Johannah Siers
The CEC 2022 Littlejohn Scholarship Award goes to Johannah Siers. Johannah Siers is from Elgin, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She is a senior at Grace College and will graduate with a degree in elementary education and special education. She also completed her intense intervention certification this past fall.
She has had the privilege of being a member of Grace’s chapter of CEC her 3 years at Grace college, and president from 2020-2021. When she graduates, she looks forward to investing in the lives of her students and challenging them to be the best they can be.
Johannah’s advisor really helps us understand how she exemplifies the dedication to the principles and high professional standards of Dr. William Littlejohn. “Johannah Sier's compassion and commitment to students with disabilities was evident from the first day I met her; first as an advisee, then as a student, and finally as the president of the Grace College CEC chapter. In the classroom, Johannah demonstrates academic excellence and continuously strives to learn and seek out opportunities that enlarge her knowledge about the field of special education. In fact, Johannah just completed an initial licensure preparation program in intense intervention that culminated in a successful clinical practice in a self-contained educational setting. This is in addition to her elementary and mild intervention licensure programs of which she is currently student teaching in. Johannah has demonstrated her commitment to the profession through her leadership in the CEC Grace College Student Chapter. As an undergraduate student, she participated as a member of the chapter then during her junior year served as the President of the executive board. During her leadership, Johannah led the chapter into a virtual world of service and community. In the midst of a pandemic, Johannah continued to seek ways for the chapter to creatively serve those in our community with disabilities. She provided virtual opportunities for the CEC members to collaborate and grow professionally. She did a remarkable job in this leadership capacity and comes highly recommended from the School of Education Faculty as well as the Grace College Administration as an exemplary prospective special education teacher.”
Therefore due to these accolades, it is our pleasure to present Johannah Siers with the 2022 Littlejohn Scholarship Award.