The John H. McAulay Award was established to honor professionals who have contributed outstanding efforts and achievements leading to the placement of people with visual impairments in productive employment.
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Past Winners
For outstanding achievement leading to the placement of people with visual impairments into employment.
| 2024 | John McMahon |
| 2022 | Dr. Ian Shadrick |
| 2020 | Michele McDonnall |
| 2018 | Timothy Hindman |
| 2016 | Dr. John Mascia |
| 2014 | Margaret E. Cleary |
| 2012 | Kathleen Gallagher |
| 2008 | Adele L. Crudden |
| 2006 | Anthony Candela |
| 2004 | Chuck Young |
| 2002 | Karen Wolffe |
| 2000 | Gil Johnson |
| 1998 | Robert Hanye |
| 1996 | James Kesteloot |
| 1994 | John Maxson |
| 1992 | Gerald Miller |
| 1990 | George Sippi |
| 1988 | NIB-GCWB (Special) |
| 1986 | Mary Ann Roscoe |
| 1984 | Judy Lloyd |
| 1983 | Dan Hernandez |
| 1982 | Carl McCoy |
| 1981 | Hugh Russell |
| 1979 | Donald Blasch |
| 1977 | Robert J. Prause |
| 1975 | Thomas Dickey |
| 1973 | Nicholas Williams |
| 1971 | Harold Richterman |
| 1969 | Louis Vieceli |
| 1967 | Arthur Vorhees |
| 1966 | George Magers |
| 1962 | Griffin H. Eastin |
| 1961 | Octave J. Bourgeois |
| 1960 | John B. Raithed |
| 1959 | Fred Gissoni |