Award for Excellence

What is the Award For Excellence?
This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions toward improving the field of infant mental health. Examples of such contributions might include academic or clinical work that improves or increases existing knowledge in the field, promotes advocacy or system building within the field, the enhancement of workforce development, articles/books published, and/or other activities that further the mission of NHAIMH.

Nominations Wanted

The nomination period for the 2024 Award For Excellence is now open. Click Here for the nomination form.  

Nominations:
Nominations may only be made by a NHAIMH member. Nominees do not need to be a NHAIMH member.

Award:
In addition to recognition at our Annual Meeting, the recipient will receive a $300.00 award ($150.00 for their personal use and $150.00 to be designated to a non-profit organization of their choice).

 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Recipients:

2023 Diane Bolduc - Retired, The Moore Center

2022 Nicole Dionne - Seacoast Mental Health

2021 Kim Firth - Endowment for Health
2020 Mollie White - Coos Coalition for Children and Young Families
2019 Joan Izen - Preschool Technical Assistance Network
2018 Eileen Mullen-Kennedy 
2017 Sandra Hogan - Self-employed

President Kassie Eafrati presenting the 2023 NHAIMH Award for Excellence to Diane Bolduc