Edward Haddon, CO, an instructor at Century College, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, will receive the Outstanding Educator award at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists’ (the Academy) Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium March 16-19, 2011, in Orlando, Florida.
Haddon, the first graduate of the now-closed University of Minnesota orthotics and prosthetics program, is also a graduate of Northwestern University’s O&P program in Chicago, Illinois. Later, Haddon was one of the first hires when the former 916 Vocational Technical Institute (a forerunner of Century College) started the first technician program in 1975.
In the early days of the program, Haddon and his peers were busy writing curriculum, purchasing equipment, and organizing their laboratory. He has worked at the college for 35 years.
“Student interest in the program was there from the beginning,” Haddon said. “Our O&P graduates have built the industry in Minnesota. We can all be very proud of that.”
“I have been really, really fortunate,” he continued. “I am associated with a profession that transforms people’s lives….”
