In Memoriam: Dr. Pascal Louis 'Pat' Trohanis
Pascal "Pat" Trohanis was the director of NECTAC, and its predecessor national TA projects funded by OSEP, for 35 years. He died June
23, 2007. NECTAC staff and professional colleagues continue to remember and pay tribute to Pat in a number of ways.
June 8, 2009
NECTAC awarded the first annual OPA! Awards for excellence in technical assistance. "OPA!" is a Greek expression of great joy. We can
still hear Pat exclaiming OPA! 
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and leading Greek dancing. Recipients were nominated by their peers
in two categories: contributions to the field and contributions to the organization. Donna Trohanis served and one of the judges and she
shared some of Pat's special treasures as awards. View the award certificate design
with its Greek dancers.
May 2009
Symposium papers were published in Topics in Early Childhood Special
Education, May 2009, Volume 29, Issue 1.
July 23, 2008
A mini-symposium was held at the OSEP Project Directors' Conference on the afternoon of July 23, 2008, at the Marriott Wardman
Park in Washington, DC, to honor Pat's career in technical assistance to improve the lives and opportunities of very young children with
special needs and their families.
March 2008
The Journal of Early Intervention, March 2008, Volume 30, Number 2,
included Pat's paper, Progress in Providing Services to Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families: An Overview to and Update
on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Colleagues and friends Talbot Black, Jim Hamilton, and
Dick Zeller penned personal tributes to Pat for this issue.
August 3, 2007
Pat was remembered by the FPG/NECTAC family with a casual, affectionate tribute in Chapel Hill, NC.
View pictures from Remembering Pat Trohanis.
Memorial Slide Show by Alex Lazara.
NECTAC staff thank you for sharing your kind thoughts and treasured memories.
Sincerely,
Joan Danaher, Shelley deFosset, Joicey Hurth, Lynne Kahn and all the NECTAC Staff