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[Mike Freeman]

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From: Pare, John
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Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 2:22 PM
Subject: National Federation of the Blind Names Sister Margaret Fleming 
2007 Distinguished Educator of Blind Children


National Federation of the Blind Names Sister Margaret Fleming
2007 Distinguished Educator of Blind Children


Baltimore, Maryland (June 20, 2007): The National Federation of the 
Blind (NFB) has named Sister Margaret (Meg) Fleming, principal of St. 
Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments in Philadelphia, as 
its 2007 Distinguished Educator of Blind Children.  The award will be 
announced July 2 at the NFB's 67th annual convention at the Marriott 
Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.



Sister Meg has taught for more than thirty-five years, eleven of them as 
a teacher of the visually impaired, in which she taught academic 
subjects, Braille, access technology, daily living skills, and cane 
travel.  She now draws on all that experience to direct the Roman 
Catholic Church's only school for blind students in Philadelphia, a job 
she has held since 1995.



"Sister Meg's dedication to blind children, effective teaching 
strategies, and passionate enthusiasm for learning set her apart, and 
her conviction that blind children can succeed and be independent if 
they are taught to use academic tools and blindness skills to compete 
with their sighted peers makes her an obvious choice to be the NFB's 
2007 Distinguished Educator," said Harriet Go, a St. Lucy graduate and 
now herself a teacher of special needs children.



Sister Meg's professional honors and responsibilities include adjunct 
faculty member, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 1993- present; 
recipient of the Elinor Long Pennsylvania Distinguished Educator of the 
Year Award for the Visually Impaired, 1992; recipient of the American 
Cardinals Award, 2003, sponsored by Catholic University; recipient of 
the Pennsylvania Lynch Award, 2003; recipient of the Recognition Award 
given by the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind; and president elect 
of the Penn Del Chapter of the Association for Education and 
Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2007.



The Distinguished Educator Award carries with it a $1,000 prize and an 
expense-paid trip to the 2007 NFB convention in Atlanta.  While in 
Atlanta, Sister Meg will address several hundred parents and educators 
of blind children and have an opportunity to share her experience and 
insights with many people interested in improving the education of blind 
students.



John G. Paré Jr.
Director of Public Relations
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21230
Telephone:  (410) 659-9314, ext. 2371
Cell phone:  (410) 913-3912
Fax:  (410) 685-5653
Email:  jpare at nfb.org
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National Federation of the Blind Names Sister Margaret Fleming 2007 Distinguished Educator of Blind Children
National Federation of the Blind Names Sister Margaret Fleming
2007 Distinguished Educator of Blind Children
 
Baltimore, Maryland (June 20, 2007):
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has named Sister Margaret (Meg) Fleming, principal of St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments in Philadelphia, as its 2007 Distinguished Educator of Blind Children.
 
The award will be announced July 2 at the NFB’s 67
th
annual convention at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
 
Sister Meg has taught for more than thirty-five years, eleven of them as a teacher of the visually impaired, in which she taught academic subjects, Braille, access technology, daily living skills, and cane travel.
 
She now draws on all that experience to direct the Roman Catholic Church’s only school for blind students in Philadelphia, a job she has held since 1995.
 
“Sister Meg’s dedication to blind children, effective teaching strategies, and passionate enthusiasm for learning set her apart, and her conviction that blind children can succeed and be independent if they are taught to use academic tools and blindness skills to compete with their sighted peers makes her an obvious choice to be the NFB’s 2007 Distinguished Educator,” said Harriet Go, a St. Lucy graduate and now herself a teacher of special needs children.
 
Sister Meg’s professional honors and responsibilities include adjunct faculty member, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 1993– present; recipient of the Elinor Long Pennsylvania Distinguished Educator of the Year Award for the Visually Impaired, 1992; recipient of the American Cardinals Award, 2003, sponsored by Catholic University; recipient of the Pennsylvania Lynch Award, 2003; recipient of the Recognition Award given by the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind; and president elect of the Penn Del Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2007.
 
 
 
The Distinguished Educator Award carries with it a $1,000 prize and an expense-paid trip to the 2007 NFB convention in Atlanta.
 
While in Atlanta, Sister Meg will address several hundred parents and educators of blind children and have an opportunity to share her experience and insights with many people interested in improving the education of blind students.
 
John G. Paré Jr.
Director of Public Relations
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21230
Telephone:  (410) 659-9314, ext. 2371
Cell phone:  (410) 913-3912
Fax:  (410) 685-5653
Email:  jpare at nfb.org