TAAP Recognizes outstanding counselors and students making a difference in the field.
Past Award Recipients Listed Below
* Indicates National Recipient
Elves Smith Counselor of the Year
1984 - Avery Jensen
1985 - Tom McGovern*
1986 - Joan Conkey
1988 - Ginny Barnett
1989 - Don Brindley
1990 - Alan T. Albert
1991 - Sharon DeEsch
1992 - Kitty Harris
1993 - Glenda Baker
1994 - Karen McKibben*
1995 - Rudy Stults
1996 - Francine M. Todar-Peters
1997 - Ralph Jones
1998 - Linda King
1999 - George Joseph*
2000 - John Cates*
2001 - Sandi Simpson
2002 - Robert Miles
2003 - Jennifer Carr Allmon
2004 - Terry Sheneman *
2005 - Patricia Greer
2006 - Nancy Daughtry
2007 - Neville Pottinger *
2008 - Patricia Webber
2009 - Richard Greene *
2010 - Jennifer Holbrook
2011 - Stacie Allphin
2012 - Linda Clarke
2013 - James "Smitty" Smith
2014 - Julie Lloyd-Atkinson
2015 - Ernest Patterson
2015 - Scott Kelley
2016 - Cherylene Tucker *
2017 - Stephen Vega
2018 - Suzanne Lofton *
2019 - Theora Noble *
2020 - Kimberly Scales
2021 - Matthew Levine
2022 - Joseph Guerra
2023 - Bruce Cooper
Terry Hale Addiction Professional of the Year
2003 - Terry Hale
2004 - Keith Liles*
2005 - Matthew Feehery
2007 - Bill Coombs
2008 - Elizabeth Coccia*
2008 - D. Frank Davis
2009 - Julie Stevens
2010 - Edwin Bergen
2011 - Phyllis Gardner
2012 - Melanie Lane
2013 - Scott Kelley *
2014 -Tricia Sapp
2015 - Eddie de Roulet
2016 - Sherri Layton
2017 - Sandra Olson
2019 - Joseph Gorordo
2020 - JR Blanco
2021 - Carol Nunn
2022 - Fidencio Mercado
2023 - Cameron Ortega
Robert Miles Legislative Advocate of the Year
Texas Hall of Fame
1990 - Clyde Alsup, Longview Chapter
1990 - B. F. Shepard, Midland Chapter
1991 - Misty Morris, San Antonio Chapter
1992 - Chester E. "Pat" Peterson, Dallas Chapter
1994 - Austin Taylor, Corpus Christi Chapter
1995 - Mary Lawson, Houston Chapter
1997 - Earl Pomerleau, Austin Chapter
1998 - Jim Keesy, Houston Chapter
2000 - Dr. Ralph Jones, Valley Chapter
2001 - Dr. David Hardt, Waco Chapter
2002 - Valerie Bullock, Corpus Christi Chapter
2003 - Eliana Schippel, Dallas Chapter
2005 - Howard Conkey, Valley Chapter
2006 - Fred Capps, Corpus Christi Chapter
2007 - Carl Andersen, Lubbock Chapter
2011 - Keith Liles, Houston Chapter
2013 - Robert Miles, Ft. Worth Chapter
2013 - Matthew Feehery, Houston Chapter
2015 - D. Frank Davis, Houston Chapter
2016 - Paula Heller Garland, Dallas Chapter
2017 - Phyllis Abel Deal, Dallas Chapter
2018 - Sherri Layton, San Antonio Chapter
2019 - Charlie McMordie, Amarillo Chapter
2020- Patricia Greer, Dallas Chapter
2021 - James "Smitty Smith - San Antonio Chapter
2022 - Edwin Bergen - San Antonio Chapter
2023 - Ellen Kirby Joe - Houston Chapter
Prevention Specialist of the Year
Mary Mattingly*
2012 - Cynthia Schiebel
2013 - Debbie Steel
2014 - Robert Landry*
2015 - Julie Priego
2016 - Monica Hernandez Sanchez
2017 - Abigail Moore
2018 - Lisa Reiling
2019 - Mitchell Moore
2020 - Gyna Juarez
2021- Iris Martinez*
2022 - John Haenes
2023 - Kendra Tapie
D. Frank Davis Professional & Community Outreach Award
2016 - Frank Davis *
2017 - Jamie Schmitt
2017 - Ivonne Tapia
2018 - Keith Liles *
2019 - Dr. LaVelle Hendricks
2021 - Angela Shindoll
2022 - Lydia Clemmons
2023 - Suzanne Jary
2001 - Robert Miles*
2002 - Jennifer Carr *
2003 - Patricia Greer
2014 - Sherri Layton *
2021 - Laurie Roe
John Austin Pena Memorial Scholarship
2005 - Daniel Katz
2006 - James Davis
2006 - Rick Sabatini
2007 - Joel Smith
2008 - Kyle Lawhon
2009 - Clayton Goldberg
2009 - Layne Liles
2010 - Brenda Marsden
2010 - Ginger Finigan
2011 - Clyde Gregory Bryan
2012 - Tyler Ward
2013 - Kevin Roberts
2014 - Jose Flores
2015 - Edward Hodgson
2015 - Allison Franklin
2015 - Randy Smith
2016 - Connor Grundstrom
2016 - Connor Grundstrom
2017 - Colin Alphonso
2017 - Lee Holley
2017 - Sandra Lorden
2018 - Zoe Mason
2018 - Xavier Barron
2019 - Stephanie Ayala
2019 - Amelia Murphy
2020 - Carey Price
2020 - Elizabeth Mederos
2020 - Elizabeth Patterson
2021 - Zoe Pulido
2021 - Tonja Carr
2021 - Jay Morten
2022 - Ian Boarnet
2022 - Cody Bondurant
2022 - W. Charles Brantley
2023 - Gretchen M. Sansom
2023 - Zoe Pulido
2023 - Paul Flores