Landmark College President Honored for Distinguished Leadership
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by Solvegi Shmulsky
NEW YORK, Ny.--On March 28, Dr. Peter Eden, president of Landmark College in Putney, Vermont, received an award from Education Update at its fourth annual conference in New York City. For 19 years, Education Update has produced and published news articles about advances in education for students who learn differently. The newspaper has 100,000 readers and four million web viewers. The event was held at the Weill Cornell Medical College.
Education Update Publisher Dr. Pola Rosen is also a former Trustee of Landmark College. Rosen explained that the awards honored “a compelling array of great minds who have expanded our knowledge, research, and programs for individuals who learn differently.”
“Dr. Peter Eden has been extraordinary in providing educational and emotional support for students who learn differently,” said Rosen. “In a short time, he has built Landmark from a two-year college into a four-year institution where students are inspired to achieve new goals and focus on the essentials.”
“I am very happy that Dr. Rosen included me in this important event,” said Eden. “This demonstrates growing awareness that innovative educational models are needed—not just for school-age students, but also at the post-secondary level. So I am very happy that Landmark College and my office received such recognition.”
The day-long event on March 28 included two keynote speakers, Dr. Harold Koplewicz, president of the Child Mind Institute, and Dr. Catherine Lord, founding director of the Center for Autism at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Award recipients spoke at the event, and the stories of “four women who have triumphed over enormous odds” were also featured.
Eden commented on the value of recognizing colleges and schools that serve neurodiverse learners. He said, “My hope is to demystify learning difficulties and inventive educational approaches that truly work. And by raising the profile of LD education, all learners win.”
2015 “Distinguished Leader” Recipients
Dr. John Russell, Head of Windward School, N.Y.
President George Hagerty, Beacon College, Fla.
President Peter Eden, Landmark College, Vt.
Brooke Neidich, Founder and Chair of Board, Child Mind Institute, N.Y.