LDA Awards, 2008
Nominations for the 2008 LDA Awards are now being called for, with nominations closing on Friday 30 May.
The LDA Awards are designed to recognise outstanding work in the field of learning difficulties.
There are three Awards, the Mona Tobias Award, the Bruce Wicking Award, and the Tertiary Student Award. The Mona Tobias Award is awarded annually, while the Bruce Wicking Award and the Tertiary Student Award are occasional awards. Nominations for each of these Awards are called for at the beginning of each year, with nominations closing at the end of May. Nominees need not necessarily be members of LDA.
The Mona Tobias Award
The Mona Tobias Award is presented in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of learning difficulties in Australia. This contribution may be in the area of leadership, research, practice or teacher and community education.
Emily Mona Tobias, B.E.M., died in 1980 at the age of 74 years. She was acknowledged for her exceptional skills as a teacher and her devotion to children with learning difficulties. Mona took early retirement from the Victorian Education Department to study learning disabilities under Sam Clements at the University of Arkansas. This led to her second career where she influenced many teachers and parents of students with learning difficulties. The Mona Tobias Award commemorates the pioneering work of Mona Tobias in helping children and adults with learning difficulties.
The Bruce Wicking Award
The Bruce Wicking Award is presented to an individual or an organisation in recognition of innovative programs or practices relating to the teaching of children with learning difficulties. Bruce Wicking established the Currajong School in 1974, and was committed to the provision of programs which catered for the individual needs of children with learning difficulties. The funds for this award are provided through the generosity of the Wicking family and their friends to commemorate the life and work of Bruce Wicking.
The Tertiary Student Award
The Tertiary Student Award is presented in recognition of significant research which advances the understanding of theoretical and practical issues in the field of learning difficulties, carried out by a student in the course of their tertiary level studies. The research would normally have been carried out as part of a postgraduate program for the Award of a Masters or a PhD degree, which has been completed or undertaken within the last few years. The Award is based on the submission of a paper presented in the form of an article or research paper suitable for publication in the LDA Journal Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties.
Announcement and Presentation of Awards
Recipients of the 2008 Awards will be announced at the end of June, and presentations will be made following the AGM on 23 August, or by arrangement in cases where this is not possible. The recipient of each Award is invited to make a presentation on a topic of their choosing at the Awards ceremony. Travel and accommodation expenses to attend the ceremony will be met by LDA.
Nomination Procedure
Nominations should be made on the appropriate nomination form.
Click on the appropriate Award below to download your nomination form for:
The Mona Tobias Award
The Bruce Wicking Award
The Tertiary Student Award.
and follow the instructions for completing the form.
Completed nomination forms should be sent by email to ldaquery@bigpond.net.au, by 30 May 2008