C. Warren Bledsoe Award

The Warren Bledsoe Award is given in recognition of a particularly noteworthy piece of literature in the field of blindness.

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Past Winners

In recognition of significant contributions to literature in the field of blindness and visual impairment.

2022Rachel Rosenbaum
2020Tiffany Wild
2018Deborah Hatton
2016Dr. Lauren Lieberman, Paul Ponchillia, & Susan Ponchillia
2014Kay A. Ferrell
2012Elizabeth Dennison
2010Natalie Hilzen
2008Christine Roman-Lantzy
Special Recognition AwardMary Nelle McLennan
2006Journal of Vision Impairment and Blindness
2004Marianne Riggio
2002Dr. M. Cay Holbrook & Alan Koenig
2000Millie Smith, Nancy Levack, Diane P. Wormsley & Frances Mary D’Andrea
1998Susan & Paul Ponchillia
1996Kathleen Huebner, Jeanne Glidden Prickett, Theresa Rafalowski Welch, & Elga Joffee
1994Dona Sauerburger
Special Recognition AwardMary Ellen Mulholland
1992Dean Tuttle
Special Recognition AwardBerthold Lowenfeld
1990William Graves & Michael Orlansky
1988Michael Bina & Geraldine Scholl
1986David Warren
1984Randall Jose
1983William Silverman
1982Joseph Lash & George Mallinson
1981Bruce Blasch & Richard Welsh
1979Richard Kinney