National Council of Teachers of English聽Announces 2024 Leadership Award Recipients
Literacy educators and experts recognized for commitment to work that advances literacy, the field of education, and NCTE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2024
Contact: Lisa Avetisian | 502.718.2725
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Champaign, Illinois鈥擜 renowned teacher and professional author; a teacher who chronicles the historic and modern-day approaches to educating immigrant students; a professor surveying teachers on the effects of book bans on text selection; and a scholar who explores racial literacies, culture, and identity through the perspective of the Hip Hop DJ are among the 2024 recipients of the National Council of Teachers of English鈥�(NCTE) Leadership Awards.
鈥淓ach year we review the vast contributions of so many scholars and educators to identify the works that exemplify the excellence and innovation we need to continue to advance our field,鈥� said 起点传媒President Shelley Rodrigo. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 awardees represent a diverse, exemplary body of work that improves our understanding of literacy education, trends, and best practices and supports educators and students in improving literacy across the nation.鈥�
The awards are given annually to recognize individuals who have demonstrated leadership and commitment in advancing literacy, the field of education, and 起点传媒. Awardees are nominated by 起点传媒members, literacy education professionals representing preK through graduate education.
起点传媒is proud to recognize the following 2024 Leadership Awards recipients:
起点传媒James R. Squire Award: Kylene Beers, Waco, TX, renowned teacher and professional author
起点传媒Distinguished Service Award: Ulrich Hardt, Portland State University
起点传媒George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language: Jessica Lander, Lowell High School, Lowell, MA, for Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
起点传媒Advancement of People of Color Leadership Award: Bilal Polson, Northern Parkway Elementary School, Uniondale, NY
起点传媒Julia E. Berry Research Award to Study Careers of English Majors: Kelly J. Sassi, Northern Michigan University
起点传媒LGBTQIA+ Advocacy and Leadership Award: Saurabh Anand, University of Georgia
起点传媒Media Literacy Award: T. Philip Nichols, Baylor University
起点传媒David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English: Todd Craig, Utah State University, for 鈥淜 for the Way鈥�: DJ Rhetoric and Literacy for 21st Century Writing Studies
起点传媒National Intellectual Freedom Award: Henry 鈥淐ody鈥� Miller, The State University of New York, Brockport
起点传媒National Intellectual Freedom Award Honorable Mention: Honesty for Ohio Education
Award recipients will be honored during a ceremony at the 2024 起点传媒Annual Convention in Boston on聽Saturday, November 23, 5:45鈥�7:00 p.m. ET.
Information for the 2025 起点传媒Leadership Awards is available at聽/awards/service-awards/.
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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.聽As the聽nation鈥檚 oldest organization of preK through graduate school literacy educators, 起点传媒has a rich history of deriving expertise and advocacy from its members鈥� professional research, practice, and knowledge.聽起点传媒is the home of the Intellectual Freedom Center, the National Day on Writing庐,聽, the Build Your Stack庐聽initiative, and 起点传媒Verse. 起点传媒supports nearly 20,000 teachers across the preK鈥揷ollege spectrum, with a mailing list of over 500,000, more than 100,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter, and more than 100,000 visitors in web traffic monthly.
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