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Each year during our Annual Conference, we present a wide variety of awards to individuals and groups within our community that have risen above and beyond, and deserve special recognition.
YEAR | HOST CITY | CHAPTER | FAMILY CHAPTER | CHAPTER LEADER | REGIONAL COORDINATOR | SLP | VOLUNTEER | PARENT | MEMBER (COMBINED W/VOLUNTEER) | YOUTH | CONFERENCE DEDICATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Denver, CO | Philadelphia, PA | Lafayette, LA | - | Marvin Wiley | - | - | - | Mitch Guerra | ||
2024 | St. Louis, MO | Washington, DC | - | Tim Flynn & Aidan Marshall-Cort | - | Mike Molino | - | - | - | ||
2023 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Royal Oak, MI | - | Anahbel Augustin, Lori Colletti & Kerri Berard Family | Tanya Banks | Jim & Lee Lowman | - | Matt Scadden (community Builder) | Marvin Wiley | ||
2022 | Newport Beach, CA | Houston, TX | St. Louis, MO | Sufian Hammad & Emily Anderson | Mike Molino & Steven Moates | Dan Haus & Emily Webb | Jamie Saunders | - | - | ||
2021 | Austin, TX | Raleigh, NC | Seattle, WA | John Moore | Jeff Olevson | Matt Phillips & Caden Short | Annemarie Whitesel | - | - | ||
2020 | NSA@Home (Virtual Event) | - | - | Dannette Fitzgerald | Tiffani Kittilstved | - | - | - | - | ||
2019 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Fred Murray | ||
2018 | Chicago, IL | San Diego, CA | - | Danra Kazenski | Kevin Chambers | John Moore | - | - | Annie Bradberry | ||
2017 | Dallas, TX | Boston, MA | - | Sivan Aulov & David Apulche | Steven Kaufman | Jeff Fett | - | - | Michael Sugarman | ||
2016 | Atlanta, GA | New York, NY | - | Kevin Chambers | Tom Scharstein | Michelle Geiger | - | - | Hanan Hurwitz | ||
2015 | Baltimore, MD | Austin, TX | - | Katie Gore | Bob Rochefort | Stavros Ladeas | - | - | - | ||
2014 | Washington, DC | St. Cloud, MN | - | Grace Gregory | Jeff Olevson | Nina Zito | Melanie Rogers | - | - | ||
2013 | Scottsdale, AZ | Cincinnati South, OH | Arizona, AZ | Tanya Banks | Landon Murray | Cameron Francek | Julie North | - | - | ||
2012 | St. Petersburg | Rochester, NY | Orange County, CA | Hannah Laday | Bernie Weiner | Sarah Onofri | Debbie Nicolai | - | Fred Murray | ||
2011 | Fort Worth, TX | Nashville, TN | - | Evan Sherman | Charley Adams | Mike Bauer | Pattie Wood | Gloria Klumb | Lee Reeves | ||
2010 | Cleveland, OH | Albany, NY | - | Behnaz Abolmaali | - | Bernie Weiner | Steph Coppen | Steve Kaufman | Gerald Maguire | ||
2009 | Scottsdale, AZ | Tampa, FL | - | Nancy Barcal | - | Pam Mertz | Lois Hare | Vicki Schutter | - | ||
2008 | Parsippany, NJ | Lafayette, LA | - | Jeff Olevson | - | Steven Kaufman | no one | Madison Garcia | Nina Reeves | ||
2007 | Atlanta, GA | Dallas, TX | - | Gloria Klunb | - | Gary Rentschler-Bonnie Weiss | Julie Whitaker | - | - | ||
2006 | Long Beach, CA | Central Arizona, AZ | - | Zan Green | Lynn Bejnar | Vikesh Anand | Cindy Marks & Marc Rosenbaum | Lynn Bejnar | The Liben Family | ||
2005 | Chicago, IL | Madison, WI | - | Lou Madonna | Rich Schwerdt | Russ Hicks | None | Jim McClure | - | ||
2004 | Baltimore, MD | Seattle, WA | - | Bernie Weiner & Jim Abbott | Rich Schwerdt | - | Chris Montalbano | Cathy Olish | - | ||
2003 | Nashville, TN | Sacramento, CA | - | Gial Wilson Lew | Judy Johnson | - | Tim Bryant | Joseph Diaz | Jim McClure | ||
2002 | Anaheim, CA | Royal Oak, MI | - | Nora O'Conner | Elaine Saitta | - | Sindy Liben | Bonnie Weiss | Walt Manning, Ph.D. | ||
2001 | Boston, MA | Buffalo, NY | - | Bernie Weiner & Jim Abbott | Rich Schwerdt | - | Michele Murphy | Bill Nimelman | Harry Lerner | ||
2000 | Chicago, IL | Boston - North, MA | - | Lucy Reed | Rich Schwerdt | - | Shirley & Robby Robbins | Russ Hicks | J. David Williams | ||
1999 | Seattle, WA | Orange County, CA | - | Ed Giordano | Cathy Dully | - | Mildred Ottaway | Marty Jezer | - | ||
1998 | Atlanta, GA | Utah, UT | - | Lynn Bejnar | Jeff Shames | - | Lee Caggaino | Darrell Dodge | Michael Sugarman | ||
1996 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | John Ahlbach |
Hall of Fame
In addition to our annual conference awards, the National Stuttering Association Hall of Fame was created to honor individuals who have shown an unfailing commitment over time to the NSA and to the stuttering community as a whole. Past inductees are as follows:
2025 – Heather Najman
2024 – Paula Campbell-Schwab
2023 – Paul Castellano
2022 – Pamela Mertz
2021 – Bill Smith
2020 – Doug Scott
2019 – Scott Yaruss
2018 – Bernie Weiner
2017 – Games Family
2016 – Bob Quesal
2015 – No Award given
2014 – No Award given
2013 – No Award given
2012 – No Award given
2011 – Russ Hicks
2010 – Nina Reeves
2009 – Judith Kuster
2008 – No Award given
2007 – Annie Bradberry, NSA Executive Director (1993–2003) & Jim McClure
2006 – No Award given
2005 – Marty Jezer
2004 – Annie Glenn
2003 – Lee Reeves, NSA Chairman (1997–2003)
2002 – Eugene Cooper, Ph.D.
2001 – Vivian Sheehan
2000 – John Harrison & John Paul “Scatman” Larkin
1999 – No Award given
1998 – Michael Sugarman, NSA Co-Founder
1996 – John Ahlbach, NSA Executive Director (1981–1995)
Other inductees to the NSA Hall of Fame include: Fred Murray, Mel Hoffman, Rich Wells, Herb Goldberg, Dorvan Breitenfeldt.