DR. JOHN McINTOSH CHAPTER AWARD

Guidelines:
1. The Canadian Council for Exceptional Children Dr. John McIntosh Chapter Award shall be presented to a CEC Chapter in recognition of its outstanding activities during the preceding year, or over a period of years.
2. a) The Award shall be given for achievement related to one or more of the
following:
" Program
" Community Contribution
" Inter-agency Involvement
" Innovative Activities
" Membership Growth and Development
" Organizational Effectiveness
" Direct Service
b) The submission must indicate for which of the above areas the nomination is being made.
3. One or more nominees may be selected to receive the Award.
4. In the absence of nominations that meet the specific criteria the Award may not be presented.
5. The Award shall be a certificate and a cash award of $200, provided jointly by the Board and the Dr. John McIntosh Memorial Fund. In the case of joint recipients, the cash award shall be shared equally.
6. Three copies of the nomination form and all supporting documentation must be received no later than the last day of January.
7. Nominations must be sent to: The Past President
The Canadian Council for Exceptional Children

BIOGRAPHY OF DR. W. JOHN McINTOSH
Dr. John, as he was affectionately known among his CEC friends, had a most enviable pre- and post-retirement record in his work for exceptional children. With a solid rural background behind him, he left Huron County for Toronto where he eventually completed three degrees at the University of Toronto: a B.A. in Philosophy; M.A. in Social Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.

After twenty-three successful years of teaching in vocational schools in the Toronto system, Dr. McIntosh was appointed School Inspector with the North York Board of Education. During a fourteen-year period in this position, he developed a comprehensive service system, which included some of our most modern concepts in Special Education such as normalization, integration, and mainstreaming.

Dr. McIntosh was the author of a number of publications and articles on special education, general editor of Canadian Ginn Basic Readers, 1962, and a contributor for many years to the work of the Canadian Committee of The Council for Exceptional Children (known today as The CCEC). He was a former President of the New Education Fellowship, Toronto; Ontario Federation CEC; Toronto Teachers' Council; Chairman of the International Relations Committee, CEC; and member of Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity. He was a member of the Accreditation Committee, Ontario Department of Health for homes and institutions for emotionally disturbed children, and a member and Past Chairman of the Special Education Committee of the Metropolitan Toronto School Board.

In recognition of his many years of service on behalf of exceptional children, the North York Chapter of the CEC presented Dr. McIntosh with a "Life Membership" in May 1968. He retired the following August, but still energetic and ready to serve, he became the first General Secretary of the Canadian Committee of the CEC. Through his personal dedication and effort he brought the organization from a small group of members scattered across the country to a strong force capable of having a significant effect upon the welfare and education of exceptional children and youth in Canada. Dr. McIntosh retired from his position in July 1974. In October of that year, he was awarded The CEC Outstanding Achievement Award at the National Congress in Ottawa.
Dr. McIntosh died of a heart attack on April 4, 1979. At that time Special Education, the Ontario Federation of The CEC and The Canadian Council for Exceptional Children lost a tireless worker and a great friend.

DR. JOHN McINTOSH CHAPTER AWARD
NOMINATION FORM
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Name of Nominee ________________________________________________
Address of Nominee ________________________________________________
Nominee's Phone Number Home: ( ) ____________ Business: ( ) ____________

Nominee's E-mail Address _______________________

Name of Nominator ________________________________________________
Address of Nominator ________________________________________________
Nominator's Phone Number Home: ( ) ____________ Business: ( ) ____________

Nominator's E-mail Address ______________________
The nomination is made for achievement in the field of:
Program Community Contribution
Inter-agency Involvement Innovative Activities
Organizational Effectiveness Direct Service
Membership Growth and Development
Please provide documentation to support the above.
Has the Chapter received this Award before? Yes No
If yes, in what year? __________
If yes, for which activities?

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