Each year, AAHSA honors individuals and organizations that embody excellence in leadership, care and services, and that are making outstanding contributions to their communities and the aging-services field.

Our Awards and Nominations Committee recently selected the 2009 award recipients.  Look out for more information on each of the winners in future blog postings. The awards will be presented at our 2009 Annual Meeting in Chicago. In the meantime, may I have the envelope please…

Award of Honor

David B. Ferguson
President and CEO
American Baptist Homes of the West
Pleasanton, Calif.

Excellence in Leadership Award

Gary Puma
CEO & President
PHS Senior Living
Princeton, N.J.

Leading-Edge Care and Services Award

Broadway House for Continuing Care
Newark, N.J.

Excellence in the Workplace Award

ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc.
West Point, Pa.

Hobart Jackson Cultural Diversity Award

The Hebrew Home at Riverdale/Project HOPE
Riverdale, N.Y.

Dr. Herbert Shore Outstanding Mentor Award

Darren Trisel
Chief Operations Officer/Administrator
Asian Community Center Nursing Home
Sacramento, Calif.

Excellence in Research and Education Award

Jewish Home Lifecare
New York, N.Y.

Public Trust Award

Kendal at Oberlin
Oberlin, Ohio

Outstanding Advocacy Award

David Bannerman
CEO
The Ohio Masonic Home
Springfield, Ohio