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within the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Visual Impairments. Past recipients
include Sheila Amato and Susan Osterhaus who were later awarded the Council for Exceptional
Children Clarissa Hug National Teacher of the Year Award. Therefore, the Division on Visual
Impairments has a long history of excellence of educational professionals to accept this award.
In her nomination documents, Ms. Goldman is described as "the best of the best" and
someone who has "served her students in her chosen profession and the blindness community,
all while maintaining an outstanding record of success." She is a graduate of Kutztown
University and her past faculty instructors list her as "in the top 5% of the students to complete
the program in the past 20 years". After completing her undergraduate program, she has
continued her education by completing a master's degree in special education. On top of being
an excellent teacher and advocate for her students, she serves as a cooperating teacher for
students from Kutztown University, is a past presenter at the 2003 CEC Convention and Expo,
and is an active member of two national boards for consumers who are blind. As evidenced by
her teaching record, Karyn Goldman represents the ideal type of educator to be awarded the
CEC Division on Visual Impairments Teacher of the Year Award.
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