ADRP Awards

Each year at the ADRP Annual Conference, we honor individuals, groups and/or organizations that have demonstrated outstanding service, accomplishments or leadership in a donor experience profession.

Nomination Deadline: December 31, 2019

Recognize your colleagues and submit your nomination today!

2019 Winners - Left to Right, Chris Vettelson, Eric Phillips, Elena Vasile, Tim Sashko, Kevin Shipley, Joan Schumacher, Darrin Greenlee, Nicole Pinenault, Dr, Boudreaux, Michele McCaffrey, Shauna Lynch. Not pictured, Martin Grable and Fox46.

Individual Awards:

Donor Recruiter of the Year Award

Donor Recruiter of the Year Award was established in 1982 to recognize an outstanding donor recruiter in the blood banking industry.

Nominee must have two years of donor recruitment experience and have developed and implemented a new strategy or program resulting in the achievement of collection goals.

Collections Team Member Award

The Collections Team Member Award was introduced in 2013 to recognize the valuable role collections plays in the donor experience.

Nominee must have two years of donor services experience and have direct responsibility for blood or platelet-pheresis collections, with a demonstrated willingness to exceed organizational requirements.

Leader of the Year Awards

The Rolf Kovenetsky Leader of the Year Awards were established to recognize outstanding supervisors, managers or directors in both recruitment and collections.

Nominee must have worked for a minimum of two years as a leader in either donor recruitment, marketing/PR or donor collections.

Ron Franzmeier Award

Ron Franzmeier Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 1991 to honor the former Vice President of The Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin after he died unexpectedly at the age of 46.

Nominee must have been a member of ADRP for a minimum of five years and their contribution must have had an impact on the association and the industry.

Ronald O. Gilcher, MD Award

Ronald O. Gilcher, MD Award was established in 2004 in honor of the former President, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer of the Oklahoma Blood Institute.

Nominee must hold or have held, in the past two years, a senior executive position within a blood center and made significant contributions to the industry both within his or her organization and in wider capacities.

Organization Awards:

Media Partner Award

The Media Partner Award was established in 2003 to recognize the support of media in recruiting donors. As partners, the recruiter and representatives of the media work in concert to educate the general public of the daily need for donors of all types.

Nominees must demonstrate consistent support throughout the year and sponsor an annual or bi-annual event on a large scale with blood drives or other donation events.

Humanitarian Service Award

The Humanitarian Service Award recognizes a community organization that encourages the spirit of volunteerism.

Nominees may include a civic or faith group, or a partnership focused on special recruitment efforts such as minority, youth or O negative recruitment.

Blood Drive Awards

The Blood Drive Award is given to organizations that establish blood donation as a priority, either within an organization or in the community. Awards will be given in two categories: most creative and most productive.

SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVE AWARD

The school Blood Drive Award is given to a high school or college that has shown an exceptional commitment to establishing blood donation as a priority among its students.

ADRP Volunteer of the Year Award

The ADRP Volunteer of the year award is given to an individual who has demonstrated a high level of service to ADRP, the development of the association and its subscribers.

Nomination Deadline: December 31, 2019