TAER
  • Home
  • Announcements
  • Conference 2025
    • Call for Presentations
    • Registration
    • Hotel
    • Keynote Information
    • Schedule at a Glance
    • Conference App
    • Vendor & Advertisement Information >
      • Vendor Letter
      • Vendor Opportunities
      • Vendor Application
      • 2025 Texas AER Vendors
    • Forms >
      • Session Evaluation
      • Conference Evaluation
      • ACVREP Form
  • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws
    • Business Meetings
  • Divisions
    • O&M Division >
      • O&M Awards >
        • TAER O&M Best Practice
        • Bob Bryant/Bill Bryan O&M Leadership Award
        • The Mike Shirley O&M Student Award
      • Board Member Nominations
      • Proposed O&M P&P Manual
      • O&M Meeting Minutes
    • Multiple Disabilities Deafblind (MDDB) Division
  • Scholarships & Awards
    • General Information
    • Award Nominations
    • Past Awards >
      • Aubrey Boyd Tips
      • Jim Durkel Paraprofessional Award
      • Patrick Van Geem AT
      • Julia Young Award
      • Natalie Barraga Award
      • Lifetime Achievement Certificate
      • Outstanding Parent
      • Outstanding Student
      • Phil Hatlen Award
      • Professional Preparation Scholarship
      • Sammie K Rankin Award
      • Student Scholarship
      • Texas Chapter
      • Virginia Bishop Award
  • Contact
    • Links

2024 TAER Awards

Congratulations to all the nominations and award winners! We are honored by your professionalism and passion to our field.

Jim Durkel Paraprofessional Award: Mindy Hudson 
Outstanding Parents of the Year: Amanda & David Bowdoin 
Outstanding Student of the Year: Lauren Weatherford 
Professional Preparation Scholarship: Erin Shadwick 
Audrey Boyd Tipps Memorial Award: Tricia Wubs & Jacob Salas 
O&M Best Practice Award: Carolina Gonzalez 
Pat Van Geem AT Award: Nina Wibbenmeyer 
Virginia Bishop Award: Literacy for Little Ones 
Student with a Visual Impairment Scholarship: Scout Sonnenberg 
Texas Chapter Award: Beth Ashby Jones 
Phil Hatlen Award: Stephanie Walker 

For past award winners please visit the Past Awards page on this website. 
Copyright © 2024 Texas Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. All Rights Reserved.
  • Home
  • Announcements
  • Conference 2025
    • Call for Presentations
    • Registration
    • Hotel
    • Keynote Information
    • Schedule at a Glance
    • Conference App
    • Vendor & Advertisement Information >
      • Vendor Letter
      • Vendor Opportunities
      • Vendor Application
      • 2025 Texas AER Vendors
    • Forms >
      • Session Evaluation
      • Conference Evaluation
      • ACVREP Form
  • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws
    • Business Meetings
  • Divisions
    • O&M Division >
      • O&M Awards >
        • TAER O&M Best Practice
        • Bob Bryant/Bill Bryan O&M Leadership Award
        • The Mike Shirley O&M Student Award
      • Board Member Nominations
      • Proposed O&M P&P Manual
      • O&M Meeting Minutes
    • Multiple Disabilities Deafblind (MDDB) Division
  • Scholarships & Awards
    • General Information
    • Award Nominations
    • Past Awards >
      • Aubrey Boyd Tips
      • Jim Durkel Paraprofessional Award
      • Patrick Van Geem AT
      • Julia Young Award
      • Natalie Barraga Award
      • Lifetime Achievement Certificate
      • Outstanding Parent
      • Outstanding Student
      • Phil Hatlen Award
      • Professional Preparation Scholarship
      • Sammie K Rankin Award
      • Student Scholarship
      • Texas Chapter
      • Virginia Bishop Award
  • Contact
    • Links