Presented to organizations that have demonstrated a strong commitment to the addiction profession and particularly strong support for the individual addiction professional.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for this award, organizations must have been in existence for at least five years, and they can have no affiliation with any other organization or company that sells, distributes or supports the consumption of alcoholic spirits or illicit substances.

Any NAADAC individual or organizational member in good standing may nominate an organization for this award, which is selected by the NAADAC Executive Committee.

Nominations must include:

1. Letters of reference from two other reputable individuals or organizations.
2. A detailed description of the nominated organization and a listing of organizational achievements in the addiction counseling profession. Special emphasis should be placed on describing how the organization has supported addiction professionals.

To nominate an organization, please send a letter and supporting documentation to:

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
Attn: Awards Committee Chair
1001 N. Fairfax St., Suite 201
Alexandria, VA 22314

Materials may also be faxed to the NAADAC Awards Committee (attention: Donovan Kuehn, NAADAC Director of Operations & Outreach) at 800.377.1136 or sent by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (please put "NAADAC Awards" in the subject line).

The award recipients will receive travel to the award ceremony, and hotel and registration fees for the day of the NAADAC annual conference where the award is presented. Any other expenses for the award recipient or their guest(s) are the responsibility of the recipient.

All award nominations must be received by April 30 for consideration by the NAADAC Awards Committee.

For additional information, please contact Donovan Kuehn at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or 800.548.0497, ext. 125.

Past Award Recipients

2011 Rutgers University Alcohol & other Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) (New Brunswick and Newark, N.J.)
2010 Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center (PaRC) (Houston, Texas)
2009 Allies in Recovery (Northampton, Mass.)
2008 Amethyst, Inc. (Columbus, Ohio)
2006 Options Recovery Services, Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.)
2005 Brighton Hospital (Brighton, Mich.)
2004 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Marriage, Family and Community Counseling (Las Vegas, Nev.)
2002 Presbyterian Medical Center - Penn Behavioral Health Addiction Services (Philadelphia, Pa.)
1999 New England Institute of Addiction Studies (Augusta, Maine)
1998 AdCare Educational Institute, Inc. (Worcester, Mass.)
1998 Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (Manchester, N.H.)
1993 Community Association Serving Alcoholics (Boston, Mass.)