The Wehman Award of Excellence is named after Dr. Therese Wehman who was the Inaugural Recipient in 2016. Through her work as Director

of Graduate Programs in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education at Elmhurst University, as well as her decades of service on the Illinois Interagency Council of Early Intervention as the Governor’s appointed Personnel Preparation Representative, Dr. Wehman has shaped both the landscape of the profession of Developmental Therapy as well as guided practitioners in the field in countless ways. The Wehman awarded of Excellence is awarded by the Illinois Developmental Therapy Association to a developmental therapist who has consistently exemplified excellence in their work with integrity and embodies our early intervention principles.

Do you know such a developmental therapist? Help us honor and celebrate this individual at our next IDTA Conference by nominating them for the Wehman Award of Excellence.