AAANMA's Honors and Awards

2008Award of Excellence, Associations Advance America Awards, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership: Smart Moves to an HFA Inhaler™ campaign
2008Award of Excellence, APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, Smart Moves to an HFA Inhaler™ campaign
2007Silver Award for Art Illustration, Davey Awards, International Academy for the Visual Arts: "Home for the Holidays," Allergy & Asthma Today Fall 2006
2007Silver Award for Editorial, Davey Awards, International Academy for the Visual Arts: "Good Food and Lots of Play," Allergy & Asthma Today Spring 2007
2006Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership: "Breathe: It's the Law" education and advocacy campaign
2006Gold Circle Award for a Feature Article from the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership: "Latex Allergy Exposed," Summer 2005 Allergy & Asthma Today magazine
2006National Health Information Award, Allergy & Asthma Today magazine, Bronze Award for patient education information by a nonprofit community organization
2005Platinum Winner, MarCom Creative Awards for "Breathing Easy with Allergic Asthma for Dummies" campaign
2005National Health Information Award, "Are There Fakes & Frauds in Your Nebulizer?" Fall 2004 Allergy & Asthma Today, Bronze Award for patient education information by a nonprofit community organization
2005Award of Excellence for Citizenship and Enhancing Democracy from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for AANMA's "Breathe, It's the Law" campaign. Powered by AANMA members and supporters, this lifesaving campaign changed laws across the country, guaranteeing students with asthma and anaphylaxis the right to carry and self-administer emergency medications at school.
2004SNAP Excel Gold Award, THE MA REPORT, general excellence in a newsletter
2002World Wide Web Health Awards: Merit Award for "Honoring the World's Best Electronic Health Information" in Nonprofit Web Site Patient Education Information Category
2002Strategic Healthcare eHealthcare Leadership Awards, Gold Award for "Best Site Design" in Consumer Disease-Focused Web Site Category
2002Web Marketing Association Standard of Excellence WebAward
2002National Association of School Nurses Recognition Award
2001American Society of Association Executives Gold Circle Awards, first place: "Magazine" and "Newsletter" Categories
2001National Health Information Awards Program, Allergy & Asthma Health magazine, bronze awards in Patient Education Information and Consumer Decision-Making Information, merit awards in Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention Information and Other/Miscellaneous Health Information
2001National Health Information Awards Program, THE MA REPORT newsletter, merit awards in Consumer Decision-Making Information and Other/Miscellaneous Health Information
2000Associations Advance America 2000 Honor Roll, American Society of Association Executives for Asthma Awareness Day on Capitol Hill
2000Care and Share Humanitarian of the Year 2000 Award
2000Circle of Distinction Award, Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development of the American Hospital Association
2000Associations Advance America 2000 Honor Roll, American Society of Association Executives for Annual Art and Creative Writing Contest
2000American Society of Association Executives Gold Circle Awards, first place: Magazine, Newsletters/Bulletins, and Public Relations/ Informational Campaign for Single Purpose
1999The Snap Editor's Choice Web site award
1999Links2Go Key Resource Web site award
1999White House invitation to unveiling of Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children
1999Certificate of Appreciation for service in Allergenic Products Advisory Committee, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration
1999Certificate of Appreciation for dedicated service and invaluable input to the activities of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, National Institutes of Health, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
1998Accompany First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton during tour of Children's Hospital in Washington, DC
1998Best of the Web Award
1997Top Ten Winner Web Site Award, World Wide Web Associates
1997Cover story, Newsweek magazine (May 26)
1996Certificate of Merit, American Academy of Family Physicians
1995Certificate of Appreciation, National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council, US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health
1995Public Service Award, The American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
1995Distinguished Service Award, Association of Allergists & Immunologists from India
1995Arkansas Traveler Award, State of Arkansas
1995Certificate of Merit Scientific Award, American Academy of Family Physicians
1994Recognition of participation on the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
1994Dr. Charles H. Hudson Award for Cardiopulmonary Public Health, American Respiratory Care Foundation
1992The Distinguished Lay Award, The American Academy of Allergy & Immunology
1991CNN News interview, focus on importance of peak-flow meters in asthma management
1990Asthma Patient Conferences Award, American College of Allergy and Immunology
1989Pennsylvania Allergy Association
1989Arkansas Traveler Award, State of Arkansas
1988ACAI Layman of the Year, American College of Allergy and Immunology