Cohort #2 of the Helen Keller Fellows for the 2009-2010 year have been announced. Below is a list including the candidates, their intended program of study, the partner colleges/universities, and the recommending professors. This second cohort has two Fellows in Ph.D. programs and several of the remaining Fellows are working on their second Masters. They will begin their Fellowship with an orientation session in Gulfport, MS October 2 & 3, 2009.
Hunter College
MS - Childhood Special Education, Severe/ Multiple Disabilities includingDeaf-Blindness
Dr. Rosanne Silberman
University of Alabama
MA – Alternative Masters Program for Visual Impairments
Dr. M.J. Sanspree
Texas Tech University
Ph.D. Program w/emphasis in Deaf-Blindness
Dr. Roseanna Davidson
University of Utah
M Ed - Hearing Impairments & Early Childhood Special Education
Dr. Catherine Nelson
Boston College
MA - Severe Disabilities w/ Deaf-blind Specialization
Dr. Susan Bruce
University of Arizona
MA - Teacher Preparation in Severe/Multiple Disabilities including Deaf-Blindness
Dr. Stephanie MacFarland
East Carolina University
MAED program for Low Incidence Disabilities
Dr. Melissa Engleman
Utah State University
MA - Early Intervention Deaf-Blind Program
Linda Alsop
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi, Ph.D. Program w/emphasis in Deaf-Blindness
Dr. Linda McDowell
San Francisco State University
MA - Special Education w/endorsement in Deaf-Blindness
Dr. Pam Hunt