A BIA-MO Annual Award is a special way to recognize an individual, group of individuals, or organization for their support and lasting impact for you or the brain injury community. Making a nomination is easy. Simply provide your contact information, the nominee’s contact information, and a short write-up of why you feel this person deserves a BIA-MO Annual Award. Please nominate a deserving individual today.
Deadline: October 1, 2025
Award Categories
Courage Award – Honors the success of an individual with brain injury.
Bill Buell Memorial Award – Honors a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor or Case Manager who has provided outstanding service to the brain injury community within or outside of his or her employment responsibilities.
Point of Light Award – Honors an individual who has provided outstanding service to persons with brain injury. Nominations must be made by an individual with brain injury.
Volunteer of the Year – Honors an individual who has furthered the Mission of the Brain Injury Association of Missouri through his or her volunteer service with the organization.
Legislator of the Year – Honors an elected official representing citizens of Missouri who has supported the prevention of brain injuries, services for survivors of brain injury or their families, or supported issues important to the brain injury community.
Service Excellence Award – Community Service – Honors an individual or organization for exceptional service within the brain injury community.
Service Excellence Award – Fundraising – Honors an individual or organization for efforts to generate financial support for services of the Brain Injury Association of Missouri .
Service Excellence Award – Prevention – Honors an individual or organization for lasting contributions in brain injury prevention.
Service Excellence Award – Public Relations – Honors an individual or organization for outreach and educational efforts that have increased awareness of brain injury, needs within the brain injury community, and the Brain Injury Association of Missouri.
Lifetime Achievement Award – Honors an individual or organization for significant contributions and long-term impact to the brain injury community.
