2025 Winston Knolls Foundation Awards Gala
Welcome to The Winston Knolls Foundation for Thriving with Autism Awards Gala! Join us for an inspiring evening as we celebrate educators and service providers who make a lasting impact on the autism community. This special night is dedicated to raising funds for sensory integration tools that include swings, weighted blankets, noise-reducing headphones, and assistive technology at our therapeutic day school, providing students with autism the tools they need to regulate, focus, and thrive. For more details and to purchase tickets, please read more on our Eventbrite page. Please join us as we celebrate excellence in education and fundraise for our students.
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2024 Award Winners
Dr. Tamar Heller
2024 Recipient of the Margaret Bancroft Distinguished Leadership Award
University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC)
Distinguished Professor, Disability and Human Development
Director, Institute on Disability and Human Development
Director, DHD Family Clinic
Nicole McCormick
2024 Recipient of the Bancroft Award for Teaching Excellence
Special Education Teacher / Evaluator/ Coordinator
Forest View Educational Center, Township High School District 214
Nicole Pieranunzi-Baluan
2024 Recipient of The Winston Knolls Foundation Distinguished Special Education Administrator Award
Assistant Director of Special Education
East Aurora School District 131
