The award from the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired honors dedication to serving people with visual impairments.
Janice Magness and Jennifer Hamrick will lead the center while the college conducts a national search to replace Wes Dotson, who served as director since 2017.
The new professional development experiences cover applied behavior analysis and are funded by a $460,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.