The Award for Special Contributions in Public Policy is given to those individuals or organizations that have made exemplary contributions in the public policy arena. The Award allows individuals in the political arena, as well as those within international non-government agencies, to receive the recognition they deserve for public policy contributions, broadly defined.
2019 The National Prevention Science Coalition
2017 Clinton Anderson, American Psychological Association
2015 Rebecca Campbell, Michigan State University
2013 Kenneth Maton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2009 Steven Howe, University of Cincinnati
2007 Leonard Jason, DePaul University