We had our second year of Heumann-Armstrong Awards this year and we’d like to thank everyone who took the time to share their stories with us. Even though we weren’t able to award everyone, we are excited to see the work you will all do in the future of education. The Coelho Center and Equal Opportunties for Students would like to thank Esquire Bank and the American Association of People with Disabilities, for their financial support for this cycle of Heumann-Armstrong Awards. We are now proud to announce our six winners of the 2022 Heumann-Armstrong award, each of which will receive $1000 as well as have a video interview published, and illustrated by Access Gallery. Find out more about any of our winners by clicking on their picture, which will take you to their page. Click here to see a playlist of all our winner’s videos!
Dylan McGlone, SUNY New Paltz
Dylan is white person with short blonde hair, smiling in a turquoise room. They are wearing a jean jacket over a black tank top with a bleach design and a back brace.
Ava Wright, Chula Vista Middle School
Ava, a Black and white seventh grader, wearing a hoodie with mountains in the background.
Sarit Cahana, City University of New York
A young white and Jewish woman smiling at a beach. She has long brown hair that is dyed green in the front. Her hair blows to the left from the wind at the beach. One of her hearing aids is slightly visible as her hair blows away from it. She wears a multi-colored jacket over a green sweater.
Alexandra “Zandy” Wong, Johns Hopkins University
Zandy (an Asian-American woman with short black hair) wearing a purple rain jacket and smiling.
Lauren Proby, Spelman College
Lauren, an African-American woman with pressed and curled black hair, wears a pink blazer with a white top and a heart necklace. She is smiling at the camera and standing outside in front of greenery.
Sueli Gwiazdowski, Whitman College
Headshot of Sueli Gwiazdowski, a white Latina with green eyes and long wavy brown hair. She is wearing a black floral print dress, a gold herringbone necklace, and gold wire-framed circular glasses.
