Every year, the LeadingAge Nominations and Awards Committee bestows 2 awards, to an individual and an organization nominated by their peers, each designed to recognize extraordinary leadership in the quest to improve the lives of those touched by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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2018 Honorees
Excellence in Dementia Care Program Award – St. Paul Elder Services, Inc.
Exceptional Friend or Family Caregiver Award – Sandy Schocker, Garvey Manor our Lady of the Alleghenies
The Senator William and Ellen Proxmire Award – Marcia Gay Harden
The Senator William and Ellen Proxmire Award – Madison Cowan
2017 Honorees
Excellence in Dementia Care Award Winner – Masonic Homes of Shelbyville
Exceptional Friend or Family Caregiver Award – Mary McCoy
The Senator William and Ellen Proxmire Award – Sylvia Mackey
2016 Honorees
Excellence in Dementia Care Award – Phoebe Ministries
Exceptional Friend or Family Caregiver Award – Judy Steffes
The Senator William and Ellen Proxmire Award – Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Alexander “Sandy” Halperin
2015 Honorees
Excellence in Dementia Care Award Winner – Presbyterian SeniorCare
Exceptional Friend or Family Caregiver Award – Sylvia Allen & Jennifer Tu
The Senator William and Ellen Proxmire Award – Jeanne Phillips aka Abigail Van Buren author of “Dear Abby”
2014 Honorees
Excellence in Dementia Care Award Winner – Ecumen
Exceptional Friend or Family Caregiver Award – Kathy Ritchie
The Senator William and Ellen Proxmire Award – The Glen Campbell Family and film director/producer James Keach and producer Trevor Albert