Overview
The James R. Squire Award, formally called the NCTE Executive Committee Award was established in 1967. In 1999, the Executive Committee renamed the award to honor former Executive Secretary, James R. Squire for his contributions to NCTE and the profession at large.
This award is given by the Executive Committee in recognition of outstanding service, no only to the stature and development of NCTE and the discipline which it represents, but also to the profession of education as a whole, internationally as well as nationally.
Criteria
The James R. Squire Award is a special award given to an NCTE member who has had a transforming influence and has made a lasting intellectual contribution to the profession.
The NCTE James R. Squire Award does not need to be awarded each year. This award should be bestowed only when the subcommittee decides that nominations warrant presentation of the award.
Selection Committee
The selection committee will consist of the outgoing Past President and a committee of three Past Presidents of the Council appointed by the outgoing Past President.
The James R. Squire award selection committee will select an award recipient by February 1. The Executive Committee will approve the committee’s selection at their February Executive Committee meeting.
Past Recipients
2009: Frank Smith
2008: Donald H. Graves
2007: Kenneth S. Goodman
2006: Janet Emig
2005: Geneva Smitherman
2004: Courtney Cazden
2003: Shirley Brice Heath
2002: Louise Rosenblatt
2001: Peter Elbow
1999: Edmund J. Farrell
1980: Robert F. Hogan
1974: John Gerber
1971: J. N. Hook
1967: James R. Squire