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Dr. Ken Jones
NOFAS honors Dr. Ken Jones for his continued contribution to FASD research. He is considered to be the father of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) since he first coined the term FAS along with Dr. David Smith at the University of Washington in 1973. Dr. Jones is the Chief of the Division of Dysmorphology/Teratology at the Department of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego and ...
Diane Malbin
Diane Malbin, M.S.W. is a clinical social worker and consultant who provides support services, program development, and technical assistance to individuals, families and agencies. She is the founder of FASCETS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consultation, Education and Training Services, Inc.), a non-profit, whose mission is to disseminate information, provide training, program adaptation and implementations for people with FASD, parents, and professionals. Diane became a NOFAS affiliate in January ...
Dr. Kathy Sulik
The FASD Community is thankful to Dr. Kathy Sulik and the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies for their significant contributions to FASD research. Dr. Kathy Sulik is a Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A past-President of the Teratology Society, Dr. Sulik has been described as the person most responsible for the effective teaching of embryology to clinicians and ...
Teresa Kellerman
Teresa Kellerman is a parent of a young adult with FAS and has cared for several foster children with FASD. Teresa has dedicated much of her personal and professional life to this cause and has founded the FAS Community Resource Center in Tucson, Arizona, FASSTAR Enterprises, and is also the cofounder of FASWORLD. NOFAS is pleased to honor Teresa Kellerman through this Hall of ...
Dr. Luther K. Robinson
NOFAS is pleased to honor Dr. Luther Robinson for his invaluable contribution to FASD diagnosis and research. Luther K Robinson, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He is Director of Dysmorphology and Clinical Genetics in the Division of Genetics of the Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo at Kaleida Health. Dr Robinson graduated ...
Barbara and Rob Wybrecht
NOFAS is pleased to honor Mrs. Barbara Wybrecht, RN, BSN, PHN and her son Rob Wybrecht, for their continuous contributions to FASD education and advocacy. Barbara is a clinical nurse, specialist trainer, and consultant in the area of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorders. Her lengthy career in FAS/FASD/ARND advocacy and awareness began when she adopted a son, Rob, born in 1973, who ...
Bonnie Buxton and Brian Philcox
NOFAS is extremely pleased to honor Bonnie Buxton and Brian Philcox while we commemorate International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day across the country and beyond on September 9, 2006. Bonnie and Brian are great heroes and we salute their courage and spirit in advocating for this issue. Below is an excerpt from Bonnie and Brian's FASD Day press release. “Trust ...
Tracy Combs
Tracy Combs is a 23 year old who is a constant inspiration to individuals and families touched by alcohol-related birth defects. She was diagnosed at age two with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Her hobbies include watching movies, traveling with her Mom and talking on the phone. She works at Dave & Buster's each morning helping the restaurant prepare for the day's opening. For many years Tracy has participated ...
Jeanne Ketola
Jeanne Ketola is the mother of three adopted children from Russia. She and her husband Chuck adopted two boys and a girl after being married for 26 years. The children were 8, 9, and 10 years old when they were brought to the United States. At first the children seemed to adjust well to their new culture and life style. However, their youngest son started to ...
Kathy Kidd-Wuest
Kathy Wuest is a mother to two wonderful children. She is a wife to her husband Phil of 22 years. Early in marriage; they had their two children; a daughter followed by a son 4 years and 16 days from his sister. Kathy and her husband never thought their children would have a disability. Their lives were quickly changed. Their son showed signs of trouble from very ...
Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D.
Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D. was designated as the Associate Director for Basic Research within the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), one of the 27 research institutes encompassing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the Federal Government’s Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Warren joined the staff of NIAAA in 1976. Over the course of the past 30 years he has ...
Marceil Ten Eyck
Marceil Ten Eyck has made extraordinary and multifaceted contributions to the field of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)—as a professional counselor and psychotherapist, an inspiring speaker and educator, a published author, an advisor on local and national FASD policy—and, importantly, as a warm and devoted mother and grandmother. Marceil received her training at the University of Oregon and Seattle University, earning a Master’s in Counseling in 1986. ...
Dr. Faye Calhoun
Dr. Faye Calhoun retired from the position of Deputy Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, in April, 2006. While at NIAAA she organized and chaired the Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICCFAS) on FASD. The ICCFAS is a committee of government representatives from the U.S. Departments of Health, Education and Justice. Dr. Calhoun served ...
The Mabie Family
Tom and Susan Mabie are the parents of nineteen-year old Samuel, whom they adopted at the age of one month. When Samuel was ten months old they began asking doctors for help in diagnosing and problem-solving Samuel's violent rages, but he was not diagnosed with FAS until he was six years old. A year after his diagnosis, the Mabies moved to Maryland. Realizing that Samuel was going ...
HaysKids
The mission of HaysKids is to help individuals with Fetal Alcohol, their parents, and caregivers. Our heart’s desire is to help reduce the effects of secondary disabilities which are inherent to those with Fetal Alcohol, (such as trouble with the law and imprisonment, inappropriate sexual behavior, mental health issues, homelessness, victimization, unemployment, and early death). In order to grasp what the HaysKids organization does, you need to have some ...
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