Overview
The H. Westley Clark Award for Distinguished Service was established in 2024 in honor of Dr. H Westley Clark.
Clark served as the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) under the U.S. federal government’s Substance Use and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), before which he also served as chief of the Associated Substance Abuse Programs at the U.S. Department of Veteras Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco. His public service record is extension across over 40 years of public service work in addiction and recovery. He also held a B.A. in Chemistry, a Master’s in Public Health, a Medical Degree, and a Law Degree, and he drew from all of these fields in his career.
To be eligible for the award, one must have ten years of addiction counseling or service experience across prevention, research, public policy, administration, education, law, social advocacy, and/or treatment methodologies. Membership with the NAADAC is not required.
Past Winners
- Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Executive Director of NAADAC and founder of the Critical Issues in the Black Community committee (2025)