Awards
Romaine P. Mackie Award
The Romaine P. Mackie Award is to honor an outstanding professional who has demonstrated leadership in CEC and other organizations for an extensive period of time in various areas within the field: service delivery; teacher education and professional development; research; policy; assessment; and publications. The individual should be nominated by someone who is familiar with the nature and quality of his/her work and who can speak to the nominee's character.
The award is named for Romaine P. Mackie, a former US Commissioner of Education, an active CEC member, and a devout supporter of special education in the early years who promoted the mission of CEC in all her work.
2026 Call for Nominations
The Division of Leaders and Legacy is pleased to present a call for nominations for the 2026 Romaine P Mackie Leadership Award,
Nominations open on June 1, 2025 and all nominations and materials must be received by October 1, 2025.
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Dieker, 2025 Romaine P Mackie Award Winner.
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| 2024 | Susan A. Fowler |
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| 2023 | Robert Gable |
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| 2022 | Diane Johnson |
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| 2021 | Alba Ortiz |
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| 2020 | Dave Edyburn |
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| 2019 | Jamie Hopkins |
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| 2018 | Nancy D. Safer |
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| 2017 | Parthenia Cogdell |
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| 2016 | Mary Ruth Coleman |
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| 2015 | Lyndal Bullock |
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| 2014 | William Bogdan |
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| 2013 | Eleanor Guetzloe |
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| 2012 | Ed Meyen |
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| 2011 | Linda Marsal |
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| 2010 | Pamela Gillet |
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| 2009 | Janet Learner |
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| 2008 | James Chalfant |
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| 2007 | Beverley H. Johns |
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| 2006 | Hellen Bogie |
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| 2005 | Robert E. Abbott |
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| 2004 | Anders M. Berg, Jr. |
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| 2003 | Jean R. Hebeler |
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| 2002 | Horace Mann |
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| 2001 | Robert A. Henderson |
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| 2000 | H. William Heller |
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| 1999 | Leo F. Cain |
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| 1998 | Frances P. Connor & Leo E. Connor |
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| 1997 | John W. Kidd |
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| 1996 | Landis M. Stetler |
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| 1995 | Glenn A. Vergason |
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| 1994 | James J. Gallagher |
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| 1993 | Jeptha V. Greer |
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