Dr. Evalynne "Evie" Lindberg is a Senior Professor of Special Education with over 45 years of teaching experience. She has taught everything from elementary to high school and subjects such as biology, algebra, geometry, and English as content classes for students with specific learning disabilities. For the past three decades, Dr. Lindberg taught in the College of Education, specializing in preparing teacher candidates to work with students with special needs. In 2024, she took on a new role and now works with students to provide special education testing services alongside the PAVE program.
As a pioneer in her field, she was the keynote speaker in 1974 at the Oklahoma Learning Disabilities Association, which honored the Oklahoma legislators just before the passing of the cornerstone law: Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). She is currently President of the Oklahoma Learning Disability Association (LDA) and has been a member since 1974. Dr. Lindberg has published articles in the Oklahoma Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the World Journal of Educational Research. Currently. Dr. Lindberg is working with Westbow Publishing on her autobiography, From Disability to Blessing, to be released soon.
Dr. Lindberg is revered for her extensive work in special education. In 2009, the Alumni Association recognized her for Faculty Excellence in Leadership, and in 2010, the College of Education gave her the Faculty Service Award. She was the recipient of the Sutton Who’s Who in Academia in 2011, and on two occasions in 2015 and 2017, she received the College of Education Scholar Award for her publications. She qualified for inclusion in the Worldwide Publisher’s Top Female Executive for dedication and excellence in Special Education and the Lifetime Achievement award in Worldwide Who’s Who for career longevity in 2017. Since 2021-2023, she has been included in the Top 100 Registry, for which she is one of two recipients who earned this award in Oklahoma. She earned this recognition for her contribution to the area of Special Education.
Dr. Lindberg obtained her bachelor's degree in Special Education from Oral Roberts University. She earned her master of arts degree from the University of Tulsa for Specific Learning Disabilities. Her doctorate in Educational Leadership is from Oral Roberts University as well.