The Elinor Long Educator of the Year Award (ELEY) was established to recognize a professional (an educator, administrator, university faculty, or medical personnel from Pennsylvania or Delaware) who has demonstrated outstanding contributions and performance in the field.
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Awards Nomination 2023 Penn-Del AER.docx
2019 Penn-Del AER Elinor Long Award Recipient
Jodi Cox
Jodi is a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for Early Intervention, Early Childhood and School Age Services She is currently working for the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22.
2018 Penn-Del AER Elinor Long Award Recipient
Jan Kautz
Jan is a retired Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments who had worked for the Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13.
Recipients of the Elinor Long, Educator of the Year (ELEY) Award
2017 Fabriana Perla, Salus University
2016 Doug Williams, Educational Consultant with Vision Specialization
2015 Jorene Proper, Central Intermediate Unit 10
2014 John Hannum, O&M Specialist
2013 Tracy Whitehead, Intermediate Unit 17
2012 Harry K. Lasky, posthumously, Kutztown University
2010 Dael Cohen, Overbrook School for the Blind
2009 Penni Telleck, Independent Consultant
2008 Katherine Brittian, Westmoreland Intermediate Unit #7
2007 Chris Ament, Susquehanna Association for the Blind
2006 Jennifer Concannon, Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
2004 Kathleen Cleaver, Saint Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments
2003 Dr. Bernadette Kappen, Overbrook School for the Blind
2002 Robin Adler, Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit #13
2000 Tori Bell, Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15
1999 Earlene Colella, Appalachia Intermediate Unit #8
1998 Dr. Ralph Peabody, Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh
1997 Mark Steciw, Eastern Instructional Support Center, PaTTAN
1997 Debby Holzapfel, Western Instructional Support Center, PaTTAN
1997 Frank Irzyk, Central Instructional Support Center, PaTTAN
1996 Rita Robertson, Norristown Area School District
1995 Lynn Vuocolo, Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3
1994 Robert Ashbridge, Overbrook School for the Blind
1993 Ben Williams, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit #23
1992 Sister M. Margaret Fleming, IHM, St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments
1991 Harold Hoff, Chester County Intermediate Unit #24
1990 Jeanne Gardier, Northeastern Immediate Unit #19
1989 Susan Millaway, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit #23
1988 Jeanne Leiper, Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15
1987 Adrienne Koller, Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15
1986 Carolyn Hoover, Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15
1985 Ridgeway Clark, Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3
1984 Patricia Bowles, Berks County Intermediate Unit #14
2020 Penn-Del AER Elinor Long Award Recipient
Stacy Howard
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
2021 Penn-Del AER Elinor Long Award Recipient
Evangeline Worsley
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Overbrook School for the Blind
2022 Penn-Del AER Elinor Long Award Recipient
Margy Durkin
Self-Employed
Social Service Consultant
Scranton, PA
