AER Awards
Awards
Every other year AER recognizes and celebrates its outstanding members and chapters. The 2024 Awards Committee seeks nominations for this year’s awards that embody the spirit and achievements of the following giants in the field of blindness and visual impairment.
Take advantage of this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate an outstanding colleague or chapter. Click on the name of the Award to submit your nomination.
Robert M. Lambert, Ph.D., Memorial Award
In 1994 the Psychosocial Services Division of AER established the Robert M. Lambert, Ph.D., Memorial Award as a tribute to the late Robert M. Lambert, Ph.D., of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The award is presented every two years during the AER...
Louis Vieceli Award
In 2004, the executive board of AER’s Employment & Rehabilitation Counseling Division decided to name its biennial award after Louis Vieceli. The award is given to an outstanding employment specialist or rehabilitation counselor at the Division’s biennial business...
The Publication Education Award
The Publication Award is given to an individual for the creation of an innovative curriculum or other instruction-related publication intended to further the education of students who are blind or visually impaired. Please click here for the Publication Award...
The Joyce Mae Ogburn Award
The Education Curriculum Division wants you to nominate excellent professionals today! The Joyce Mae Ogburn and Publication Education Awards are presented during the AER International Conferences. Below states each award, its description, and nomination form: The...
Rachel Rawls Award
Who is Dr. Rachel Rawls, and why is there an award in her honor? By Gail Waters Dr. Rachel Rawls was a longtime advocate for children and adults with visual impairments in NC. She died in 1999 at the age of 77. Although many of the younger consumers and professionals...
Virginia Sowell Award
The Virginia Sowell Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field is presented to Dr. Lauren Lieberman for her work that has supported professional practice through her work in the field. Past Recipients of the Virginia Sowell Award for Outstanding Contribution to...
Samuel Gridley Howe Award
The Samuel Gridley Howe Award for Outstanding Practice is presented to Nathalie DeWit. She was nominated for her exemplary service to individuals with visual impairments and multiple disabilities, including DeafBlindness. Past Recipients of the Samuel Gridley Howe...
Outstanding Chapter Award
The AER Outstanding Chapter Award recognizes a chapter whose membership efforts have been outstanding. Criteria can include: increase in the number of members; number and quality of services and/or programs offered by the chapter; and legislative activity...
Richard L. Welsh Chapter Leadership Award
The Richard L. Welsh Chapter Leadership Award was established to recognize professionals who have contributed outstanding efforts in AER chapter leadership. Nominees will demonstrate activity and achievement, either past or current, in the role of AER President-Elect,...
Ambrose Shotwell Memorial Award
The Ambrose M. Shotwell Memorial Award was established to honor an individual who has made significant outstanding contributions to the personal adjustment or rehabilitation of adults who are blind or visually impaired. These leadership contributions have had an...