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.

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	THE GERTRUD SCHATTNER AWARD	THE RAYMOND JACOBS MEMORIAL DIVERSITY AWARD
	THE NADTA SERVICE AWARD	THE NADTA STUDENT AWARD
	THE NADTA RESERCH AWARD	THE NADTA TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
	The nadta professional mentorship award	the nadta source award
	THE NADTA PERFORMANCE AWARD

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:

2022 Maria Hodermarska

2021 Linda Cook

2020 Gary Raucher

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

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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:

2023 Adam D-F Stevens

2020 Kamran Afary

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

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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:

2022 Rachel Lee Soon

2020 Laura Wood

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

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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:

2023 Akhila Khanna

2022 Shreya Jalan

Natalie Astrid Tommasino

2021 Elena Offerman

Amanda Rothman

Marielle Duke

2020 Anna Rich

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

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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:

2023 Jason Frydman

2022 Britton Marielle Williams

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

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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:

2023 Dana George Trottier

2021 Kamran Afary

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

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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.