Background
Reed, Penny Rue was born on May 14, 1945 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Fergus Harold and Elizabeth Lillian (Ambrose) Couse.
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Penny Rue Reed
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Penny Rue Reed, American Special education educator, administrator. Certified principal, elementary teacher, mental retardation, physical handicapped, handicapped learner, Oregon, Wisconsin. Graduate Tchg. fellow Department Special Education, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1974-1975; scholar Delta Kappa Gamma Society Internat, 1981-1982; named Clinician of Year, Oregon Head Injury Foundation, 1993.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, Indiana U., 1967; Master of Science in Special Education, U. Oregon, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education, U. Oregon, 1982.
Career
Teacher elementary mentally retarded, Junipero Serra School, San Francisco, 1967-1970;
teacher trainable mentally retarded, Louise Lombard School, San Francisco, 1968;
teacher preschooling, primary physically handicapped, Easter Seal School, Eugene, Oregon, 1971-1973;
teacher non-categorical classroom, U. Laboratory School, Eugene, summer 1973;
instructor department special education College Education, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1975-1976;
mainstream specialist multiple handicapped program, Douglas Education Svc. District, 1978-1980;
special education coordinator, Douglas Education Svc. District, 1978-1985;
state coordinator services students with orthopedic impairments, Department Education State of Oregon/Douglas Education Svc.
District, 1985-1993;
director, Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative, Amherst, Wisconsin, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member Council Exceptional Children (division physically handicapped, technical and media division, Leadership award 1992), Association Individuals with Severe Handicaps, Association Retarded Citizens, Wisconsin Society Augmentative Communication, Coalition for Assistive Technology in Oregon.
Connections
Married Joseph Gerald Reed, December 17, 1977. Children: Sarah Elizabeth, Andrew Henry.
Awards
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Graduate Tchg. fellow Department Special Education, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1974-1975. Scholar Delta Kappa Gamma Society Internat, 1981-1982. Named Clinician of Year, Oregon Head Injury Foundation, 1993.Graduate Tchg. fellow Department Special Education, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1974-1975. Scholar Delta Kappa Gamma Society Internat, 1981-1982. Named Clinician of Year, Oregon Head Injury Foundation, 1993.