Recent Awards:
Dr. Manderscheid is a regular keynote speaker at industry functions and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the fields of mental health and substance abuse including:
ADAMHA Administrator's Award for Meritorious Achievement, 1987
Certificate of Appreciation, Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association, 1990
SAMHSA Administrator's Award for Meritorious Achievement, 1993
Society for Education and Research in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Service to
Psychiatric Nursing Award, l994
Society for Applied Sociology National Sociological Practice Award, l995
Galt Scholar, State of Virginia, l995
SAMHSA Administrator's Award for Meritorious Achievement, l995
SAMHSA Administrator's Award for Meritorious Achievement (Group Award to Branch), l995
1st Annual Going to Bat Award, National Association for Rural Mental Health, l996
Friends of Case Management Award, National Association of Case Management, l996
Quality of Worklife SAMHSA Partnership Award, 1997
SAMHSA Outstanding Teamwork Award, 1997
Loras College Distinguished Alumni Award for Contributions to Public Service, 1998
Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association Meritorious Service Award, 1999
American Public Health Association, Mental Health Section Award, 2000
Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program Leadership Award, 2001
American Public Health Association, Mental Health Section Chairperson’s Achievement Award, 2001
American Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Irving Blumberg Award at the United Nations, 2002
American College of Mental Health Administration, Saul Feldman Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
Consumer Empowerment Award, Mental Health Section, American Public Health Association, 2003
HHS Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, 2000; 2004; 2005 (Two Awards); 2006
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Career Tribute, 2006
National Council on Community Behavioral Healthcare, Excellence in Public Service Award, 2006
American College of Mental Health Administration, Distinguished Service Award, 2006
HHS Assistant Secretary for Health’s Distinguished Service Award, 2008
Southern Regional Conference on Mental Health Statistics 50th Anniversary Award, 2008
Knee-Witman Lifetime Achievement Award in Health and Mental Health Policy, 2009
DC Sociological Society, Stuart A. Rice Award for Career Achievement, 2011
NJ Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Gold Standard Award for Outstanding Leadership in Healthcare Reform, 2011
Elected Fellow, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, 2012
New York Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services, The Public Policy Leadership Award, 2014
American Public Health Association, Mental Health Section, Carl A. Taube Award for Lifetime Contributions to Mental Health, 2014
Victor I. Howery Award for Lifetime Contributions to Rural Mental Health , National Association for Rural Mental Health, 2016
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquis Who’s Who, 2017
Mental Health Section Award (with David Shern and Margaret Walkover), Amer Pub Hlth Assn, 2018