Public Policy Awards

Honoring individuals who notably advance ASPEN advocacy goals.
ASPEN honors individuals who have significantly impacted its public policy and advocacy goals by tirelessly advocating for patients who rely on parenteral and enteral nutrition with the following awards.

Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award

ASPEN members often collaborate with patients, families, and caregivers who perform admirable activities and heroically advocate for others like themselves and their families. To recognize those individuals who do so much for nutrition support, this annual recognition is awarded to a patient, family member, or caregiver. This award is named in honor of ASPEN member and Oley Foundation co-founder, Lyn Howard, MB, FRCP. 

Criteria for Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award
  1. Award nominees must be a patient (EN or PN consumer), or a family member or caregiver of such a patient.
  2. Award nominees must have demonstrated admirable activities which advocate for themselves or others receiving EN or PN.
  3. Award winner or their representative should be able to attend the conference for the upcoming year in order to receive the award.
  4. Award nominees should be (although not absolutely) able to briefly articulate their story at the conference at the award ceremony.

 

Past Recipients of the Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award

2024: Michael S. Medwar

2023: Alaina McCormick

2022: Bettemarie Bond

2021: Joy McVey Hugick

2020: Joan Bishop

2019: Swapna Kakani

2018: Glenda Rodgers

2017: Brandis Goodman

2016: Linda Gravenstein

2015: Beth Gore

2014: Ann Weaver

2013: Tracy Nagi

2012: Rick Davis

2011: Don Young

2010: Lee Koonin

Barney Sellers Public Policy and Advocacy Award

This award recognizes an ASPEN member who significantly advances ASPEN’s advocacy objectives. It is named in honor of Barney Sellers, ASPEN’s former executive director, who had a major impact on public policy during his 15 years in that position.

Criteria for Barney Sellers Public Policy and Advocacy Award
  1. Award nominees must be a member of ASPEN.
  2. Award nominees must have contributed to ASPEN’s advocacy and public policy initiatives
Past Recipients of the Barney Sellers Public Policy and Advocacy Award

2021: Penny Allen, RD, CNSC, FASPEN

2020: Sharon Durfee, RPh, BCNSP

2019: David S. Seres, MD, ScM, PNS, FASPEN

2018: Daniel Teitelbaum, MD, FASPEN (posthumous)

2017: Peggi Guenter, PhD, RN, FAAN, FASPEN

2016: Lillian Harvey Banchik, MD, CNSC, FACS

2015: Jay M. Martillo, MS, RPh, BCNSP, FASHP, FASPEN

2014: Alan Parver, JD

2013: Lawrence A. Robinson, BS, MS, PharmD

2012: Van S. Hubbard, MD, PhD

2011: Lynne Murphy, RN, MSN

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