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Awards

Each year, the STATE CEC Unit Awards highlight the individuals and groups making a difference in special education across our state. These awards provide an opportunity to recognize peers and colleagues for their leadership, service, and commitment to exceptional children—and we encourage members to submit nominations to help celebrate this important work.

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Outstanding Special Education Administrator of the Year

The award is to be given to a school administrator whose primary responsibility is special education. The award is for distungished leadership and support for special education and/or gifted educated in STATE.

Contributor to Special Education

The award is to be given to individuals for their distinguished leadership and service in the interest of children with exceptionalities. The nominee needs not be working in the field of special education not to be a member of the STATE CEC.

STATE Student CEC Member of the Year

The award is given to an outstanding student CEC member. The student must be an active CEC member.

Special Education Teacher of the Year

The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor an outstanding teacher in the field of special education.

Outstanding STATE CEC Member of the Year

The purpose of this award is to recognize a outstanding member of the Unit.

STATE CEC Business Award

This award recognizes a partner business/organization that provides support to the special education professional communities and the students with exceptionalities they serve.

Last Updated:  28 April, 2026

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