Special Education Faculty Awards

Anne Corn
Lifetime Achievement Award, Tennessee Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (2003), given to an individual within the state of Tennessee who has contributed to the education of students with visual impairments, blindness, and low vision.

Donna Ford
The Scholars of Color Distinguished Scholar Award (2005), this award recognizes significant contributions made to the understanding of issues which disproportionately affect minority populations, and minority scholars who have made a significant contribution to educational research and development.

Douglas Fuchs and Lynn S. Fuchs
Distinguished Researcher Award (2005)
Special Education Research - Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association Career Research Award (2003), Council for Exceptional Children, recognizing a program of work that has made a significant contribution in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities.
Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award (2001)
National Association of School Psychologists, Best Paper Award (2001)
Samuel A. Kirk Award (2000), best practitioner article published in Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
Division of Learning Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children
Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award (1997), for best paper in an American Educational Research Association publication (American Educational Research Journal)
School Psychology Quarterly/American Psychological Association Division 16 Fellows Award (1997), given for best article

Steve Graham and Karen Harris
Council For Exceptional Children, Lifetime Career Award for Research (2005), recognizing an individual or research team whose research has made significant contributions to the body of knowledge about the education of exceptional children and youth leading to improvements in their education.
Samuel A. Kirk Award from the Division of Learning Disabilities (2003) for best review/theoretical paper in Learning Disabilities Research & Practice ("Prevention and intervention of writing difficulties for students with learning disabilities", Vol 15, pps. 74-84) Distinguished Researcher Award from the Special Education Special Interest Group (2001) of the American Educational Research Association
Don Johnston Literacy Lectureship Award (1998) for career contributions to literacy (Graham only)

Carolyn Hughes
Thomas G. Haring Award for Excellence in Research, (1999) presented at the annual meeting of TASH (formerly The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps)
National Transition Alliance (NTA) Promising Practice Award for Federally-Funded Metropolitan Nashville Peer Buddy Project
TASH Distinguished Reviewer Award, Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (2005)
Affirmative Action and Diversity Initiative Award, Vanderbilt University (2003)
Thomas G. Haring Award for Excellence in Research (2002)

Ann Kaiser
Harvie Branscomb 2001 Distinguished Professor Award The Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor award is given annually to a Vanderbilt University professor in recognition of high achievement in the broad areas of research, teaching, and service. Professor Kaiser is internationally prominent as a scholar of early language acquisition and contextual effects on language development with children with disabilities and at-risk characteristics.

Craig Kennedy
B.F. Skinner Award, American Psychological Association Division 25, 1994
The Alice H. Hayden Award, (1991), The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)

Kathleen Lane
Early Career Research Award, Council for Exceptional Children (2005)

Dan Reschly
National Association of School Psychologists, Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in recognition of outstanding achievement and distinguished service to the profession of school psychology

Mark Wolery
Council for Exceptional Children 2001 Career Research Award, given in recognition of the impact of Professor Wolery's work on the field of special education