On November 15, 2016 the Winston Knolls School announced Orland Park resident, Barbara T. Doyle to be the 2017 recipient of the Margaret Bancroft Distinguished Leadership Award. Barbara has Bachelor of Science degrees from Illinois State University in Elementary Education and Special Education and a Master of Science degree in Business Management from National Louis University in Human Resource Development.
Mrs. Doyle is a founding Board member of the Illinois Assistive Technology Program, a federally and state funded program that provides information, technical assistance, training, device loans and cash loan programs to the citizens of Illinois.
Additionally, Barbara has been the recipient of many distinguished honors throughout her career:
Exceptional Parent Magazine Symbol of Excellence, 2017
Winner of the Autism Society of America Book of the Year award, 2006 Literary work for†“ Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z”
Los Trastornos del Espectro de Autismo de la A a la Z, the Spanish-language version of “ Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z” Winner of the Autism Society of America’s 2006 Outstanding Literary Work of the Year
Judevine Center for Autism Educated Heart Award, 2003
Sertoma International Service to Mankind Award, 1976
The Margaret Bancroft Distinguished Leadership Award was presented at the Annual Awards Dinner on Monday, January 16, 2017, at 6:00 PM. The event was held at the Metropolis Ballroom in Arlington Heights, Illinois.