CASE AWARDS CRITERIA

  • Includes the information provided in the chart below
  • Requires 3 letters of support
  • Requires the Resume or Vitae of for the candidate
  • Nominations or self-nominations can be made via a CASE Member unless otherwise noted
  • Presented annually at The CASE Conference  
Award
CASE Membership
Years in Administration
Narrative
Harrie M. Selznick Distinguished Service Award
Yes
Intended recipients are career-long leaders in special education
Professional memberships and activities; innovation and contributions to special education and/or CASE; impact on administrator preparation and/or quality of services to exceptional children; and any additional education or community activities supporting the nominee
Outstanding Administrator of Special Education Award
Yes
Minimum of 10 years of experience in special education administration
Professional memberships and activities; innovation and contributions to special education and/or CASE; impact on administrator preparation and/or quality of services to exceptional children; and any additional education or community activities supporting the nominee
Early Career Special Education Administrator Award
Yes
Maximum of 5 years in special education administration
Leadership consistent with CASE standards; innovative contributions to special education and/or the quality of services to students with exceptionalities; and additional education and community accomplishments and recognition
Outstanding Service to CASE Award
Not Required
No requirement that the recipient be a special education administrator
Professional memberships and activities; innovation and contributions to special education and/or CASE; impact on administrator preparation and/or quality of services to exceptional children; and any additional education or community activities supporting the nominee
NOTE: This award is not intended to be presented every year.
Dr. Mary Lynn Boscardin Excellence in Special Education Research Award
Not Required
No requirement that the recipient be a special education administrator
Recognizes outstanding research in special education leadership and administration by practitioners, policymakers, or researchers. Open to exemplary scholars whose bodies of work or singular, state-of-the-art studies demonstrate strong methodological rigor and significant impact on special education policy, organization, and leadership.