Awards and Honors

Awards

• Recipient, Richard A. Meade Award for Research in Teacher Education, Conference on English Education of NCTE, 2006
• Recipient, Winn Research Award, Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004.
• Recipient, Paul and Kate Farmer Award, National Council of Teachers of English, 2003.
• Recipient, Winn Research Award, Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003.
• Recipient, Illinois Association of Teacher Educators Research Mini-Grant, 2002.
• Recipient, John Heissler Excellence in English Award, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 2000.
• Recipient, Spencer Fund Research Grant, Department of Education, The University of Chicago, 1986.
• Graduate, with Honor, St. Xavier University, Chicago, May 1982.

Professional Organizations and Activities

• Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Member, Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Member, Board of Directors, DuPage Area Occupational Education System, 2005–present
• Member, National Council of Teachers of English
  • Member, Secondary Section Steering Committee, 2000–2004
  • Member, Hopkins Award Committee, English Journal, 2004
  • Member, Paul and Kate Farmer Award Committee, English Journal, 2003
  • Chair, Alan Purves Award Committee for Research in the Teaching of English, 1999–2000
  • Reviewer: English Journal, 1995–2006
  • Reviewer: Research in the Teaching of English, 1996–2000
  • Reviewer: College Composition and Communication, 2005–2006
  • Member, Secondary Section Nominating Committee, 1998
• Member, Illinois Association of Teachers of English
  • District Leader Coordinator: 2000–2005
  • Second Vice President 2001–2002
  • District Leader: 1988–present
  • Member, IATE Research Committee: 1994–1995
  • Chair, IATE Research Committee: 1995–present
• Chair, North Central Association External Team, Argo Community High School, 2005–2006
• Chair, North Central Association External Team, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205, 2002
• Member, North Central Association Visitation Team, Alan B. Shepard High School, 2000–2001
• Member, North Central Association Visitation Team, Maine West High School, 1997–1998
• Member, North Central Association Visitation Team, Proviso East High School, October 1991