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2014 Annual Meeting Agenda-at-a-Glance
2014 Annual Meeting Award Winners
NASADAD would like to recognize the recipients of its annual awards for their work in the substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery field.
SSA Award Recipients
NASADAD Service Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership in Support of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Authorities
Recipient: Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA, President, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Award for Exceptional Leadership and Support of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Recipient: Gary Tennis, JD, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Service Award for Outstanding Service and Commitment to the Field of Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention
Recipient: Kathy Skippen, Director, Idaho Division of Behavioral Health- Program Manager, Substance Use Disorders Services Program
NASADAD Robert E. Anderson Service Award to Recognize an Individual’s Distinguished Service in the Field of Addiction Research, Training, and Evaluation
Recipient: A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D., CEO and Co-founder, Treatment Research Institute
NASADAD President’s Award
Recipient: H Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., MPH., C.A.S., F.A.S.M.
NTN Award Recipients
Champion Award for Outstanding Support of the National Treatment Network by a Non-Member
Recipient: Flo Stein, Chief, Community Policy Management, North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Substance Abuse Services
Representative of the Year Award for Outstanding Support of the NTN While Exhibiting Commitment and Dedication to the Field of Substance Abuse Treatment
Recipient: Frankie Long, Treatment Director, Program Accountability, South Carolina Dept. of Alcohol and Other Drug Services
WSN Award Recipients
The WSN Leadership Achievement Award
Recipient: Frankie Long, Treatment Director, Program Accountability, South Carolina Dept. of Alcohol and Other Drug Services
The Women’s Services Champion Award
Recipient: Nancy K. Young, Ph.D., Director, Children and Family Futures and National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
NPN Award Recipients
Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contributions to the NPN by a Non-Member
Recipient: Jason Kilmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Ketty Award for Commitment and Dedication to the NPN
Recipient: L. Diane Casto, MPA, Prevention & Early Intervention Manager, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services,Division of Behavioral Health
Recipient: Lifetime Achievement Award for Exemplary Contributions to the Field of Prevention over One’s Career
Barbara Fuller, MBA, CPS, Senior Prevention Specialist, JBS International, Inc
Alumni Award for Continued Leadership by a Former NPN in the Field of Prevention
Recipient: Janice Petersen, Ph.D.
2014 Exemplary Award Winners
2014 Exemplary Award Winners: Students Leading Students, Michigan
Students Leading Students (SLS) is a non-profit organization established in 1982 in Michigan. It is an interactive, peer led program that utilizes a universal, student focused approach. The program provides bonding, skill development, and mentoring opportunities to its participants and aims to foster healthy and strong friendships among students, while working to delay the onset of alcohol and drug use among elementary, middle, and high school aged youth. SLS is the largest validated youth leadership prevention program serving Michigan schools, directly training 100 Michigan high school chapters annually. About 10-30 youth attend the full training through local and state trainings, ultimately reaching 1,000-3,000 youth annually. SLS has been rated over 90% for overall excellence, and has also been ranked the highest among 90 youth programs in Michigan.
For more information on the program, please visit their website.