NCTE Richard W. Halle Award
for Outstanding Middle Level Educator
 OverviewThe Richard W. Halle Award honors a junior high/middle level educator who has worked to promote understanding of the developmental needs and characteristics of young adolescents, especially in the English language arts. Established in 1996 by the Junior High/Middle School Assembly, the Richard W. Halle Award became a Middle Level Section Award in February 2002.
Award
At the Middle Level Get-Together during the NCTE Annual Convention the Halle Award Committee Chair presents the award recipient with a plaque and $100 honorarium toward expenses for the NCTE Annual Convention.
Eligibility
A “middle level educator” is defined as anyone who has worked to improve schools and schooling for the middle level—teacher, principal, college person, curriculum specialist, or supervisors—not necessarily a classroom teacher.
Criteria
Nominees must meet the following criteria:
Nomination Process
The Halle Award Committee determines the award recipient from Nomination Packets submitted during the year. The Executive Committee approves the recipient at its meeting in September. Middle Level Section Steering Committee members are not eligible for this award during their tenure.
Nomination Packet Contents
All nomination packets must contain 2 copies of the following items:
- Nomination Cover Form
 (PDF)
- Nomination Letter—a one to two page letter that explains why you believe your nominee fits the criteria. It is important that you address each criteria area and provide specific details of accomplishment and/or service that will help the award committee in their final selection.
- Professional Resume/Vitae
Nomination Packet Deadline
Completed Nomination Packets must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2009 and 2 copies sent to:
NCTE Richard W. Halle Award Committee
National Council of Teachers of English
1111 W. Kenyon Road
Urbana, IL 61801-1096
Nomination Guidelines (PDF) — Nomination Cover Form (PDF)
Past Winners
2008 – Howard Miller, Mercy College, Bronx, NY
2007 – Akiko Morimoto, Washington Middle School, Vista, CA
2006 – Karen Morgan Delbridge, Johnson Jr. High School, Cheyenne, WY
2005 – None
2004 – Kim Ford, Cypress Middle School, Memphis, TN
2003 – Sandra Hayes, Becker Middle School, Becker, MN
2002 – Karen Smith, Arizona State University, Tempe
2001 – Kylene Beers, University of Houston, TX
2000 – Martha Magner, MacArthur Barr Middle School, Nanuet, NY
1999 – Linda Rief, Oyster River Middle School, Durham, NH
1998 – Katherine Ramsey, Arnold Jr. High, Houston, TX
1997 – Lanny van Allen, Texas Education Agency, Austin, TX
1996 – Richard W. Halle, Marshfield, Jr. High, Marshfield, WI
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