Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) was established by the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) Foundation in 1979 as a living tribute to members of AHEA (now AAFCS) to recognize superior achievements in family and consumer sciences, outstanding contributions to the family and consumer sciences profession, and sustained association leadership at both state and national levels.

A complete list of all DSA Recipients may be found here. A permanent collection of DSA names and photos are housed at AAFCS headquarters in Virginia, as well. AAFCS is truly thankful to all of our past DSA Recipients, as well as our voluntary DSA coordinators and supporters.  As individuals, each exemplifies the strength and dedication of our entire membership and the best of our profession.

2013 DSA Campaign

AAFCS is excited to celebrate these following individuals as Distinguished Service Award honorees for 2013:

	Pictured left to right, above: Dr. Merrilyn Cummings, CFCS - nominated by the New Mexico Affiliate Nancy L. Granovsky, CFCS, CFP - nominated by the Texas Affiliate Dr. Bernice Carter Richardson - nominated by AAFCS members of the National Coalition for Black Development in Family & Consumer Sciences Click on the names above to learn more about each DSA!

Honoring the DSAS

• Celebrate them in person at the 2013 AAFCS Annual Conference & Expo in Houston, Texas
• Make a contribution in their name to the DSA Honorary Fund.
• Send a congratulatory letter in their honor for their Book of Letters, to be presented at the Annual Conference. Letters should be unfolded and addressed to "AAFCS DSA" at at 400 N. Columbus St., Ste. 202, Alexandria, VA 22314. Letters may also be emailed to membership@aafcs.org, with "DSA Letter" in the subject line.

Nominations for the DSA

• The AAFCS Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) includes a detailed section on this award. The PPM is linked in the AAFCS Members-Only Web Portal (sign-in at top right of AAFCS homepage). For convenience, this section is excerpted here. Nominations are due August 1, 2013, for the 2014 Awards.