Awards

LLA Lifetime Membership Award

Award Details

The LLA Awards program is on hold for 2024. Please check back in early 2025 for an update on submitting nominations.

Purpose:  The award is presented to a member who has, throughout his/her career, made an outstanding contribution to whole language in general and/or Literacies and Languages for All in particular.

Award Criteria:  The overall profile of the person will be considered with key consideration given to career accomplishments demonstrated through a variety of means. Contributions considered are:

• setting in place organizational structures;
• founding TAWL groups;
• serving on the LLA Executive Board;
• serving as a leader of an Interest Action Group;
• facilitating conference organization;
• long term commitment in speaking to and working with TAWL groups and LLA.

Award Specifics:  The recipient receives a plaque and lifetime LLA/NCTE membership presented by the LLA President at the Opening Sessions during the Literacies for All Summer Institute.

Judging:  The award is presented at the discretion of the LLA Executive Board and at the recommendation of the Awards Committee. No more than one such award will be given in any year, and there may by years when no award is given.