About Kathy Nimmer
2015 Indiana Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist
Kathy earned her BA in English Education from Trinity Christian College in 1991 and her MA from Purdue University in 1992. She taught English at Harrison High School in West Lafayette for 29 years and is currently the director of SEEDS, a mentorship program for new educators which recently received the 2024 Excellence in Leading and Learning Award from the state of Indiana.
Awards
Among many honors, she has received the Dollywood Foundation's Chasing Rainbows award, the NFB's Blind Educator of the Year Award, and the Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest civilian honor in Indiana.
Motivational Speaker & Writer
Kathy delivered a TED Talk in 2014. She has also authored two books: Two Plus Four Equals One: Celebrating the Partnership of People with Disabilities and Their Assistance Dogs, and Minutes in the Dark, Eternity in the Light.