Accreditations and Awards

Ohio Department of MR/DD

• Five-year best practices accreditation 2008
• Five-year best practices accreditation 2003

Commission on Rehabilitation Accredication (CARF)

• Three-year re-accreditation 2009
• Three-year re-accreditation 2006
• Three-year accreditation 2003

Ohio PAR

• PARtnership Award 2008

Ohio Public Images Awards 2009

• Website- Award of Excellence
• Special Event or Public Relations Effort- Live! for the MR/DD Levy- Award of Excellence
• Special Event or Public Relations Effort- Advocacy in Media (AIM)/CARA Group- Award of Excellence

Hamilton County PTA

• Educator of the Year 2009- Elizabeth Curran, Bobbie B. Fairfax School

National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards

• Innovation  - Itinerant Support Team
• Innovation – Self Determination:  Individual Budgets for All
• Volunteers – Leaders in Action
• Marketing – Overall Awareness Campaign

ARC of Hamilton County Annual Awards

• Educator of the Year – Judy Bertsch, Breyer School
• Good Neighbor Advocate of the Year  – Phil Stoehr, Advocacy
• Direct Support Advocate of the Year  – Rhonda Kuhlmann, Honorable Mention, Beckman Adult Center

Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati

• Direct Support Professionals – Kidd Adult Center staff

Miami University

• Extern Site of the Year – Ancillary Services Department

Southwest Ohio Rehabilitation Association (SWORA) Award

• Advocacy – Community Ambassadors Resource Alliance
• Outstanding Lifetime Achievement – Cheryl Phipps, Superintendent

Last Updated: 11/3/2009 4:18:38 PM