Richard Ohmann Award
for an Outstanding Article in College English
Criteria for the Richard Ohmann Award
Nature of the Work to be Considered: The award will recognize the outstanding refereed article in the past volume year of College English that makes the most significant contribution to scholarship, research, theory, or pedagogy in English Studies.
Dates of Articles to be Considered: articles to be considered will be chosen from the College English volume year, September through July in the year prior to selection. The first award was given for the 2000-2001 issues of the journal.
Presentation: The award winner will be announced at the College Celebration at the NCTE Annual Convention.
Previous Winners of the Richard Ohmann Award:
2007: LuMing Mao named winner of the 2007 Richard Ohmann Award for his article, “Studying the Chinese Rhetorical Tradition in the Present: Re-presenting the Native’s Point of View” which appeard in the January 2007 issue of College English
2006: Paul Kei Matsuda named winner of the 2006 Richard Ohmann Award for his article, "The Myth of Linguistic Homogeneity in U.S. College Composition" which appeared in the July 2006 issue of College English.
2005: Eli Goldblatt named winner of the 2005 Richard Ohmann Award for his article "Alinsky's Reveille: A Community-Organizing Model for Neighborhood-Based Literacy Projects" which appeared in the January 2005 issue of College English.
2004: Susan Romano named winner of the 2004 Richard Ohmann Award for her Article "Tlaltelolco: The Grammatical Colonial Indios of Colonial Mexico," which appeared in the January 2004 issue of College English.
2003: J. Blake Scott named winner of the 2003 Richard Ohmann Award for her Article "Extending Rhetorical-Cultural Analysis: Transformations of Home HIV Testing" appearing in the March, 2003 issue of College English.
2002: Candace Spigelman named winner of the 2002 Richard Ohmann Award for her Article "Argument and Evidence in the Case of the Personal" appearing in the Sept. 2001 issue of College English.
2001: John Alberti, "Returning to Class: Opportunities for Multicultural Reform at
Majority Second Tier Schools" appearing in the May 2001 issue of College English.
David H. Russell Award for
Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English
Criteria for the David H. Russell Award
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Any work or works of scholarship or research in language, literature, rhetoric, or pedagogy and learning published during the past five years (i.e., between January 2004 and December 2008) are eligible. Works nominated for the David H. Russell Award should be exemplary instances of the genre, address broad research questions, contain material that is accessibly reported, and reflect a project that stands the test of time. Normally, anthologies are not considered. Reports of doctoral studies, while not precluded from consideration for the Russell Award, are typically considered as part of NCTE's separate "Promising Researcher" program. Works nominated for the award must be available in the English language. For more information