Awards & Stipends
Past MSLBD Award & Stipend Recipients
2024 Outstanding Leadership Award: Dr. Richard Van Acker (left) and Dr. Michael Couvillon (right)
The Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders recognizes individuals for the following awards.
2023 Outstanding Advocacy Award: Alexis Walker, Greenville County Schools, Greenville, South Carolina, with colleague, Dr. Shanna Hirsch
To review the criteria and nomination forms for these awards, select the title of the award.
- Outstanding Advocacy: Outstanding advocacy for students with Emotional or Behavioral Needs. Nomination info here.
- Outstanding Leadership: Outstanding service and leadership to the field of E/BD at the national level. Nomination info here.
- Outstanding Educator of Students with Behavior Needs: Outstanding achievement and excellence in classroom service to students with behavioral needs. Nomination info here.
- Building Bridges Award: A stipend to a program serving students with behavioral needs to provide seed money for program development. Nomination info here.
- Outstanding Building Leadership: Outstanding achievement and excellence as a building or program administrator serving students with behavioral needs. Nomination info here.
- Outstanding Educator of Students with Autism: Outstanding achievement and excellence in classroom service to students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Nomination info here.
- Call to Join the MSLBD Master Teachers. Nomination info here.
Stipends
- Commitment to Equity Pre-Service Student Stipend: To provide a stipend to a student identifying as a person of color, be enrolled in an initial certification/licensure program, and have a demonstrated interest in the field of behavior disorders.
- Masters Degree Student Stipends: Up to two Master’s students pursuing degrees with an emphasis in working with students with behavioral needs.
- Doctoral Degree Student Stipends: Up to two Doctoral students pursuing degrees with an emphasis on serving students with behavioral needs.
