Nasim Dil Award

The Nasim Dil Award for Outstanding Service to Teacher Education is an annual award given to an SSEPC member who has demonstrated exemplary service to the development and advancement of quality teacher education in special education.  As a founding member of the SSEPC, Dr. Nasim Dil, professor emeritus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), continues to be an SSEPC member committed to improving teacher education. 

Past Nasim Dil Award Recipients:

• 2000 Bill Geiger
• 2001 Shirley Ritter
• 2002 Barbara Reed
• 2003 Glenn Buck
• 2004 Roberta Strosnider
• 2005 Georgia Kerns
• 2006 Debi Gartland
• 2007 Cynthia Watkins
• 2008 Michelle Kamens
• 2009 Laura Carpenter
• 2010 Diane Giannola
• 2011 Shirley Steffens
• 2012 Brenda Gilliam
• 2014 Dava O’Connor
• 2015 Patti Powell
• 2016 Dee Berlinghoff
• 2017 Frank Dykes
• 2018 Patrice Hallock
• 2019 Amy Stevens
• 2022 Ruby Owiny