D., clinical psychologist, researcher, author and former
member of the Board of Directors, Professional Advisory Board
and Editorial Advisory Board, who resides in San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
Mark Katz, Ph.D., psychologist, author and former
member of the CHADD Professional Advisory Board, who resides
in San Diego, California.
Young Scientists' Research
Fund Award
Recognizes and supports research
fellows, doctoral students and developing scientists
conducting original research on
AD/HD.
Recipients:
Anne-Claude Bedard,
doctoral student at the University of Toronto; Amori Yee
Mikami, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of
Virginia; Andrea Chronis, Ph.D., assistant professor at the
University of Maryland at College Park.
2006 CHADD
Public Policy Award
Recognizes contributions that
have shaped the legal system, institutional policy and/or the
perceptions of law-makers about the issues of mental health
and AD/HD.
Recipient:
Leighton Huey,
M.D., Birnbaum/Blum Professor and Chairman, Department of
Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health
Center.
Volunteer of the Year
Award
Recognizes innovative ideas and service on
the state or national level to effect change for people
affected by AD/HD.
Recipients:
Gina Pera,
of San Mateo, California, coordinator of the Silicon Valley
branch of CHADD's Northern California Chapter.
Judy
Marshall, of San Leandro, California, treasurer, membership
chair, secretary and Parent-to-Parent Program Chair of the
Northern California Chapter;
Beverlee Kell, of Tiburon,
California, coordinator of the Marin County branch of CHADD's
Northern California Chapter.
Innovative Program of
the Year Award
Recognizes new ideas and programs
that significantly improve the lives of people living with
AD/HD.
Recipient:
Janet Miller, M.A.,
CET, director of the Academic Success Center at Menlo College
in Atherton, California, for her work with the Philler Curtis
Transition to College Program, which helps students with AD/HD
successfully transition from high school to
college.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(AD/HD) is characterized by developmentally inappropriate
impulsivity, attention, and in some cases, hyperactivity. With
more than 13,000 members and 200 affiliates nationwide, CHADD
works to improve the lives of people affected by AD/HD through
collaborative leadership, advocacy, research, education and
support: CHADD CARES.
CHADD
http://www.chadd.org/
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