Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee

 
The NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing program makes use of an advisory committee and state coordina­tors. Their charges are as follows.

Achievement Awards Advisory Committee:  To advise staff on the nature, policies, and procedures regarding the NCTE Achievement Awards, including the following issues: development of a specific plan for involving more public schools in the awards, especially those with large non-white populations; revision of the structure of the award to mitigate the negative effects of competition on student identity and learning; consideration and development of diversified awards: that recognize development of English Language Learners in writing in their first language as well as English composition; that recognize remarkable improvement or growth in writing; that recognize multi-modal composition (digital or non-digital); and that recognize remarkable risk-taking with the process of writing, instead of the exclusive focus on the final draft; and consideration of revising the Achievement Awards procedure, to eliminate the test-like, single-draft, timed essay as part of the award criteria, since recent developments in high-stakes assessment already privilege those who write quickly.

State Coordinators: To advise the NCTE staff liaison on any changes that should be made in the Achievement Awards program; review judging procedures; recommend judges; recommend ways of publicizing the program; in­vestigate ways of aiding the winners; and give sugges­tions for the impromptu theme topic.

If you would like to be considered for future volunteer service with this group, please send an e-mail to and provide the following information in the body of your e-mail: (1)     Name (2)     Member number.  (If you are not currently a member, please provide your address and phone number.) (3)     Name of the role for which you wish to be considered (4)     Preferred e-mail address (if other than the one used to submit this request.) For more information about volunteering with NCTE, please visit www.ncte.org/about/over/vol.

Current Members

CHAIR, Rebecca Dierking (2008)
(Maryville, MO)

Brett Baxter (2009)
(LaGrande High School, OR)

Laural Bloom (2009)
(Rio Hondo High School, TX)

Linda Irby (2009)
(Mississippi State University)

Barbara F. Rahal (2008)
(Edinboro University of Pennsylvania)

Susan Reese (2008)
(Ocean Township High School, Oakhurst, NJ)

Executive Committee Liaison, Kathleen Blake Yancey
(Florida State University, Tallahassee)

NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters 

2007

CHAIR, Rebecca Dierking (2008)
(Maryville, MO)

Brett Baxter (2009)
(LaGrande High School, OR)

Laural Bloom (2009)
(Rio Hondo High School, TX)

Peggy Corbett (2007)
(Cherokee County School District, Canton, GA)

Linda Irby (2009)
(Mississippi State University)

Barbara F. Rahal (2008)
(Edinboro University of Pennsylvania)

Susan Reese (2008)
(Ocean Township High School, Oakhurst, NJ)

Executive Committee Liaison, Kyoko Sato
(California State University, Northridge)

NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters

2006

CHAIR, Rebecca Dierking (2008)
(Maryville, MO)

Peggy Corbett (2009)
(Cherokee County School District, Canton, GA)

Linda Irby (2009)
(Mississippi State University)

Barbara F. Rahal (2008)
(Edinboro University of Pennsylvania)

Susan Reese (2008)
(Ocean Township High School, Oakhurst, NJ)

Executive Committee Liaison, Randy Bomer
(University of Texas at Austin)

NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters 

2005

CHAIR, Elinor Michel (2005)
(University  of Idaho) 

Rebecca Dierking (2006)
(Maryville, MO)

Sharon M. Floyd (2005)
(Saginaw High School, MI)

Consentine Morgan (2005)
(Ballou High School, Washington, DC)

Nancy Zuercher (2005)
(University of South Dakota, Vermillion)

Executive Committee Liaison, Patricia Lambert Stock
(Michigan State University, East Lansing)

NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters 

2004

CHAIR, Elinor Michel (2005)
(University  of Idaho) 

Rebecca Dierking (2006)
(Maryville, MO)

Sharon M. Floyd (2005)
(Saginaw High School, MI)

Consentine Morgan (2005)
(Ballou High School, Washington, DC)

Nancy Zuercher (2005)
University of South Dakota, Vermillion)

NCTE Staff Liaison, Millie Davis 

2003

CHAIR, Elinor Michel (2005)
(University  of Idaho) 

Sharon M. Floyd (2005)
(Saginaw High School, MI)

Consentine Morgan (2005)
(Ballou High School, Washington, DC)

Nancy Zuercher (2005)
(University of  South Dakota, Vermillion)

NCTE Staff Liaison, Millie Davis  

2002

CHAIR, Joanne M Walen
(Mesa, AZ)

Gwendolyn M Alexander
(Langdon Administrative Unit, Washington, DC)

Gerrit W Bleeker
(Emporia State University, KS)

Margaret Garrison
(Peninsula High School, Gig Harbor, WA)

Bernice H Servilican
(McQueen High School, Reno, NV)

Executive Committee Liaison, Sharon Floyd
(Saginaw High School, MI)

NCTE Staff Liaison, Sandra E Gibbs 

2001

CHAIR, Joanne M Walen
(Mesa, AZ)

Gwendolyn M Alexander
(Langdon Administrative Unit, Washington, DC)

Gerrit W Bleeker
(Emporia State University, KS)

Margaret Garrison
(Peninsula High School, Gig Harbor, WA)

Bernice H Servilican
(McQueen High School, Reno, NV)

Executive Committee Liaison, Sharon Floyd
(Saginaw High School, MI)

NCTE Staff Liaison, Sandra E Gibbs