November 2007
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Teachers, Authors, and Researchers Receive Awards
from the National Council of Teachers of English

During the 97th Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), November 15–20, 2007, in New York City, awards will be presented to authors, researchers, and teachers of English at all levels of education. The list below gives the name of the award, information on the winner, and details on when the announcement will be made.

Thursday, November 15

Outstanding Educator in the Language Arts:  Rudine Sims Bishop, Ohio State University, Columbus (Elementary Section Get-Together, 5 p.m.)

Donald H. Graves Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing:  Ann Marie Corgill, Riverchase Elementary School, Hoover, Alabama (Elementary Section Get-Together, 5 p.m.)

Richard W. Halle Award for Outstanding Middle Level Educator:  Akiko Morimoto, Washington Middle School, Vista, California (Middle Level Section Get-Together, 5 p.m.)

National NCTE/SLATE Intellectual Freedom Award:  Kimberly Horne, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, Texas (Opening Banquet, 7:30 p.m.)

Friday, November 16

Richard A. Meade Award for Research in English Education:  sj Miller and Linda Norris, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, "Teacher as Embodied ‘Loaded Matrix’: Negotiating Space and Time Between University and Secondary English Classrooms" (Conference on English Education Awards Session, 11 a.m.)

James N. Britton Award for Inquiry Within the English Language Arts:  Maya Wilson, Ludington High School, Michigan, "The Cost of Caring: Why I'm Unfit for Driving Surveys and Rubrics" (Conference on English Education Awards Session, 11 a.m.)

Janet Emig Award for Exemplary Scholarship:  to be announced (Conference on English Education Awards Session, 11 a.m.)

Robert Shafer Memorial Award:  Michael Hogan, American School Foundation of Guadalajara (Standing Committee on International Concerns Meeting, 11 a.m.)

Edwin A. Hoey Award for an Outstanding Middle School Educator in the English Language Arts:  Lori Atkins Goodson, Wamego Middle School, Kansas (Middle Level Luncheon, 12:30 p.m.)

Distinguished Service Award:  Carol D. Lee, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, and Sheridan Blau, University of California, Santa Barbara (Annual Business/Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30 p.m.)

James R. Squire Award:  Kenneth S. Goodman, University of Arizona, Tucson (Annual Business/Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30 p.m.)

Richard Ohmann Award for an article in College English:  LuMing R. Mao, “Studying the Chinese Rhetorical Tradition in the Present: Re-presenting the Native’s Point of View” (Jan. 2007) (College Celebration, 7:00 p.m.)

Saturday, November 18

ALAN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Adolescent Literature:  Teri Lesesne (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE Breakfast, 7 a.m.)

Ted Hipple Award for Service to ALAN:  Patricia Proudfoot Kelly (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE Breakfast, 7 a.m.)

Affiliate Awards (presentations made during the Affiliate Breakfast, 7 a.m.)

• Affiliate Excellence Awards:  Colorado Language Arts Society, Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Nebraska English Language Arts Council, Oregon Council of Teachers of English, Virginia Association of Teachers of English
  
  
• Affiliate Journal Award:  English in Texas, edited by Carol Wickstrom, published by the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
  
  
• Affiliate Intellectual Freedom Awards:  the California Association of Teachers of English and NCTE recognize Dave Eggers; the Illinois Association of Teachers of English and NCTE recognize Susan Carley; the Indiana Council of Teachers of English and NCTE recognize the Human Rights Steering Committee at Indiana State University; the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and NCTE recognize Kelli Dean; the Nebraska English Language Arts Council and NCTE recognize Michael Baker; the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and NCTE recognize Tammy Metcalf; the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and NCTE recognize Kimberly Horne
  
  
• Affiliate Multicultural Program Awards:  Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
  
  
• Affiliate Newsletter Award:  Visions & Revisions, edited by Kathy Dooley-Smith of Brentwood, Tennessee, and published by the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English
  
  
• Affiliate Website Award:  Virginia Association of Teachers of English website (http://www.vate.org), edited by Linda MacCleave of Midlothian, Virginia
  
  
• NCTE Fund Teachers for the Dream Affiliate Awards:  Michigan Council of Teachers of English, Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Greater St. Louis English Teachers Association
  
  
• Affiliate Leadership Development Awards:  Christopher Agan (Georgia CTE), Bryan Anderson (Kansas ATE), Jodi Anderson (Minnesota CTE), Jessica Boggs (Ohio CTE), Nicole Bushley (Connecticut CTE), Kim Chronister (Southeast Missouri ETA), Brian J. Duermeyer (Western Pennsylvania CTE), Kristina Guy (Arizona ETA), Heather Hansen (Utah CTELA), Christine Harasymec (Manitoba ATE), Marisa A. Hernandez (New Mexico CTE), Mariko Jackson (Hawaii CTE), Jennifer Klare (Kentucky CTELA), Sarah Krajewski (New York SEC), Jean N. Laney (New England ATE), Mary Rebecca Leonard (Pennsylvania CTELA), Kelly Metzler (Florida CTE), Kara Nuegebauer (South Dakota CTE), Emily Neve (Nebraska ELAC), Stephanie Pawlowicz (Pinellas CTE), Elizabeth Ramsey Wise (Mississippi CTE), Spencer M. Reese (Tennessee CTE), Janna E. Reid (Oregon CTE), Casandra Robbins (Indiana CTE), Bonita Robinson (North Carolina ETA), Shelly Smith (Colorado LAS), Daniel Sovers (Iowa CTE), Rebecca Stortz (San Antonio CTE), Virginia Taylor (South Carolina CTE) Nakisha Usher-Brooks (Illinois ATE), Amy Veatch (Michigan CTE), Heather Woods (North Dakota CTE).

• Affiliate Membership Recruitment Awards:  Arizona English Teachers’ Association, Association of College English Teachers of Alabama, British Columbia Council of Teachers of English, Florida Council of Teachers of English, Kansas Association of Teachers of English, New Hampshire Council of Teachers of English, New York State English Council, Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English, Pinellas Council of Teachers of English (FL), San Antonio Area Council of Teachers of English, Washington State Council of Teachers of English, Western Reserve of Ohio Teachers of English, West Houston Area Council of Teachers of English, Wyoming Association of Teachers of English

Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children:  Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea, Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop (photographer) (Books for Children Luncheon, 12:30 p.m.)

Paul and Kate Farmer Writing Awards for articles in English Journal written by classroom teachers:  Raquel Cook for “Beyond Tolerance: Teaching English in a Post-9/11 Classroom" (Nov. 2006) and Kiran Subhani Qureshi for “Beyond Mirrored Worlds: Teaching World Literature to Challenge Students' Perception of 'Other'" (Nov. 2006) (Secondary Section Luncheon, 12:30 p.m.)

National Teachers of Excellence, given by the NCTE Secondary Section:  Carolyn B. Jennings, J.A. Fair High School, Little Rock, Arkansas (Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts); Pirette McKamey, Mission High School, San Francisco, California (California Association of Teachers of English); Carrie Danielson, Olympian High School, Chula Vista, California (Greater San Diego Council of Teachers of English); Diana Benkert, Berthoud High School, Berthoud, Colorado (Colorado Language Arts Society); Megan Pankiewicz, Winter Springs High School, Winter Springs, Florida (Florida Council of Teachers of English); Sally Loughran, Westside High School, Macon, Georgia (Georgia Council of Teachers of English); Herbert Ramlose, Zion-Benton High School, Zion, Illinois (Illinois Association of Teachers of English); Thomas Lough, Columbia City High School, Columbia City, Indiana (Indiana Council of Teachers of English); Devra Parker, Burlington High School, Burlington, Kansas (Kansas Association of Teachers of English); Carrie Lichtenberg, Highlands High School, Fort Thomas, Kentucky (Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts); Mary Cecilia Cox, Renaissance High School, Detroit, Michigan (Michigan Council of Teachers of English); Scott Hall, Irondale High School, New Brighton, Minnesota (Minnesota Council of Teachers of English); Landon Pollard, Lanier High School, Jackson, Mississippi (Mississippi Council of Teachers of English); April Warren-Grice, Ritenour High School, St. Louis, Missouri (Greater St. Louis English Teachers Association); Cathie English, Aurora High School, Aurora, Nebraska (Nebraska English Language Arts Council); Amy Powell, First Flight High School, Kill Devil, North Carolina (North Carolina English Teachers Association); Karla Bisig, Wilmington High School, Wilmington, Ohio (Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts); Tim Gillespie, Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, Oregon (Oregon Council of Teachers of English); Martina K. Fegan, Greencastle-Antrim High School, Greencastle, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts); Carol S. Jackson, Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, South Carolina (South Carolina Council of Teachers of English); Sue Gilmore, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School, Nashville, Tennessee (Tennessee Council of Teachers of English); Barbara Springer, South Jordan Middle School, South Jordan, Utah (Utah Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts); Natasha Heny, Albemarle High School, Charlottesville, Virginia (Virginia Association of Teachers of English); Doris J. Sexton, West Bend High School, West Bend, Wisconsin (Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English Language Arts) (Secondary Section Luncheon, 12:30 p.m.)

Media Literacy Award: Abigail Kennedy, Pasco High School, Dade City, Florida (Assembly on Media Arts Sharing Session, 5:45 p.m.)

Sunday, November 18

President's Teacher Education Scholarship for People of Color:  Oscar Hernandez, Kings Canyon Unified School District, Reedley, California (General Session, 10:00 a.m.)

David H. Russell Award:  Toward a Civil Discourse: Rhetoric and Fundamentalism, Sharon Crowley, Arizona State University, Tempe (General Session, 10 a.m.)

George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language:  Ted Gup, author of Nation of Secrets: The Threat to Democracy and the American Way of Life (General Session, 10 a.m.)

Doublespeak Award:  Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (General Session, 10 a.m.)

English Leadership Quarterly Best Article Award:  to be announced, (Conference on English Leadership Luncheon, 12:15 p.m.)

CEL Exemplary Leadership Award:  Jim Mahoney, DeVry University, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (Conference on English Leadership Luncheon, 12:15 p.m.)

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