OPEG Awards

Year	Evaluation Recognition Award	Roberta O'Keefe Award for Outstanding Contribution to OPEG
2009	Jerry Walker Ohio Department of Education Associate Director for Research and Evaluationh	Jan Upton Institutional Research Consultants, Ltd. Independent Consultant
2009	Dee Roth Ohio Department of Mental Health Chief Of Program Evaluation & Research Retired in April 2009	Marsha Zabecki Ohio Department of Mental Health Mental Health Administrator
2008	Peter Leahy The University Of Akron Urban Studies	Debbie Crawford Deborah A. Crawford Consulting LLC Independent Consultant
2007	Jerry Bean The Evaluation Support Group Independent Consultant	Sandy Ortega Kent State University
2006	Shiloh Turner Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati Mark Carrozza University of Cincinnati	Tom Archer The Ohio State University Extension Service
2005	Claudia Coulton Case Western Reserve University Jan Upton Institutional Research Consultants, Ltd. Independent Consultant	Steve Albanese, Maryhaven
2004	Mina Chang Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County	Shelly Brazier Child Focus
1986-2003 Incomplete Records
1985	James Altschuld Ohio State University Professor Received the American Evaluation Association's Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Practice Award for contributions to evaluation in 2002
1985	Dee Roth, Ohio Department of Mental Health

2010 OPEG Awardees

Jan Upton received the Roberta O'Keefe Recognition Award for outstanding service to the organization. Jan served as OPEG's Secretary (2006-2010). She has been active on the Program Committee and has presented at OPEG on evaluation planning, consulting, and institutional review board issues. OPEG recognized Jerry Walker for his contributions to the field of evaluation. Jerry has a long-term career as an evaluation researcher and regularly presents on popular topics such as "Mucking with Education Data." See Jan, Jerry, and Rob Fischer (OPEG President) in the 2010 Awardee Photos.

2009 OPEG Awardees

Marsha Zabecki was awarded the Roberta O'Keefe Recognition Award for outstanding service to the organization. Marsha is a former OPEG Vice-President and At-Large Member. Dee Roth was selected to receive a second Evaluation Recognition Award for her long-term outstanding contribution to the field of program evaluation in Ohio. Dee received the initial award in 1985. Jim Healy accepted the award for Dee and spoke on her behalf. Rob Fischer (OPEG President) presented the award to Dee at a later time. Please enjoy the 2009 Awardee Photos.