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Dinner Award Recipients
Champion Honorees
| 2024 | Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D. and the Team at Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) |
| 2023 | The Team at Oracle Health Government Services |
| 2022 | Faegre Drinker Consulting |
| 2021 | Larry P. Cote, Esquire, Founding Partner, Cote Law PLLC |
| 2020 | Brian Knapp, President, IMN Solutions |
| 2019 | Brad Dombaugh, CEO, PSA Worldwide Corp, Inc. |
| 2018 | Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr., President & CEO, AAM |
| 2017 | The Team at BAV |
| 2016 | The Honorable Mary Bono, Principal, FaegreBD Consulting, Member of U.S. Congress (1998-2013) |
| 2015 | Karen and Jamie Moyer, Co-founders & VPs, The Moyer Foundation |
| 2013 | Jack Sammis, CEO, IMN Solutions |
| 2012 | Mary Wong, President, The Office Depot Foundation |
| 2011 | Frances Hesselbein, President & CEO, Leader to Leader Institute |
| 2010 | Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Actor, Author & Activist |
| 2009 | Andre Lynch, President & CEO, Ingenium Corporation |
| 2008 | Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) |
| 2007 | Taun Pham, Ph.D., President & CEO, Phamatech, Inc. |
| 2006 | Daniel Snyder, Chairman & CEO, The Washington Redskins |
| 2005 | Brig Owens, Retired Player, The Washington Redskins |
Humanitarian Honorees
| 2024 | Mark Crossley, CEO and the Team at Indivior |
| 2023 | Sue Thau, CADCA Public Policy Consultant |
| 2022 | Amerisource Bergen |
| 2021 | Noelle Troost, RALI, Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative |
| 2020 | RALI, Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative |
| 2019 | Roger Krone, Chairman & CEO, Leidos |
| 2018 | The Team at Verde Technologies |
| 2017 | The Team at Alkermes |
| 2016 | Scott M. Melville, President & CEO, CHPA |
| 2015 | Mark Trudeau, President & CEO, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals |
| 2014 | Alex Gorsky, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Johnson and Johnson |
| 2013 | Stacie Mathewson, Founder & Executive Director, Stacie Mathewson Foundation |
| 2012 | Kevin M. Warren, Corporate VP & President, Xerox Corporation |
| 2011 | Colin V. Reed, Chairman, CEO & President, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
| 2010 | Reckitt Benckiser |
| 2009 | Neil Austrian, CADCA Board Emeritus, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Office Depot, Inc. & former President, The National Football League |
| 2008 | Home Box Office (HBO) |
| 2007 | DIRECTV, Inc. |
| 2006 | Office Depot, Inc. |
| 2005 | John L. Weinberg |
| 2004 | Commissioner Paul Tagliabue & The National Football League |
| 2003 | P. Anthony Ridder, Chairman & CEO, Knight Ridder, Inc. |
| 2002 | Gerard R. Roche, Senior Chairman, Heidrick & Struggles, Inc. |
| 2001 | Gene Upshaw, Executive Director, NFL Players Association & Chairman, PLAYERS, Inc. |
| 2000 | Floyd Hall, Chairman, President & CEO, Kmart Corporation |
| 1999 | N/A |
| 1998 | General Barry R. McCaffrey / Newt Gingrich |
Youth Honorees
| 2024 | Jasmine Figueroa / Isabel (Isa) Woehr |
| 2023 | Ashok Kothamasu / Silema Garcia |
| 2022 | Jaleyna Lawes / Sofia Ferreiro |
| 2021 | Shali Holliday |
| 2020 | Andrea and Angela Ventura / Chase Taylor |
| 2019 | William Fleck / Vrushali Thakkar |
| 2018 | Curtis Mack / Stevi Johnson |
| 2017 | Jarlath Riley / Andrea Marquez |
| 2016 | Ananth Ghosh / Jetter A. White |
| 2015 | Lauren Fiosy / DeJohn Taylor |
| 2014 | Joseph Yusuf / Melanee Piskai |
| 2013 | Sheri Jones / Carlos Martinez |
| 2012 | Teddy McCullough / Khiree Smith |
| 2011 | Nicholas Duclos / Kayla Scarbrough-Bell |
| 2010 | Melanee Piskai / Khiree Smith |
| 2009 | No youth honorees were selected this year |
| 2008 | Michelle Bartoshuk / Brandon Hersey |
| 2007 | Takara Taylor / Andrew Corey |
| 2006 | Jessie Brown / Joseph Wilkerson |
| 2005 | No youth honorees were selected this year |
| 2001 | Christina Johnson / Kai Tollkuhn |
National Leadership Forum Award Recipients
Advocate of the Year
| 2025 | Dr. Matthew Rossheim and Dennis Trask |
| 2024 | Jodi Salvo and Jeff Hanley |
| 2023 | Sally Manninen and Carissa Anthony |
| 2022 | Virgil Boysaw, Jr., Cecil County Drug Free Coordinator, Cecil County Health Department, and Michael Mumper, Director of Programs, Fayette FACTOR, Drug Free Fayette |
| 2021 | Andrea and Angela Ventura, United Way’s Broward Youth Coalition |
| 2020 | Dan Falcitelli, Floyd Against Drugs, Jordan Esser, DuPage County Health Department |
| 2019 | Lisa Roberts, Coordinator, Scioto County, Drug Action Team Alliance, and Victor Shi, Stand Strong Coalition In Vernon Hills, Illinois |
| 2018 | Lindsay Carver Stockman, The Partnership for Substance Free Youth in Buncombe County Coalition, Ananya Pati, Stand Strong Coalition |
| 2017 | Pat Bird, Deputy Director of Operations, Utah County Department of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment |
| 2016 | Stephanie Strutner, Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention, Clinton, Tenn., Donna Foisy, Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities Consortium, Langhorne, Penn. |
| 2015 | Heidi Bainbridge, Becky Carlson |
| 2014 | Karen Murray, Deborah Williams, Bill Gentes |
| 2013 | Lee Rush, Kye Nordfelt |
| 2012 | Laura Hosley, Jerilyn Simpson Jordan |
| 2011 | Derek Clark, Clinton Substance Abuse Council of Clinton (IA) and Laura Fitzpatrick, Coalition for a Drug-Free Muskegon County of Muskegon (MI) |
| 2010 | Michael J. Kramer, Drug-Free Noble County, Albion, Indiana, Sarah Dinklage, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services, Warwick RI, Melody Heaps, TASC, Inc., Chicago, IL |
Congressional Leadership Award
| 2025 | The Honorable Glenn “GT” Thompson, The Honorable Mary Miller, The Honorable Andy Harris, The Honorable Jasmine Crockett |
| 2024 | The Honorable Bernie Sanders, The Honorable Bill Hagerty, The Honorable Brad Finstad, The Honorable James Comer, The Honorable Linda Sanchez, The Honorable Jamie Raskin |
| 2023 | The Honorable Lisa Murkowski, The Honorable Raja Krishnamoorthi, The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, The Honorable Brian Fitzpatrick, The Honorable Frank Pallone, The Honorable Brian Fitzpatrick |
| 2022 | Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Rep. David Joyce, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Steve Womack |
| 2021 | Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Pat Toomey, Rep. David Trone, Rep. Harely Rouda, Rep. Ted Budd |
| 2020 | Rep. Tom Graves, Rep. Mike Quigley, Senator John Kennedy, Senator Jeanne Shaheen |
| 2019 | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Jim Jordan, Senator John Cornyn, Senator Maggie Hassan, Senator James Lankford |
| 2018 | Rep. Bill Johnson, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Shelley Moore Capito |
| 2017 | Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Mitch McConnell, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Kuster |
| 2016 | Sen. Donnelly, Sen. Coons, Rep. Brooks, Rep. Fortenberry, Rep. Tonko |
| 2015 | The Honorable Kelly Ayotte, The Honorable Tom Udall, The Honorable Jerry Moran, The Honorable Frank Wolf, The Honorable Nick Rahall, The Honorable Ander Crenshaw |
| 2014 | The Honorable William Keating, The Honorable Jim Gerlach, The Honorable John Boozman |
| 2013 | The Honorable Bob Casey, The Honorable Michael Fitzpatrick, The Honorable Frank Wolf |
| 2012 | The Honorable Hal Rogers, The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, The Honorable Karen Bass, The Honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr., The Honorable Frank Lautenberg, The Honorable Jerry Lewis |
| 2011 | The Honorable Jose Serrano, The Honorable Jo Ann Emerson, The Honorable Susan Collins, The Honorable Dianne Feinstein |
| 2010 | Rep. Mary Bono Mack, Sen. Leahy, Rep. Davis |
Distinguished Leadership Award
| 2020 | Arthur T. Dean, Major General, U.S. Army, Retired, Chairman and CEO, CADCA |
Distinguished Service Award
| 2011 | The Honorable Joseph Biden, Vice President of the United States |
Dose of Prevention
| 2025 | Orange County Drug Free Coalition |
| 2024 | Frenchtown Community Coalition |
| 2023 | Safe Communities Coalition of Hunterdon County |
| 2022 | ACT Drug Free Community Coalition |
| 2021 | Futuro Latino Coalition |
| 2020 | Ainsley Erder and Kelsey Meis, Drug Free Cecil Youth Coalition |
| 2019 | Drug Safe Worthington |
| 2018 | Pledge for Life Partnership |
| 2017 | Youth Drug Free Coalition, Charlotte, NC |
| 2016 | Shelby County Drug Free Coalition |
| 2015 | Collaborating for Youth |
| 2014 | Substance Abuse Free Environment, Inc. (SAFE) |
| 2013 | Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities |
| 2012 | Youth Community Coalition |
| 2011 | Hunterdon Prevention Resources (NJ) |
| 2010 | Casa Grande Alliance, Casa Grande, AZ |
Blue Ribbon Coalitions
| 2025 | Johnston Prevention Coalition, Johnston, RI, One Voice of Hunterdon, Inc., Flemington, NJ |
| 2024 | Drug Free Communities of Dallas County, Selma, AL, Communities for Positive Youth Development, Schaumburg, Palatine, Hoffman, Estates, IL, and East Providence Prevention Coalition, East Providence, RI |
| 2023 | Jackson County Prevention Coalition, Maquoketa, IA, Partnership for Health, Drug Free Task Force, Flemington, NJ, and Engage Douglas County Lawrence, KS |
| 2022 | Prevent Coalition, Vancouver, WA, and Levittown Community Action Coalition, Levittown, NY |
| 2021 | Link Together Coalition, Lindenhurst Community Cares Coalition and Dedham Organization for Substance Awareness |
| 2020 | Coalition in Focus: Noble SWAT DFC | Noble, OK, Coalition of Excellence: Drug Free Fayette | Fayetteville, GA, Coalition of the Year: Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth Riverhead, NY |
| 2019 | Coalition of the Year: Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth, Coalition of Excellence: Drug Free Fayette, Coalition in Focus: Noble SWAT DFC |
| 2018 | Short-term Outcomes: Together for Resilient Youth, Durham, NC, Intermediate Outcomes: Riverhead CAP, Long Island, NY, Long-term Outcomes: Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities, Oakland County, MI, Coalition of the Year: DART Prevention Coalition, Ocean County, NJ |
| 2017 | Coalition of the Year: Covington County Children’s Policy Council Coalition, Coalition of Excellence Award for Short-Term Outcomes: Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth, Coalition of Excellence Award for Intermediate Outcomes: Building A Safer Evansville, Coalition of Excellence Award for Long-Term Outcomes: Alamance Citizens for a Drug Free Community |
| 2016 | Coalition of the Year: Hunterdon County Safe Communities Coalition, Coalition of Excellence for Short-Term Outcomes: Building A Safer Evansville, Coalition of Excellence for Intermediate Outcomes: Vernon Coalition, Coalition of Excellence for Long-Term Outcomes: Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change |
| 2015 | Coalition in Focus: Healthy Communities that Care Coalition of Livingston County, Coalition of the Year: Hernando Community Coalition |
| 2014 | Coalition as a Whole: Genesee County Drug-Free Communities Coalition, Intermediate Outcomes Award: Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation, Single Substance/Substance-Related Problem Award: Santa Barbara Fighting Back, Single Substance/Substance-Related Problem Award: Tri-County Northland Coalition |
| 2013 | Coalition in Focus Award, Liberty Alliance for Youth, Inc., Milestones Award, Hunterdon County Safe Communities Coalition (NJ), Dose of Prevention Award, Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities, Bensalem, PA |
| 2012 | Coalition of the Year Award, Drug Free Charlotte County, Charlotte, Florida, Coalition in Focus Award, Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Fairfield, Fairfield, Ohio, Milestones Award, Logan County Drug Free Youth Coalition, Bellefontaine, Ohio |
| 2011 | Coalition of the Year Award: Van Buren County SAFE Coalition (IA), Coalition in Focus Award: Prevention Council of Roanoke County (VA), Milestones Award: Taney County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (MO) |
| 2010 | Coalition of the Year Award: Revere CARES, Revere, MA, Coalition in Focus Award: Missouri Partners in Prevention, Columbia, MO, Milestones Award: MATForce, Prescott, AZ |
International Partnership Award
| 2010 | Lions Club Internations |
Life Achievement Award
| 2012 | Lloyd Johnston, Ph.D. |
Lifetime Congressional Achievement Award
| 2025 | The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen, The Honorable Paul Tonko |
| 2024 | The Honorable Bill Johnson, The Honorable Dianne Feinstein (posthumous), The Honorable Joe Manchin III |
| 2014 | The Honorable Tom Harkin |
National Red Ribbon Award
| 2010 | Col. Ronald Shippee, U.S. Dept. Of Defense, Mark Weber, Office of Communications, SAMHSA |
National Newsmaker
| 2025 | Ryan Leaf |
| 2024 | Dan Schneider |
| 2023 | Beth Macy, New York Times Bestselling Author |
| 2022 | Craig Melvin, News Anchor, TODAY, Co-host, 3rd Hour of TODAY, Host, MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin |
| 2021 | James Nachtwey, TIME Magazine |
| 2020 | Laura Monteverdi, News Anchor for Arkansas THV-Channel |
| 2019 | Allen J. West, Writer, Director, Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Pat Lawson Muse, NBC4 |
| 2017 | Leon Harris |
| 2016 | Kimberly Leonard, U.S. News & World Report |
| 2015 | Tiffani Sherman, Video Producer, Center for Public Safety Innovation |
| 2014 | Jonetta Rose Barras |
| 2013 | Alison Knopf, Editor, Alcoholism & Drug Abuse |
| 2012 | Denise Mann, WebMD |
| 2011 | John Roberts, Senior National Correspondent, FOX News |
| 2010 | Donna Leinwand, USA Today |
National Leadership Award
| 2025 | Anne Milgram |
| 2024 | Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon |
| 2023 | Roger Krone, Chairman and Chief Executive Office, Leidos |
| 2022 | Admiral James and Mary A. Winnefeld, Safe Project Co-Founders and Co-Chairman |
| 2021 | Arthur T. Dean, Major General, U.S. Army, Retired, Chairman and CEO, CADCA |
| 2020 | Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2019 | NIAAA, SAMHSA, NIDA |
| 2018 | Dr. Bertha K. Madras, Ph.D. |
| 2017 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse |
| 2016 | Congressman Harold Rogers (R-5th/KY) |
| 2015 | Dr. Howard K. Koh |
| 2014 | R. Gil Kerlikowske |
| 2013 | Mary Bono Mack |
| 2012 | Alan I. Leshner, Ph. D. |
| 2011 | The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings (D-7th/MD) |
| 2010 | The Honorable Christopher Dodd (D-CT), The Honorable Charles Grassley (R-IA) |
Outstanding State Member
| 2025 | New York |
| 2024 | Michigan |
| 2023 | Arkansas |
| 2022 | South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services |
| 2021 | Commonwealth of Virginia |
| 2020 | Kimberly Koch, Prevention Program Manager, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services |
| 2019 | Diane Baugher, Alabama Department of Mental Health |
| 2018 | Craig PoVey, Utah Department of Human Services |
| 2017 | West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities |
| 2016 | Idaho Office of Drug Policy |
| 2015 | Washington, DC |
| 2014 | Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services |
| 2013 | Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Health Promotion and Recovery |
| 2012 | New Jersey’s Governor’s Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse |
| 2011 | New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services |
| 2010 | Coalitions for a Better West Virginia |
Outstanding State National Guard
| 2015 | Civil Ops Program, Minnesota |
| 2014 | New York National Guard Civil Operations |
| 2013 | Puerto Rico |
| 2012 | Florida National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Program |
| 2011 | Missouri National Guard Drug Demand Reduction |
| 2010 | California National Guard DDR |
Outstanding Youth Leader
| 2025 | Neha Shanavas |
| 2024 | Giovanni Rojas |
| 2023 | Scott Wilbur |
| 2022 | Vinayak Menon, Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council |
| 2021 | Rebekah Jin, Stand Strong Coalition |
| 2020 | Delainey Allen, Action for the Betterment of the Community (ABC) | Sturgis, SD |
| 2019 | LaDarrick Smith, Washington Parish Youth Coalition |
| 2018 | Sheri Jones |
| 2017 | Robin Martinez, Parker Area Alliance for Community Empowerment (PAACE) |
| 2016 | Ananth Ghosh, SRSLY coalition, Chelsea, Mich |
| 2015 | Lauren Foisy |
| 2014 | Dejah Seth |
| 2013 | Ricardo Mendez, Quincy Communities That Care |
| 2012 | Teddy McCullough |
| 2011 | Alex Cook, Lopez Island Prevention Coalition (WA) |
| 2010 | Allana Chittick, CAMA Teen, Paris, IL |
Outstanding Academy Instructor
| 2012 | Michael Sparks |
Major General Arthur T. Dean Chairman’s Award
| 2025 | Bullitt County Youth Coalition |
| 2024 | The Community Alliance of Resources for Everyone (CARE Coalition) |
| 2023 | Tangipahoa Reshaping Attitudes for Community Change, Tangipahoa Parish, LA |
| 2022 | Council for Drug Free Youth, Jefferson City, MO |
| 2021 | Partnership for Health Drug-Free Task Force, Hunterdon, NJ |
| 2020 | Milton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Milton, MA |
| 2019 | Love Detroit Prevention Coalition |
| 2018 | Alianza Latino Drug-Free Coalition |
| 2017 | Teen Health Connection, Youth Drug Free Coalition |
| 2016 | Arlington Youth Health & Safety Coalition |
| 2015 | Santa Fe Prevention Alliance |
| 2014 | Seneca County Substance Abuse Coalition |
| 2013 | Safe Yakima Valley |
| 2012 | White Swan Arts and Recreation Community Coalition |
| 2011 | Vashon Healthy Community Network |
| 2010 | Kamiah Community Partners Coalition, Kamiah, ID |
International Coalition of the Year
| 2024 | Coalizão Pinada |
International Leadership Award
| 2024 | Association of Anti Drug Abuse Coalitions of the Philippines (AADAC) |
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