COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISION ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS PRESENTS 2005 AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SALT LAKE CITY

DIVISION ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS VIRGINIA SOWELL

STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Council for Exception al Children Division on Visual Impairments is proud to present the Virginia Sowell Student of the Year Award to Carol Evans at the International Conference in Salt Lake City on April 6, 2006 . 

The Virginia M. Sowell Student of the Year Award is in honor of Dr. Virginia Murray Sowell.  Dr. Sowell trained professionals to improve the lives of individuals with visual impairments in the nation and beyond.  She had a strong commitment to training quality teachers and O&M specialists.  Her lifetime contributions to the profession mattered to countless numbers of children and adults with visual impairments.

Carol is a student at the University of Utah where she is specializing in teaching students with vision loss.  Her college faculty and peers nominated Carol because of her high grade point average, her leadership among fellow students, and her contribution to the field.

It is with great pleasure that the Division on Visual Impairments awards Carol Evans with the Virginia Sowell Student of the Year Award.

For further information, please contact Dr. David B. Ross dross@kutztown.edu

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