AWARDS

Each year, IAAOC is please to present numerous awards to recognize excellence among our members. Below are the most recent recipients:

2024 Award Recipients

ADDICTIONS/OFFENDER COUNSELOR EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE AWARD  - Dr. Edward Wahesh
IAAOC acknowledge an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to addictions/offender counseling through teaching.

OUTSTANDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION SCHOLAR AWARD – Dr. S. Tyler Oberheim
IAAOC acknowledges an individual who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, and commitment to promoting social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in the area of addictions/offender counseling.

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AWARD - Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies
IAAOC acknowledges a graduate program of study that has demonstrated a commitment to training professionals for working within the field of addictions/offender issues and should exemplify "cutting edge" training leading to the placement of professionals in positions within the field.

IAAOC RESEARCH GRANT – Drs. Jeongwoon Jeong, Jungeun Lee, Sojeong Nam, Donghun Lee on the research proposal on Substance Use Patterns and Mental Health Since the Covid-19 Outbreak: A Latent Class Analysis
IAAOC acknowledges a research investigation that demonstrate promise for outstanding contributions to the specialty areas of addictions and/or offender counseling.

Congratulations!

For an archived list of award recipients please click here