Vivian Tellis-Nayak, Ph.D., and Mary Tellis-Nayak, RN, MSN, MP, are the 2013 recipients of the American Health Care Association’s Mary K. Ousley Champion of Quality Award.

Mary Tellis-Nayak is the vice president of Quality Initiatives for My InnerView products by National Research Corporation, while her husband is the senior research advisor. He is a well-known long-term care researcher.

The Mary K. Ousley Champion of Quality Award is given to “an individual or organization that has made a significant national contribution to advancing quality performance in the long term care field.”

The Tellis-Nayaks will be presented with the award during the AHCA/NCAL 64th Annual Convention & Expo, which will run October 6 to 9 in Phoenix, AZ.