Howard M. Quigley Award

HOWARD M. QUIGLEY AWARD The Howard M. Quigley Award was established to recognize outstanding individuals in the field of education of the deaf. It was originated and presented to Howard M. Quigley at the 1977 Biennial Meeting in Los Angeles. The first recipient, Susan B. Arkless, is Head Teacher for the Illinois State University Laboratory Schools. In addition to teaching, her duties include: serving as liaison between the faculty and administration; providing support to the program staff; coordinating and scheduling demonstration lessons for the Department of Specialized Educational Development at the Illinois State University; supervising deaf education practicum experiences; and providing inservice presentations to teachers, parents, and the community. Ms. Arkless has also been involved in the development of a parent-infant program at the laboratory schools and provides much support to the parents of the hearingimpaired children attending the schools. Ms. Arkless has worked at the Illinois State University Laboratory Schools for 6 years. Letters from her colleagues indicate that she makes an outstanding effort to improve the program for hearing-impaired students as well as helping the teachers improve their professional skills. She has shown her dedication to the field of education of the deaf by being willing to take additional responsibilities and devote a large part of her time to her work. This includes spending time with the college students in the teacher preparation program. She is seen as a true professional, always willing to help and support with suggestions and ideas. Our second recipient is Ms. Goldie Trboyevich , Supervisor of the Learning Resource Center at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School. Ms. Trboyevich began her career as a librarian. She became interested in the education of the deaf and took a job as the librarian at the Minnesota School for the Deaf. She then started teaching. When she moved to Kendall, there was no library so she established Kendall's library and resumed her career as a full-time librarian. Ms. Trboyevich has been involved in a number of activities in the field of education of the deaf, including being a presenter at various workshops , lecturing at various universities, and interpreting at events such as the World Games in Lake Placid and Yugoslavia. She published two books, Easy Reading for Deaf Children and A Bibliography of Reading for Deaf Children. Ms. Trboyevich has served the field of education of the deaf for 40 years. As the daughter of immigrant parents, she sees some similarity in the problems of those from another culture and those that are hearing impaired. She cites the similarities of communication problems and the fact that both immigrants and deaf persons are seen as minorities. She feels that "each person should maintain and preserve his own identity ; that he should share his beliefs, customs, culture, and at the same time accept and learn from others. Every individual, every group has something special to offer. This, I believe, is what makes America so special. " She also believes we can teach deaf students self-reliance and respect for one's self and for others by becoming models on a continuing basis and by showing them how to become part of our society rather than apart from it. Susan B. Arkless 800 Goldie Trboyevich A.A.D. I October 1983 ...