This award is for current Arizona CASE members who are administrators or supervisors of special education and who have made a significant contribution to Arizona CASE and/or to the field of special education. Click on the hyperlink for this award for additional information and criteria.
The award honors Ms. Laura Ganoung who started the first special education program in the state of Arizona in 1951.  Her many accomplishments include: starting the first homebound program, the first program for students with emotional disabilities, the first training program for special education teachers at the University of Arizona and the Howenstine School for students with developmental disabilities to help them acquire job skills so that they could become employed upon graduation. Ms. Ganoung was an innovator who was well ahead of her time and who made significant contributions to the field.
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