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Teacher of the Year
The Braille Challenge® 2010 Award for Excellence in Braille Instruction
Professionals from all across the United States and Canada are nominated annually by parents, their peers or school administrators. Members of The Braille Challenge® Advisory Committee serve as the panel of judges, reviewing all eligible nominations to determine the awardee. Past and present nominees represent true commitment, creativity and professionalism.
Read about our 2010 Teacher of the Year, Rosalind Rowley, and our past and present nominees.
Click here to view a video of Ms. Rowley shown at our Awards Banquet on June 26, 2010.
From left, Rosalind Rowley, 2010 Teacher of the Year, Carl Augusto, President of the American Foundation for the Blind, and Nancy Niebrugge, Braille Challenge Director, at The Braille Challenge Award Ceremony on June 26, 2010.
The awardee is flown to Los Angeles to be our guest at the gala Braille Challenge Awards Ceremony. They are presented with a PacMate notetaker, generously provided by our sponsor, Freedom Scientific, and further honored through the production of a short documentary highlighting their achievements in and out of the classroom.
Past “Teacher of the Year” winners include:
- 2009—Carolyn Mason, Texas
- 2008—James Nezol, Oregon
- 2007—Sandy Serventi, Florida
- 2006—Graham Cook, British Columbia
- 2005—Anna Swenson, Virginia
