Awards

Outstanding Leadership Award

Application Deadline: November 1

Award Description: Midwest Symposium awards a plaque to an individual who has exhibited outstanding career service and leadership to the field of emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) and or autism spectrum disorders (ASD) on a national level. 

Recognition: Recipient will be recognized at the MSLBD Symposium conference at the end of February in Kansas City, MO. A complimentary conference registration is provided with the award. MSLBD will provide lodging up to two (2) nights at the conference hotel. A stipend up to $600 will be provided towards travel.

Award Criteria: The following criteria are used to determine the recipient. Nominations should include documentation. The first criterion receives the most weight.

1. Outstanding career service on the national level to the field of EBD and/or ASD, including work in professional organizations, advocacy activities, and other nonprofit activities grant work and research pursuits;
2. Professional contributions leading to the advancement of the field of EBD and/or ASD;
3. Seminal contributions to the field of scholarship in EBD and/or ASD;
4. Recognized career of leadership to the field of EBD and/or ASD;
5. Prominence in the field of EBD and/or ASD over an extended period of time.