NIDRR Grantees Receive Recognition

The NCDDR would like to congratulate each of the following grantees and recognize their award or citation. All NIDRR grantees are encouraged to contact the NCDDR with information to share in future issues of The Research Exchange. For each item, we have identified the NIDRR-funded project name; the award, citation, or recognition; and the name of the Principal Investigator or contact for further information with, telephone number and e-mail addresses.

Mr. J. Howard Green, Training Associate with the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Supported Employment at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, has received the National Association Mid-Atlantic Region Rehabilitation Manpower Award at its annual conference held in Baltimore, Maryland. The Manpower Award is given to an individual for significant contributions in the professional preparation and upgrading of rehabilitation manpower. The award signifies dedication and leadership in the pursuit of quality services for individuals with disabilities. For further information, call Mr. Green at 804-828-1851 or e-mail: jhgreen@atlas.vcu.edu

Dr. Susanne Bruyere, Principal Investigator for ADA Materials Development Project Relating to Employment, has been awarded the 1996 Karl F. Heiser Award for advocacy by the American Psychological Association (APA), which will be presented at the 1996 Annual APA Conference in Toronto. This is a special award created to honor individuals who have been in the forefront of advocacy and who have helped to create and shape psychology. For further information, call Dr. Bruyere at 607-255-7727 or e-mail: smb23@cornell.edu

Mr. Anthony Langton, Project Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Technology Services, was named a RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America) fellow at its 1996 conference. In order to be honored as a RESNA fellow, an individual must be a RESNA member for at least ten years, demonstrate substantial contribution to the field of assistive technology, and participate within RESNA as an officer, board of directors member, in special interest groups, and on committees. Mr. Langton was honored for his long-term commitment to RESNA, his active service on program committees and within the special interest group on worksite accommodations, and for his extensive work in the field of assistive technology applications. For further information, contact Mr. Langton at 803-822-5362, or e-mail: tlangton@scsn.net

Dr. Charlie Lakin, Principal Investigator for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Improving Community Integration for Persons with Mental Retardation, has received the Antoinette (Toni) Lippert Award which is given to a person who is a visionary advocate, with compassion and commitment toward promoting positive change in the lives of people challenged by significant disabilities. Dr. Stuart Schleien, the project director, has received the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research, given for an individual whose contributions to recreation and park research has significantly advanced the cause of the recreation movement. For further information, call the Research and Training Center at The University of Minnesota (Institute on Community Integration) at 612-624-6328 or e-mail: lakin001@maroon.tc.umn.edu

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