Contributed photo New York ADSP President David Wheylan (left) and Executive Deputy Commissioner of OMRDD Richard T. Johnson present the 2000 Service Provider of the Year Award to Louise Smith. (Click for larger image)

MONTICELLO - The NYS Association of Day Service Providers announced recently that Louise Smith, an Instructor in SullivanARC's Day Program, was granted the Service Provider of the Year Award for 2000 at a ceremony in Saratoga Springs.

The award, which goes annually to one direct care provider from each of six regions across New York State, recognizes outstanding ratings in the following areas: quality of service, commitment to the state's adopted principles of independence, integration, individualization and productivity, the opinions of service consumers and their families, personal attendance, professional judgment, advocacy, organization and planning.

SullivanARC, whose administrative offices are in Monticello, is a chapter of Nysarc, Inc., the former NYS Association for Retarded Citizens.