Natalie Barraga -
Large & Small Programs Award

The Natalie Barraga Award recognizes excellence in public school programs for students with visual impairments. The award is given in honor of Dr. Natalie Barraga for her long and distinguished career in the education of students with visual impairments and in university personnel preparation. Awards are given to a small program (1‑20 students) and to a large program (21 students and over). School districts and special education cooperatives may enter their programs in visual impairment for the award. After a program has been nominated, an entry form will be sent directly to the program to request more specific information.

Past Winners

2024 - Klein ISD Program for Students with Visual Impairments

​2023

2022 - Grand Prairie ISD VI Program

2021

2020 - (lg program) - 

2020 - (sm program) - Elaine Robertson

2019 - (lg program) - 

2019 - (sm program) - Katie Nash

2018 - (lg program) - 

2018 - (sm program) - 

2017 - (lg program) -

2017 - (sm program) - Victoria ISD Vision Department

​2016 - (lg program) - SFA Braille and Cane Club

2016 - (sm program) - 

2015 - (lg program) - 

2015 - (sm program) - 

2014 - (lg program) - Camp Abilities

2014 - (sm program) - Merkell Middle School Life Skills Class

​2013 - (lg program) – Mansfield ISD Vision Dept.

2013 - (sm program) – 

2012 - (lg program) – West Texas Cluster

2012 - (sm program) – Weimar Elementary School

2011 - (lg program) – Dr. Cindy Fussell

2011 - (sm program) – Mabel Chang, Dean Wilson

2010 - (lg program) –

2010 - (sm program) –

2009 - (lg program) – Region 10 ECC Committee

2009 - (sm program) – VIP2 Denton County

2008 - (lg program) –

2008 - (sm program) –

2007 - (lg program) –

2007 - (sm program) – VI PPCD Halpin Early Center, Fran Feeser

2006 - (lg program) – TSBVI/DARS DBS Post-Secondary Program

2006 - (sm program) –

2005 - (lg program) – Birdville ISD or Bluebonnet Coop (Donna Clopton)

2005 - (sm program) –

2004 - (lg program) – TSBVI Short Term Programs

2004 - (sm program) –  New Caney ISD VI Program

2003 - (lg program) – ESC Region 4

2003 - (sm program) – Round Rock ISD VI Program

2002 - (lg program) –

2002 - (sm program) – Mesquite ISD Math Program (Brad Payne)

2001 - (lg program) – Sports Extravaganza Region 10 (Kitra Gray)

2001 - (sm program) –

2000 - (lg program) – Personnel Prep Mentor Program

2000 - (sm program) –

1999 - (lg program) –

1999 - (sm program) –

1998 - (lg program) –

1998 - (sm program) –

1997 - (lg program) –

1997 - (sm program) –

1996 - (lg program) – Technology Olympics ESC 11 (Olga Uriegas)

1996 - (sm program) – North East ISD Infant Program (Wendy Drezek & Rebecca Killian Smith)

1995 - (lg program) – Bluebonnet Coop  Jana Almquest

1995 - (sm program) – Visually Impaired Person Program “Community Based Instruction” Denton ISD