America Honors Recovery Gala & Dinner
October 3, 2022
About AHR
Leaders of the addiction recovery advocacy movement from across the nation will be honored at the America Honors Recovery (AHR) Gala & Dinner. AHR salutes the legacies of dynamic recovery trailblazers who dedicated their lives to removing barriers for individuals and families affected by addiction and honors the future of their legacies.
Appointed Awards
The Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award, in honor of William L. White, recognizes significant contributions made to the recovery movement through outstanding advocacy, research, or policy reform.
William L. White, renowned recovery historian and author, made sustained contributions to the field since 1969 and has inspired countless individuals to learn from our history while mobilizing advocates and advancing the New Recovery Advocacy Movement (NRAM) with integrity, authenticity, and servant leadership.
The Innovations in Recovery Award honors extraordinary innovation and achievements in the recovery community that promote excellence and advances the recovery community and/or recovery support services.
Achievements can take many forms and may include a significant role in the implementation and effective delivery of a highly innovative idea, program, or product. The extraordinary innovation must directly or indirectly impact the advancement of the recovery community and/or recovery support services.
The Excellence in Equity and Justice Award, in honor of Dr. Calvin Trent Jr., recognizes transformational leadership in creating authentic, diverse, equitable, just, and inclusive recovery communities.
Dr. Calvin Trent of Detroit, Michigan, was a nationally recognized expert widely lauded for his fierce advocacy for the recovery community and a strong proponent of Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) transformation. Dr. Trent’s work helped to modernize how black and indigenous people of color are viewed and treated by health care providers.
Join Us
Monday
October 3, 2022
Recovery Leadership Summit (RLS) registrants will be automatically added to the AHR registration. For non-RLS registrants please purchase individual tickets to attend.
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What is included in the registration?
- 4 days of workshops, sessions, and keynotes
- Ticket to the AHR Gala & Dinner on October 3, 2022
- Breakfast on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday
- Lunch on Monday & Tuesday
- Documentary Screenings, networking events, forums and more!
Current ARCO Members discount: $250 per person
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- 1 Ticket to the America Honors Recovery Gala & Dinner
NOTE: SAMHSA recovery grantees, ATTC Network staff and SSA representatives are welcome to join!
Past Awardees
2021, Joel Hernandez Award
Advocates For Recovery Colorado
Advocates for Recovery Colorado (AFRC) is an independent non-profit organization that is governed by representatives of the statewide recovery community. AFRC is the state-wide authentic…
2021, Dr. Calvin Trent Award
Dr. Dietra Hawkins
I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist who holds a faculty appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine, Program for Recovery…
2021, William L. White Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Ron Williams
Ron Williams is an Industrial Areas Foundation trained Community Organizer residing in Portland, Oregon. Has been a local and national leader in recovery advocacy since…
2021, Lisa Mojer-Torres Award
Zac Talbott
Zac is a native of Eastern Tennessee, a Licensed Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor (LADAC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), and Qualified Clinical Supervisor (QCS)…
2021, Vernon Johnson Award - Individual
Bobbi-Jo Reed
Bobbi-Jo Reed is a person in long-term recovery with 25 years of continuous sobriety. She has provided safe, transitional housing for nearly ten thousand individuals…
2021, Vernon Johnson Award - Individual
Donna Woods
Donna Woods refers to herself as a woman in recovery first and then a professional. Her recovery began the day she picked up the phone…
2021, Vernon Johnson Award - Family Member
Pam Lanhart
Pam has lived in the shadow of addiction her entire life. Growing up in a family where substance use was prevalent, Pam was determined that…
2020, Voice of Recovery
Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern is an Emmy and four-time James Beard Award winning TV personality, chef, writer, teacher and social justice advocate. In February 2020, Andrew returned…
2020, Lisa Mojer-Torres Award
Ivette Torres
Ivette Torres is currently a free-lance consultant, most recently engaged by the National Latino Behavioral Health Association. She retired from the Center for Substance Abuse…
2020, William L. White Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Tom Hill
Tom Hill identifies as a gay man in long-term recovery from addiction and has been a part of the recovery advocacy movement since 1998. Tom’s…