Dr. Robert Hall, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director of Special Education, has been elected Secretary/Treasurer of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc.
The Association is composed of people within state education agencies having statewide responsibilities for the education of exceptional children, both handicapped and gifted. The BIA's federal school system is considered for administrative purposes, comparable to a state system.
James Galloway, Executive Director of the association said in a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that Hall's election, "reflects a recognition among the Directors of Special Education in all states and territories of the leadership role played by Dr. Hall in administering the educational programs for handicapped Native American children.
Hall has been in his present post since 1967. He was formerly with the Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped in the United States Office of Education (HEW). He is a graduate of Pepperdine University; he earned his masters at San Francisco State and his doctorate at George Washington University.
Hall's office is part of the BIA's Indian Education Resource Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
