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Awards & Stipends

About Awards & Stipends

Awards & Stipends

Past MSLBD Award & Stipend Recipients

Two men stand before a banner reading “MSL Midwest Symposium.” A younger man in a dark blazer and an older man with white hair and beard in a tweed jacket and tie smile as they jointly hold a blue-plated award plaque.

2024 Outstanding Leadership Award: Dr. Richard Van Acker (left) and Dr. Michael Couvillon (right)

The Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders recognizes individuals for the following awards.

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2023 Outstanding Advocacy Award: Alexis Walker, Greenville County Schools, Greenville, South Carolina, with colleague, Dr. Shanna Hirsch

To review the criteria and nomination forms for these awards, select the title of the award or stipend. 

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2021Outstanding Educator of Students with Autism: Teri Berkgren, Team Leader and Low Incidence Coordinator for Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center and a Regional Autism Consultant with TASN-ATBS

At the Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, a bearded man in a dark shirt stands beside a smiling woman in teal and plaid holding a certificate. A podium with a laptop sits beneath the event banner.

2024 Doctoral Stipend Recipient, Lindsey Mirielli and Dr. Chad Rose, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

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