NIDRR Grantees Receive Recognition

The NCDDR congratulates each of the following NIDRR grantees. All grantees are encouraged to contact the NCDDR with information to share in future issues of The Research Exchange.

Dr. Catherine A. Marshall, CRC, and Ms. Mikel Johnson, CRC, received the Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award from the National Council on Rehabilitation. These researchers from the American Indian RRTC (AIRRTC) at Northern Arizona University, were recognized in March, 1997, for their research on counseling Native Americans. Dr. Marshall is the Director of Research for AIRRTC and Ms. Johnson, a faculty member at Emporia State University, served as a contract researcher. For further information, contact the AIRRTC Project Director, Dr. Priscilla Sanderson, at 520-523-4791 or by e-mail: priscilla.sanderson@nau.edu

Dr. Judith E. Harkins, Principal Investigator of the RERC on Universal Telecommunications Access, was honored by Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI) as one of 30 individuals who have produced the greatest impact on telecommunications accessibility for America's deaf and hard of hearing citizens from TDI's inception in 1968 until the present. The award was presented in December, 1998 at a gala celebrating TDI's 30th anniversary. Dr. Harkins was also recognized in the 30th anniversary commemorative issue of TDI's GA-SK Newsletter.

In June, 1997, she was honored by Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) at its annual convention, with the Special Friend of People Who are Hard of Hearing Award. This national award cited Dr. Harkins, in her roles as researcher and educator, as a "constant force in expanding communication access and therefore the quality of life for people who are hard of hearing." For more information, contact Dr. Harkins at (202) 651-5257 or by email: judy.harkins@gallaudet.edu

Dr. John H. Maxson, Training Director, RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision, received the Outstanding Service Award from the Mississippi Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (MAER). This award for "overall excellence in the field of blindness and low vision" was presented at the MAER annual conference on August 21, 1998. Dr. J. Elton Moore is the Principal Investigator for the RRTC, located at Mississippi State University. For further information contact Dr. Maxson or Kelley Schaefer, Dissemination Specialist, at (601) 325-2001 or by e-mail: jhm51@ra.msstate.edu or schaefer@ra.msstate.edu

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