Application Instructions

PURPOSE
This award recognizes outstanding volunteer and leadership contributions and service to the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES). This award is named in honor of Allene Van Son Martinez, ADCES's first president and leader in diabetes care. Van Son Martinez was a lifetime advocate for those affected by diabetes and a champion for the Association. Van Son Martinez was the first recipient of the Allene Van Son Distinguished Service Award, named in her honor to recognize one diabetes care and education specialist each year for outstanding contributions and service to the Association.
AWARD
The award recipient will receive a complementary registration to the ADCES Annual Conference, where they will be recognized and receive a $1,000 travel stipend.  The award recipient will also be given a Lifetime membership.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicant must be, for at least five (5) years, an active member of ADCES as defined by the ADCES Bylaws, including at the time of submission and at the time of receipt of the award.  Current members of the Board of Directors and past recipients are not eligible.
APPLICATION PROCESS

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Applications and supporting materials must be submitted by March 3, 2025. All applications must be complete to be considered. Please provide as much detail as possible in your answers. Applications demonstrating thoughtful, detailed responses tend to yield more favorable results. If a confirmation has not been received by March 22, 2025, it is the applicant's responsibility to contact ADCES at awards@adces.org or call (800) 338-3633 x4810.
IMPORTANT

If you exit or "time out" of the application, you may resume completing the form on the same computer used to begin the application. However, you MUST click "SAVE/Next" for your responses on that page to be saved.

If you enter information on a page without clicking "SAVE/Next", your information will be lost. To resume your application, simply click on the "SAVE/Resume" button on the Award Application web page.

NOTE: Once you click "Submit" on the final page of this application, you will not be able to access your application form or make any additional edits.


SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2025

For any questions, please contact awards@adces.org or call (800) 338-3633 x4810.
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