This award recognizes an individual or entity who has established outstanding service through a lifetime of consistent contributions to the advancement of NAADAC, the addiction profession and its professionals.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Has worked in the profession of addictions a minimum of 25 years.
2. Has established through research, publications, presentations or by other means, the significance of the addiction field and its professionals
3. And by doing so has demonstrated leadership, service and contributions to the addiction field and its professionals.
4. Is supportive of NAADAC's mission and vision as well as NAADAC's Code of Ethics.

Nominating Information

1. To nominate an individual or entity, please submit a letter of recommendation which includes documentation of the sustained contribution this individual or entity has made in their lifetime to the addiction profession and its professionals.
2. Submit at least three (3) letters of support from three (3) different sources (individuals, organizations or agencies).

To nominate an individual, 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 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).

NAADAC does not pay for travel to the venue of acceptance. If the award winner cannot attend the presentation, the award will be sent to the recipient.

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
2012 Roger A. Curtiss (Great Falls, Mont.)
2008 Mel Schulstad (Sammamish, Wash.)
2007 Darryl Inaba (Central Point, Ore.)
2006 William White (Port Charlotte, Fla.)
2006 Marcia Lawton (Richmond, Va.)