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(pictured above from left to right: Santina Thibedeau, Administrator, Bureau of Special Education; Adrienne Shoemaker, APH Scholar; and Virginia M. Barry, Ph.D., Commissioner of Education)
The New Hampshire Department of Education is pleased to announce that the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) has chosen Adrienne Shoemaker as a 2012 APH Scholar. An APH scholar is chosen for their outstanding dedication to students who are blind and visually impaired. She has been a vision teacher in the Concord School District since 2008. Ex Officio Trustees from around the country nominate candidates for this award. The Department worked in conjunction with Kim Stiles, the New Hampshire Ex-Officio Trustee for APH to nominate Ms. Shoemaker due to her dedication to working with families, students, districts, and the community at large. She is the first recipient in NH and will be honored at the 2012 APH Annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.