THE FIRST ANNUAL “EXCELLENCE IN ACTION” AWARDS

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, the Administration on Aging held its first annual Excellence in Action Awards program to formally acknowledge exceptional work performed during the past year by Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs), Community Living Programs (CLPs), and Veteran-Directed Home and Community-Based Services programs. The awards were presented at the Administration on Aging/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) 2010 National Grantee Conference entitled “Changing Systems, Changing Lives.”

Eligible nominees were State Units on Aging (SUAs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), Centers for Independent Living (CILs), State Independent Living Councils (SILC), Aging Disability Resource Centers (ADRC), Community Living Programs (CLP) and their partners or networks of these programs. Winners demonstrated exceptional commitment, creativity, leadership and success in achieving goals related to the conference theme.” Awards were given in the following categories:
•Changing Systems Award
•Changing Lives Award
•Exemplary Partnership Award

The 2010 Excellence in Action awardees:

Changing Systems Award - Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut, New Haven, Connecticut

Changing Lives Award - Central Texas AAA/ADRC & Alamo Service Connection/Bexar Area Agency on Aging

Exemplary Partnership Award - Hawaii County Office on Aging, Hilo, Hawaii

Description of Each Award and Awardee