ELATE James Moffett Memorial Award Winners
2025 Kristine Du Adams, Lugoff-Elgin Middle School, SC
2024 Emily Garcia Tornquist, South High Community School, Worcester, MA
2023 Shannon Potts, Special Music School and Teachers College, Columbia University, and Jonathan Marine, George Mason University
2022 Whitney Sorensen, Republic of the Marshall Islands
2021 Sihyeon “Shelley” Yu, Falls Church High School, VA
2020 Jonathan Marine, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, and Deborah Van Trees, Westfield High School, Chantilly, VA
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2019 Lindsay Cherry, Harbor Lights, West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI
2018 Mary Vlasis Osborn, Campus Elementary School, University of Memphis, TN
Scott Storm, Harvest Collegiate High School, New York, NY
2017 Jonna Kuskey, “Writing for a Real-World Reason”
2016听Stephen Sorensen, 鈥淲riting with Video: Using Digital Composition to Explore Poetry鈥
2015听Danielle Zarnick
2014听No award given
2013听No award given
2012听Dana Maloney
2011听Marianne Forman and Melissa Yip
2010听Gretchen S. Bernabei,聽Jeanetta Miller
2009听Wren Hayes and Elizabeth Whittington
2007听Denise Maltese
2006听James Cercone, Joseph M. Shosh and Jennifer Wescoe
2004听Heather S. Lewis
2003听Michele Tinker
2002听Kim Douillard,聽Jan Hamilton, Danan McNamara
2001听John Creger
2000听Judith Ruhana,聽Diane Babcock, Carla Jankowski
Kristine Du Adams is a 7th grade English Language Arts teacher at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School who proudly represents her roots as an international teacher from the Philippines. Despite English being her second language, she has made remarkable strides in her career, earning respect for her eloquence, leadership, and commitment to student growth. Kristine鈥檚 journey is a testament to resilience and passion, proving that dedication and heart can transcend borders and make a lasting impact in education.