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March 1, 2003 COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISION ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS PRESENTS 2003 AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON DIVISION
ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS’ EXEMPLARY ADVOCATE AWARD
The Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Visual Impairments
is proud to present the Exemplary Advocate Award to Dr. Nancy D. Safer at
the International Conference in Seattle on April 10, 2003.
Dr. Safer is the Executive Director of the Council for Exceptional
Children, where she provides strategic and operational leadership in the
management and coordination of the organization of 50,000 special educators,
related professionals, and families. During
her tenure at CEC, Dr. Safer has supported many initiatives of DVI, most notably
the National Plan for Training Personnel, a strategic plan to alleviate the
shortages of qualified teachers of blind children. Dr.
Safer joined CEC in 1994 as the Deputy Executive Director, following 17 years
with the United States Department of Education where she held several key
administrative positions. Her last
position with the Department was Director of Educational Services in the Office
of Special Education Programs. As
director, she was responsible for the Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
Program and the Preschool Formula Grants Program, as well as other discretionary
grants programs such as Secondary and Transition Services, Postsecondary
Programs, Programs for Students with Disabilities, and the Media and Captioning
Services Program. Dr. Safer has directed research related to services for children and youth with disabilities, including Congressionally mandated evaluation studies. She has developed and evaluated innovative models and programs for improving education of infants, children, and youth with disabilities and has assisted State and local education agencies in improving services for students with disabilities. Prior to joining the U.S. Department of Education in 1977, she worked for several years as a research associate in a private agency and two years as a special education teacher in Philadelphia. In
addition to the numerous awards and honors for her contributions to the field of
special education, Dr. Safer has authored many scholarly articles including The
implications of minimum competency standards and testing for handicapped
students and congressional reports such as The commercial feasibility of
described television services. As
a result of her dedication and outstanding contribution to the field, it is with
great pleasure that the Division on Visual Impairments awards Dr. Nancy D. Safer
the Exemplary Advocate Award
for 2003. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * For further information
about the Division on Visual Impairments’ Exemplary Advocate Award, please
contact Dr. Stuart Wittenstein at (510) 794-3816. |