John Smith, Ph.D. (left), retired professor of psychology and the first Director of La Salle’s Psy.D. program, presents the Dondero Award to Edward J. Haaz, M.Ed., ’74.

La Salle’s Department of Psychology chose Edward J. Haaz., M.Ed., ’74, President and Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Health Solutions, as the recipient of this year’s John P. Dondero Award for his distinguished service and contributions to the mental health and corporate consulting fields.

The first “non-recovering” degreed professional to work at the Livengrin Foundation, a nonprofit addiction treatment center, Haaz also served 33 years as the head of a behavioral health consulting company that was the first in the region to include the services of network psychologists as a follow-up to rehab for treating substance abuse and mental health problems.

Nadine J. Kaslow, Ph.D., of Emory University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, followed up the award presentation by delivering the 36th annual Grimes Lecture on the topic of suicide prevention.