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North American Drama Therapy Association Awards
Awards are presented annually at the North American Drama Therapy Association conference.Recipients are chosen by the NADTA Board from a list of candidates nominated by NADTA members. A nominee must be an NADTA member to be considered for an award.
To nominate a member for one of the below awards, click here.
The Gertrud Schattner Award
The Gertrud Schattner Award has been given since 1993 in recognition of distinguished contribution to the field of drama therapy in education, publication, practice, and service. This award is not necessarily given every year.
The recipients of the Gertrud Schattner Award are:
2018 Nisha Sajnani
2017 Saphira Linden
2016 Pam Dunne
2013 Armand Volkas
2012 Antonina Garcia
2010 Daniel Weiner
2009 Naida Weisberg
2007 Norman J. Fedder
2006 Sally Bailey
2005 Rosilyn Wilder
2004 Eleanor Irwin
2003 Penny Lewis
2002 Sue Jennings
2001 Stephen Snow
1998 Patricia Sternberg
1996 Renee Emunah
1995 Robert Landy
1994 David Read Johnson
1993 Gertrud Schattner
The Raymond Jacobs Memorial Diversity Award
The Raymond Jacobs Memorial Diversity Award is given to an NADTA member in recognition of outstanding dedication to diversity in the field of drama therapy, through advocacy, championing a diverse membership, or working to increase skill, awareness, and cultural competence.
The recipients of the Raymond Jacobs Memorial Diversity Award are:
2019 Britton Williams
2018 Jessica Bleuer
2017 Carlos Rodriguez-Perez
2016 Mark Beauregard
2015 Nisha Sajnani
2014 Alice Forrester
2013 Daniela Bustamante
Amber Smith
2012 Theatre for Change at California Institute of Integral Studies
2011 Navah Steiner
2010 Lance McGee
2009 Rose Pavlow
2006 Sherry Diamond
2005 Paula Kingwill
2002 Armand Volkas
2001 Norman Fedder
The North American Drama Therapy Association Service Award
The NADTA Service Award is given to recognize a member who has volunteered substantial time and effort serving the association on committees, subcommittees, or regional chapters on a specific project or series of projects.
The recipients of the NADTA Service Award are:
2019 Lisa Merrell
2018 The New Jersey Task Force
(Barbara McKechnie; Brooke Campbell; Lisa Gail Schwartz; Mizuho Kanazawa)
2017 Liz Muckley
2016 Nadya Trytan
2015 Gary Raucher
2014 Maria Hodermarksa
2013 Kate Hurd
2012 Sherry Diamond
2011 Susan Ward
2010 Barbara McKechnie
2009 Nancy Sondag
2008 Marilyn (Toddy) Richman
2007 Naida Weisberg
2006 Linda Gregoric Cook
2005 Sally Bailey
2004 Darby Moore
2003 Alice Forrester
2002 Sean Flannigan
Kim Galway
Elisabeth Speck
2001 Lanell Finneran
2000 Penny Lewis
1999 Marie Woods-Pettiti
The North American Drama Therapy Association Student Service Award
The NADTA Student Service Award is given to recognize a student member of NADTA who has volunteered substantial time and effort serving the association, the student members of NADTA, and/or students of drama therapy at large on a project or series of projects in the past year. The purpose of this award is to demonstrate to students that the association values their contributions to the field, for they are the future of drama therapy.
The recipients of the NADTA Student Service Award are:
2019 Ashley Blair
2018 Meaghen Buckley
2017 Hiroko Saeki
Adam Stevens
2016 Chelsea Weck
2015 Barrett Scroggs
2014 Margaret Powell
Amy Tichy
Adam Davis
2013 Mikel Moss
2012 Sai Ye Bunnye
Jennifer Hays
2011 Jason Frydman
Amber Smith
2010 Whitney Davis
2009 Sarah Harkness
2008 Margaret Owen
2007 Shannon Garretson
Pam Edgar
2006 Mary DeBastiani
2005 Azizi Marshall
2004 Emily Burkes-Nossiter
2003 Jason Butler
Katie Tauscher
2002 Lori Yates
2001 Stacey Park
The North American Drama Therapy Association Research Award
The NADTA Research Award is given to a member of NADTA in recognition of significant contributions to the field through research demonstrating the efficacy of drama therapy.
The recipients of the NADTA Research Award are:
2017 Brant Wadsworth
2016 Nisha Sajnani
Meredith Dean
Christine Mayor
2015 Calli Armstrong
2014 Craig Haen
2013 Lee Chasen
2012 Bonnie Harnden
2010 Diana Feldman
Emilie Ward
2009 Yehudit Silverman
2008 Robert Landy
2006 Daniel J. Wiener
2005 John Bergman
2004 Stephen Snow
2002 David Read Johnson
The North American Drama Therapy Association Teaching Excellence Award
The NADTA Teaching Excellence Award is given to an NADTA member in recognition of outstanding dedication to education in the field of drama therapy through teaching and mentorship.
The recipients of the NADTA Teaching Excellence Award are:
2019 Renee Emunah
2018 Sally Bailey
2017 Maria Hodermarska
2016 Bonnie Harnden
Sara McMullin
2015 Heidi Landis and the CANY Team
2014 Pam Dunne
2013 Anna Marie Weber
2012 Jason D. Butler
Saphira Barbara Linden
The North American Drama Therapy Association Performance Award
The NADTA Performance Award is given to an NADTA member in recognition of the exemplary use of live or recorded performance to facilitate individual or collective awareness and transformation.
The recipients of the NADTA Performance Award are:
2019 Michelle Yadon
2018 Alexis Powell
2017 Andrew Gaines
2016 Dave Mowers
2015 Suraya Keating
2014 Cecilia Dintino
2013 Gaye Doner-Tudanger
2012 Zeina Daccache
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