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AWARDS
& RECOGNITION

THE O. HOBART MOWRER AWARD

The O. Hobart Mowrer Award cites outstanding leadership from outside the TC ranks in the field of treatment or prevention, the helping sciences, philosophy, academia, research, government or the voluntary sector who have advanced the WFTC goals of “man helping man to help himself” and, thereby, the Therapeutic Community cause.

1992

Maxwell Jones, MD, Father of Democratic TC

1986

William B. O'Brien, Founder of WFTC and Daytop

1985

Harry Sholl, Founder of Treatment Communities of America and Gateway

2006

Thomas Browne, U.S. Department of State-Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

1998

Pio Abarro, Director Columbo Plan Bureau, Anti-Drug Strategy

1993

Mario Picchi, Founder of Italy's TC Movement, CeIS

1983

Daniel Casriel, Co-Founder of Daytop

THE HARRY SHOLL AWARD

The Harry Scholl Award cites outstanding leadership from within WFTC ranks in advancing the TC goals and responding to these criteria: distinguished leadership both in WFTC as well as in his/her own region in TC treatment, consistent commitment to TC goals over more than 12 years, a minimum of 12 years continuous WFTC membership, and endorsement by a 2/3 vote of the Executive Council.

2006

Harold J. Rahm, SJ., President of Brazilian Federation of Therapeutic Communities (FEBRACT)

2006

Sidney Shankman, MD, Founder and President of Second Genesis, Inc.

2006

Bianca Costa BozzoFounder of Centro di Solidarietà di Genova 

2004

Gabriela Mejia M., President of Latin American Federation of Therapeutic Communities (FLACT)

2004

Allen BrayPresident and CEO of Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation (SHAR)

2002

Somnuck Rodprasert

2000

Ulrich J. Osterhues, President of Daytop/Phoenix/SECA

2000

Oswaldo FierroPresident of CURA, Inc.

1998

Alfonso P. AcamporaPresident of Walden House, Inc. 

1996

Ian R. Permezel, Executive Director of the James McGrath Foundation

1993

James Hendricks, Director of Second Genesis, Inc.

1992

Charles J. Devlin, Senior Vice President of Daytop Village, Inc.

1992

Richard Pruss, President of Samaritan Village, Inc.

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