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University of Kansas, Department of Special Education Nominee for Chancellor's Club Teaching Award (2005)
San Diego State University, Visiting Distinguished Lecture Series Lecturer (2004)
University of Northern Iowa Gary M. Clark Secondary Special Education and Transition Scholarship (2003)

Clark, G.M., & Bigge, J.L. (2005) Transition and self-determination. In S.J. Best, K.W. Heller, & J.L. Bigge, Teaching individuals with physical or multiple disabilities (5 th ed.) (pp. 367-398). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Clark, G.M. (2007). Assessment for transitions planning (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Synatschk, K.O., Clark, G.M., Patton, J.R., & Copeland, L.R. (2007). Informal assessment for transition: Employment and career planning. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Sitlington, P.L., & Clark, G.M. (2006). Transition education and services for students with disabilities (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Trainor, A., Patton, J. R., & Clark, G.M. (2005). Case studies in transition planning assessment. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Clark, G.M., & Patton, J. R. (2005). Transition planning inventory: Administration and resource guide (Updated version). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Clark, G. M. & Patton, J. R. (2004). Transition Planning Inventory: Computer Version: Manual. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Fisher, S. K., Clark, G. M., & Patton, J. R. (2004). Understanding occupational vocabulary. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.

Morningstar, M.E., Kim, K. & Clark, G.M. (in press). Evaluating a transition personnel preparation program: Identifying transition competencies of practitioners. Teacher Education and Special Education.
Sitlington, P.L., & Clark, G.M. (2007). The transition assessment process and IDEA 2004. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 32(3), 133-142.
Bae, S.J., & Clark, G.M. (2005). 20 ways to incorporate diversity awareness in the classroom: What teachers can do. Intervention in School and Clinic , 41 (1), 49-51.
Gaumer, A., Morningstar, M., & Clark, G. M. (2004). Status of community-based transition programs: A national database. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 27(2), 7-25.
Bae, S. J., & Clark, G. (2004). Trends and issues in transition assessment in Korea. Journal of Special Education:Theory and Practice (Korean), 5(3), 265-284.

Clark, G.M. (2005). Transition information series: Assessment in the transition planning process. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services.

Noonan, P., Morningstar, M. E., & Clark, G. M. (2005). Assessment and transition: the big picture. [Online]. Lawrence, KS: the University of Kansas, Transition Coalition, Department of Special Education. Available at http://www.transitioncoalition.org/cgiwrap/tcacs/new/resources/presentations/index.php

Transition Coalition, The University of Kansas. http://www.transitioncoalition.org.
The Transition Coalition provides online information, support, and professional development on topics focusing on the transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities.

Morningstar, M.E. & Clark, G. M. (2004-2008). KU-TransCert Program: KU Transition Graduate Certification Program for High Incidence Disabilities Personnel Preparation. USDOE-OSEP. $800,000.
KU-TransCert intends to support on-line training opportunities for the preparation of personnel offering secondary special education and transition services for students with high incidence disabilities. It addresses critical needs by for special education by specifically targeting candidates from diverse backgrounds and high needs areas. Although the program primarily serves the surrounding region, the on-line course offerings provide the potential for national implications.