Greetings AER Low Vision Division Members! I am writing to remind you that it is time to nominate our colleagues for the prestigious AER Awards that will be given at our conference in Bellevue, Washington, in July. We are indeed lucky to work in a profession filled to the brim with persons whose work inspires, motivates, and even sometimes amazes us. Recognizing our members for their dedication, commitment, service, and leadership for people with visual impairments is a way to honor and lift up our profession and the quality of all of our work. Please take the time to visit the Awards Web page<http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=179541076&sid=18146573&m=1869518&u=AERBVI&j=9502164&s=http://aerbvi.org/2012international/awards.htm> at http://aerbvi.org/2012international/awards.htm and review our six awards (including the Mary K. Bauman Award, Ambrose M. Shotwell Memorial Award, Alfred Allen Award, John H. McAulay Award), along with the chapter award and scholarship application. I encourage you to consider honoring the work of our colleagues through this nomination process. You can download the applications for the awards from the AER web site and send them to AER no later than April 20. Please consider nominating your mentor, your colleague, your hero. I look forward to seeing you in Bellevue and celebrating the success of our colleagues and each other. Thank you for your time and effort in this AER Awards process. Michelle Clyne, Chair, AER Awards Committee Michelle Clyne, M. S. Ed. Project Coordinator Project Reach: Illinois Deaf-Blind Services 818 DuPage Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 630-790-2474 mclyne@philiprockcenter.org<mailto:mclyne@philiprockcenter.org> www.project-reach-illinois.org<http://www.project-reach-illinois.org> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email are confidential. It is intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please delete it, notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or forward this email to anyone.