{"id":2260,"date":"2024-12-05T15:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutritioncarestage.com\/?page_id=2260"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:25:30","slug":"public-policy-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/about\/what-we-do\/public-policy-advocacy\/public-policy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Policy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Award applications are now open! All awards close September 8.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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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.<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n\n\n\r\n
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More awards are open! Learn about research awards<\/a> and membership awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\n

Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> co-founder, Lyn Howard, MB, FRCP.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\r\n

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

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    <\/icon>Past Recipients of the Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award<\/span><\/div>\r\r\n
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    2024: Michael S. Medwar<\/p>\n

    2023: Alaina McCormick<\/p>\n

    2022: Bettemarie Bond<\/p>\n

    2021: Joy McVey Hugick<\/p>\n

    2020: Joan Bishop<\/p>\n

    2019: Swapna Kakani<\/p>\n

    2018: Glenda Rodgers<\/p>\n

    2017: Brandis Goodman<\/p>\n

    2016: Linda Gravenstein<\/p>\n

    2015: Beth Gore<\/p>\n

    2014: Ann Weaver<\/p>\n

    2013: Tracy Nagi<\/p>\n

    2012: Rick Davis<\/p>\n

    2011: Don Young<\/p>\n

    2010: Lee Koonin<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\r\n <\/div>\r\r\n <\/div>\r\r\n<\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n

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    <\/div>\r\r\n <\/path>\r\r\n <\/svg><\/icon>Apply for the 2026 Lyn Howard Award Application<\/span>\r\r\n <\/a>\r\r\n <\/div>\n\n\n

    Barney Sellers Public Policy and Advocacy Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    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.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n

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    <\/icon>Criteria for Barney Sellers Public Policy and Advocacy Award<\/span><\/div>\r\r\n
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    1. Award nominees must be a member of ASPEN.<\/li>\n
    2. Award nominees must have contributed to ASPEN’s advocacy and public policy initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\r\r\n <\/div>\r\r\n <\/div>\r\r\n<\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n
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      <\/icon>Past Recipients of the Barney Sellers Public Policy and Advocacy Award<\/span><\/div>\r\r\n
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      2021: Penny Allen, RD, CNSC, FASPEN<\/p>\n

      2020: Sharon Durfee, RPh, BCNSP<\/p>\n

      2019: David S. Seres, MD, ScM, PNS, FASPEN<\/p>\n

      2018: Daniel Teitelbaum, MD, FASPEN (posthumous)<\/p>\n

      2017: Peggi Guenter, PhD, RN, FAAN, FASPEN<\/p>\n

      2016: Lillian Harvey Banchik, MD, CNSC, FACS<\/p>\n

      2015: Jay M. Martillo, MS, RPh, BCNSP, FASHP, FASPEN<\/p>\n

      2014: Alan Parver, JD<\/p>\n

      2013: Lawrence A. Robinson, BS, MS, PharmD<\/p>\n

      2012: Van S. Hubbard, MD, PhD<\/p>\n

      2011: Lynne Murphy, RN, MSN<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\r\n <\/div>\r\r\n <\/div>\r\r\n<\/div>\r\r\n\n\n\r\n

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      <\/div>\r\r\n <\/path>\r\r\n <\/svg><\/icon>Apply for the 2026 Barney Sellers Public Policy Award Application<\/span>\r\r\n <\/a>\r\r\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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      More Awards from ASPEN<\/h2>\r\r\n
      See more opportunities for recognition.<\/div>\r\r\n
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      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. 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