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BillingsGazette.com :: Deaf specialist honored at awards
Char Harasymczuk received the Lifetime Achievement award Tuesday during the Montana Center on Disabilities' annual leadership awards dinner.
Harasymczuk was honored for her advocacy for the deaf and hard of hearing. She has served on the Board of the Montana Association of the Deaf, the Montana Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the governor-appointed Montana Telecommunication Access Program Board.
She is a deaf specialist at Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow and is pursuing her master's degree from Montana State University Billings.
The Leader of the Year award went to Tom Osborn of Black Eagle. He directs North Central Independent Living Services and worked on many legislative and advocacy issues.
At a dinner in the Student Union Ballroom at MSU Billings, T.C. Billy of Wolf Point received the Emerging Leader award. He is active in youth leadership and mentoring activities in his community.
In addition to the Hall of Fame honorees, the Montana Center on Disabilities presented awards to MSU Billings faculty members for exceptional support of students with disabilities.
Those awards went to Deborah Schaffer and Johanna Mitchell. Schaffer is a professor of English and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Mitchell is an assistant professor in educational theory and practice in the College of Education. Recipients of those awards are nominated by students.
Twelve MSU Billings students with disabilities and registered with Disability Support Services were selected to receive a scholarship from the Montana Center on Disabilities.
Char Harasymczuk received the Lifetime Achievement award Tuesday during the Montana Center on Disabilities' annual leadership awards dinner.
Harasymczuk was honored for her advocacy for the deaf and hard of hearing. She has served on the Board of the Montana Association of the Deaf, the Montana Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the governor-appointed Montana Telecommunication Access Program Board.
She is a deaf specialist at Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow and is pursuing her master's degree from Montana State University Billings.
The Leader of the Year award went to Tom Osborn of Black Eagle. He directs North Central Independent Living Services and worked on many legislative and advocacy issues.
At a dinner in the Student Union Ballroom at MSU Billings, T.C. Billy of Wolf Point received the Emerging Leader award. He is active in youth leadership and mentoring activities in his community.
In addition to the Hall of Fame honorees, the Montana Center on Disabilities presented awards to MSU Billings faculty members for exceptional support of students with disabilities.
Those awards went to Deborah Schaffer and Johanna Mitchell. Schaffer is a professor of English and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Mitchell is an assistant professor in educational theory and practice in the College of Education. Recipients of those awards are nominated by students.
Twelve MSU Billings students with disabilities and registered with Disability Support Services were selected to receive a scholarship from the Montana Center on Disabilities.