Staff and Community Awards
In 2004, the Center on Disability Studies instituted an award to recognize individuals who have shown exemplary work for people with disabilities and their families in Hawai‘i. Two awards, one for a CDS staff member and one for a person in the community, are typically given out annually at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity. The awards are based upon nominations from CDS faculty and staff and focus on the CDS mission to support the quality of life, community inclusion, and self-determination of all persons with disabilities and their families through service, training, and research.
CDS Staff Award Recipients
Hye-Jin Park
2021
David Leake
2017
Mellanie Lee
2016
Velina Sugiyama
2015
Robert Stodden
2014
Kelly Roberts
2013
Steve Brown
2012
Sara Banks
2011
Charmaine Crockett
2010
Norma Jean Stodden
2009
Rebecca Rude Ozaki
2008
Madeline Harcourt
2007
Jean Johnson
2006
Beppie Shapiro
2005
Community Award Recipients
Daintry Bartoldus
2021
Albert Perez
2017
Donna Fouts
2016
Laura Poell
2015
Michael Moore
2014
Linda Lambrecht
2013
Suzanne Chun Oakland
2012
Alison Lee
2011
Susan Rocco
2010
Waynette Cabral
2009
Jacqueline Chun
2008
Jennifer Schember-Lang
2007
Jeffery Okamoto
2006
Mark Obatake
2005