Dr. Philip A. DiMattia (Dr. D.) has just retired as Director of the Campus School and as a faculty member in the Lynch School of Education. A Triple Eagle (recipient of a B.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D. from Boston College) and co-founder of the Campus School, Dr. D. has helped spearhead the EagleEyes Project since its founding over a dozen years ago. He brought to the project an indefatigable sense of humanity, exemplifying the personhood of the children with severe physical disabilities with whom we work. Every child is a potential learner. Every child has a mind that can flourish if only we can provide it with the tools and the means to learn and to express itself. There are many children and many families whose lives are vastly improved for Dr. D.’s efforts. And so are we all.
— James Gips
