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The CEC Impact Award recognizes an individual or community/corporate organization that has had an impact on CEC’s strategic work and/or the field of special education.
The CEC Impact Award recognizes an individual or community/corporate organization that has had an impact on CEC’s strategic work and/or the field of special education.
Any individual or community/corporate organization that has had an impact on CEC’s strategic work and/or the field of special education is eligible to be nominated.
Nominations can be made year-round and may be submitted by anyone, including CEC board members and staff, through a letter (500-word limit) to president@exceptionalchildren.org outlining the nominee’s contributions to CEC, its mission, and/or the field of special education. This letter must include to nominator’s relationship to the nominee.