2024 PPA Nominations Open

Deadline Extended to May 16, 2024

Nominations are now open for the prestigious Phil Pickens Award. This award is a fantastic opportunity to recognize the outstanding contributions of your fellow parent mentors and special education directors, who go above and beyond to support our community.

Walton County Parent Mentor Bonnie Morris is chairing this year’s award committee, she said, “I encourage each and every one of you to take a moment to reflect on the incredible individuals you work with every day and consider nominating them for this esteemed award. We would love to have someone nominated from each region in the state. Your nomination could make a huge difference in someone’s life and show them how much their hard work and dedication are truly appreciated. Let’s come together as a team to celebrate and honor those who make a positive impact in our community. Together, we can make this year’s Phil Pickens Awards presentation a memorable and inspiring moment at our Kick Off meeting. It only takes a minute to nominate someone and they will remember it for the rest of their lives. Think about that for a minute. The rest of their life, and you could be the one who made that possible. We all need encouragement to keep going. This is a great way to accomplish that for someone!”

The Phil Pickens Leadership Award is a statewide honor, to recognize outstanding leadership in collaborative work to improve outcomes for students with disabilities; outstanding contributions to the Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership program; and consistent, outstanding leadership accomplishments in special education.  The award is named after the founder of the Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership, Phil Pickens.