Dr. Catherine M. Hawes, Regents Professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, received the 2013 Elma Holder Founder’s Award from the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care at their 37th Annual Conference and Meeting, October 26, 2013, in Crystal City, VA. The Elma Holder Founder’s Award is a lifetime-achievement award to honor a person whose life work exemplifies leadership in the field of long-term care reform and is named in honor of the Consumer Voice’s founder.