Jim Kessler, director of UNC’s department of disability services, has received the North Carolina Association on Higher Education and Disability’s Pat Bailey award.
The award was established in 2007 and honors individuals who have worked to advance the rights of students with disabilities.
Kessler has been a member of the department since 1982 after receiving his bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Louisville and a master’s degree in rehabilitation from Western Michigan University.
