To improve the quality and quantity of personnel who are credentialed to meet the needs of children with deaf-blindness.
Ten Helen Keller Fellows will be selected each year from a pool of candidates at each of the partner institutions. The Fellows will complete both their respective university’s graduate programs as well as participate in numerous extra-curricular activities provided by the Fellows project.
Each Fellow will receive a $10,000 stipend for one year to assist with their graduate education. Additionally, the project will cover all travel costs associated with required attendance at one national conference, a Systems Leadership Seminar, and the two-week, intensive internship with a state deaf-blind technical assistance project.
Fellows must agree to the following: (1) attendance at the HK Fellows Orientation session; (2) participation in five online enrichment webinars/courses per year; (3) attendance at the National Consortium for Deaf-Blindness Topical conference; (4) attendance at the three-day leadership and systems thinking seminar immediately preceding the Topical Conference; and (5) complete a two-week internship with their home state’s deaf-blind technical assistance project.
Fellows will not have to repay the stipend as long as they teach or work on a fulltime basis for a minimum of two years in an approved, special education program within 12 months of receiving their graduate degree.
Applicants will need to complete the Helen Keller Fellows application, provide a curriculum vita or resume outlining their education and teaching experience, indicate why they wish to be a Helen Keller Fellow, include two letters of support from those familiar with the applicant’s teaching and/or academic performance, and be nominated by one of our partner institutions.
Boston College, Dr. Susan Bruce (
brucesu@bc.edu
)
East Carolina University, Dr. Alana Zambone (
zambonea@ecu.edu
)
Hunter College at the City University of New York, Dr. Rosanne Silberman (
rsilberm@hunter.cuny.edu
)
San Francisco State University, Dr. Pam Hunt, (
hunt@sfsu.edu
)
Texas Tech University, Dr. Roseanna Davidson, (
Roseanna.davidson@ttu.edu
)
University of Alabama – Birmingham, Dr. Mary Jean Sanspree, (
Sanspree@uab.edu
)
University of Arizona, Dr. Stephanie MacFarland, (
szm@u.arizona.edu
)
University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Linda McDowell, (
linda.mcdowell@usm.edu
)
University of Utah, Dr. Cathy Nelson, (
cathy.nelson@utah.edu
)
Utah State University, Linda Alsop, (
Linda.alsop@usu.edu
)
Western Oregon University, Dr. Christina Reagle,
reaglec@wou.edu
(503-838-8871) http://www.helenkellerfellows.org.