Frank Symons, Ph.D., associate dean for Research and Policy in the College of Education and Human Development and professor of special education in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been named Fellow of AAIDD for his contributions to the field of intellectual disability. Symons is one of only ten individuals who will receive this designation at AAIDD’s Annual Meeting, to be held June 1-4, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Formerly AAMR — American Association on Mental Retardation, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities.