NBDPN Awards

Recent Award Recipients

Godfrey P. Oakley, Jr.  Award
This award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of birth defects. Since 2001, NBDPN has presented this prestigious award in Dr. Oakley’s honor.

2015 Award Recipient:  Mark Canfield, PhD and John C. Carey, MD, MPH

State Leadership Award
This award honors an outstanding contribution (or leadership) by a state birth defects program.

2015 Award Recipient:  Texas Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch

Birth Defects Education & Prevention Award
This award honors an agency's or birth defects program's efforts to raise public awareness of birth defects through innovative and collaborative projects.

2015 Award Recipients:  Utah Birth Defect Network

NBDPN President's Award
This award honors an NBDPN member who has made significant contributions important to the mission and goals of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Inc.

2015 Award Recipient: Peter Langlois, PhD

NBDPN Distinguished Service Award
This award honors an NBDPN member who has provided significant time and effort over many years in support of the mission and goals of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Inc.

2015 Award Recipient: Glenn Copeland, MBA and Jane Correia

Previous NBDPN Award Winners