COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISION ON VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS PRESENTS 2005 AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN BALTIMORE

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 Effie Laman at the International Conference in Baltimore on April 7, 2005 . 

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.

Effie is a student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock , Texas where she is specializing in teaching students with vision loss.  Her college faculty and peers nominated Effie because of her high grade point average, her leadership among fellow students, and her contribution to the field through participation as the student ambassador for the Division on Visual Impairments.  

It is with great pleasure that the Division on Visual Impairments awards Effie Laman with the Virginia Sowell Student of the Year A

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