Samuel Gridley Howe Award for Outstanding Practice
The Samuel Gridley Howe Award for Outstanding Practice is presented to a member of the division who has shown exemplary service to individuals with visual impairments and multiple disabilities, including deafblindness.
All recipients of Multiple Disabilites & DeafBlind Division Awards must meet the following criteria:
- Have a longitudinal record of work in services to children youth and/or adults with deafblindness/multiple disabilities
- Have gained the respect of peers, professionals from other disciplines, and the families and individuals served
- Be a member of a discipline (e.g., education, rehabilitation, medicine, social work, health-related professions, etc.) that has a direct impact on individuals with deafblindness/multiple disabilities
The qualities we seek in nominees are:
- Demonstrated competence in the field
- Development or implementation of innovative approaches in the field
- Recognized contribution to the theory or practice of working with individuals with deafblindness/multiple disabilities
- Willingness to share knowledge with others
Nominate an individual for the Samuel Gridley Howe Award for Outstanding Practice Award
Past Recipients of the Samuel Gridley Howe Award for Outstanding Practice
Nathalie DeWit
2014 – Betsy McGinnity
2012 – Bernadette Van Den Tillaart
2010 – Dawn Saunders
2008 – Jackie Brennan
2006 – Kate Moss
2004 – Mary Morse
2002 – Carolyn Monaco
2000 – Barbara McLetchie