Awards Directory
Recognize Excellence in Special Education
Every year, dozens of education professionals are recognized for their work supporting individuals with disabilities. The database below links to many of these opportunities for you to nominate yourself or a colleague.
Deborah D. Hatton Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award
The Deborah D. Hatton Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award is to recognize a DVIDB member who makes a significant contribution to the field through extensive study and research in their summative doctoral dissertation.
Dr. Jack R. Lamb Rookie Teacher of the Year Award
The Jack Lamb Rookie Teacher of the Year Award is an opportunity to honor a distinguished early career teacher by recognizing them for their excellence in the teaching profession. We encourage colleagues, staff, students, and parents to nominate a teacher who has less than three years of teaching experience and has impacted a student with a disability in a special way.
DVIDB Distinguished Service Award
The DVIDB Distinguished Service Award is to recognize exemplary leadership and commitment to the field of education and rehabilitation of students with visual impairments and deafblindness.
DVIDB Exemplary Advocate Award
The DVIDB Exemplary Advocate Award is to recognize exemplary leadership and commitment to the field of education and rehabilitation of students with visual impairments and deafblindness.
DVIDB Teacher of the Year Award
The DVIDB Teacher of the Year Award honors a person who is exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and a skilled certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments or Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist in any state approved or accredited day or specialized school, who serves students who are visually impaired, ages birth through 21, with or without additional disabilities.