Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is given annually to an active member of FRID who has made notable and significant contributions to the Interpreting profession, the Deaf Community, the field of deafness and the Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

The recipient of the DSA will be announced at our Annual Business Meeting. The nomination, as submitted, will be viewable as a hyperlink in the winner's name listed below. 

Nominations Form

Past DSA Recipients

1975 Helen Gilbart

1976 Roland Young

1978 Betty Matthews Edwards

1979 Jerry Crittenden

1980 Barbara Sera

1981 Jerry Connor

1982 Ed Stricklin

1983 Carol Dunstall
1984 Charon Aurand
1985 Sammie Elser
1986 Robert Thomson
1987 Virginia Thompkins Cowles
1988 Shannon Simon
1989 Mike Ernest
1990 Virginia Stucky
1991 Nancy Laitinen
1992 Pam Kersey Rae
1993 Betsy Millikan
1994 Terri Harding
1995 Robert DeNyke
1996 Lisa Schaefermeyer
1997 Aralyn Dennison-Petterson
1998 Dave Killam
1999 Dr. Mike Tuccelli
2000 Ali and Darren Blaylock
2001 Randy McDavid
2002 Deborah Barrigar-Tucker
2003 Maureen Longo-Tuccelli
2004 Gloria Hynes
2005 Terry "TJ" Johnson
2006 Rita Dennis
2007 Andrea Smith
2008 Linda Horton
2009 Barbara Curtis
2010 Tami Martins                             
2011 M.Charlene McCarthy
2012 Terri Schisler

2013 Nancy Osborn  
2014 Sue Ann Pope
2015 Anthony Verdeja
2016 Adam Ledo
2017 Brenda Walker and Shannon Simon
2018 Carrie Moore
2019 Stevie Fenton

2020 Terri Bugler

2021 Holli Tempe

2022 Elizabeth "Betti" Bonni and Ava Hines 

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