The Linda Maurer Award
The Linda Maurer Award
Annually, the Tennessee Alliance of Support Coordinators (TASC) recognizes a Support Coordinator in each grand region of the state (East, Middle and West) who demonstrates excellence in the practice of independent support coordination (ISC) services for persons enrolled in the state’s HCBS waiver programs. This award is established to honor the legacy of the late Linda Maurer, former Executive Director of Neighborhood Network, Inc.
Linda was a well-respected and admired leader among her ISC colleagues. For 13 years, Linda was instrumental in many of the important initiatives undertaken to improve and enhance ISC services for persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in Tennessee. She served in various leadership roles within TASC for many years. TASC is a stronger and more viable association as a result of Linda's contributions and leadership.
The 2012 Linda Maurer Award Winners
On October 23, 2012, TASC held a ceremony to present the 2012 Linda Maurer Award to the winners pictured above. Attendees included members of Linda Maurer's family, other Award nominees and their nominators; staff from TASC member agencies and DIDD provider agencies; and representatives from the central office of the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD).
Pictured above (left to right) are Renee Reed with the Community Development Center, Holly Broadway with Neighborhood Network, and Laura Hickman of Community Network Services.
Nominations for the Linda Maurer Award are closed at this time. We will not be accepting nominations again until the Fall of 2013. Please check back in August - September 2013 for news about the opening of nominations for the 2013 Awards.
Thank you for your interest in our association and this award.
The Award:
Each recipient of the Linda Maurer Award receives special recognition of
his/her work and achievements and a cash award of
$1,000 from the Tennessee Alliance of Support Coordinators.
- The recipient is an employee in good standing at a TASC member agency.
- The recipient has shown an application of person-centered thinking in his or her work.
- The recipient has demonstrated successful application of person-centered tools in his or her work.
- The recipient encourages the use of person-centered thinking and practices within circles of support.
- The recipient has facilitated positive change, self-discovery and self-direction in the life of a person with an intellectual disability.
- The recipient adheres to the TASC Code of Ethics for Support Coordination.
