VIDBE-Q Volume 68 Issue 1
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Then, you can read about all the phenomenal award winners for DVIDB for
2023! First, you can read about Cameron Smith, the Virginia M. Sowell Students
of the Year Award winner, who is making a difference as a TVI and a graduate
student. Then, read about the Deborah D. Hatton Outstanding Dissertation of the
Year Award winner, Dr. Adam Grave's, whose research has the potential to
making lasting impacts of deafblindness. Next, you can read about Cecelia
Peirano, Teacher of the Year Award winner, a National Board Certified TVI and
elementary school teacher making a difference in the lives of students in Ohio.
Suzanne Dinwiddie, Exemplary Advocate Award winner, is serving the field as an
educational consultant for the Tennessee Deafblind Project and advocate for
students with visual impairments and blindness and their families. Lastly, read
about Dr. Craig Meador, Distinguished Service Award winner, who has focused
his life on supporting those in the field as an educator, administrator, and now
president of APH. Congratulations to all the 2023 DVIDB award winners!
The final two articles focus on sharing more about a university program and
school for the blind in the great state of Kentucky. As many of us prepare to travel
to Kentucky for the upcoming 2023 CEC Convention, I thought it would be nice to
read about some of the great programs in the state. First, read about the University
