National Council of Teachers of English Announces 2023 Award Recipients
Literacy educators recognized for their commitment and dedication to advancing literacy, the field of education, and NCTE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8, 2023
Contact: Lindsay Semph | 920-838-1744
lsemph@ncte.org
Champaign, Illinois—The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has announced the 2023 recipients of some of the organization’s highest honors, recognizing the profession’s leaders for their commitment and dedication to advancing literacy, the field of education, and the organization. Nominations are submitted by members of the Council.
Award recipients will be honored during a ceremony at the 2023 NCTE Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, November 18, 7:30 a.m. ET.
Applications for the 2024 NCTE Leadership Awards are available for submission at https://ncte.org/awards/service-awards/.
NCTE’s 2023 Leadership Awards recipients include:
James R. Squire Award
Beverly Ann Chin, University of Montana; Missoula, MT
Distinguished Service Award
David Bloome, The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH
Advancement of People of Color Leadership Award
Elaine Richardson, The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH
LGBTQIA+ Advocacy and Leadership Award
shea wesley martin, The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH
Leadership Award for People with Disabilities
Jo Hsu, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX
George Orwell Award
Black Gaze podcast (Kisha Porcher and Shamaine Bertrand)
Media Literacy Award
Jon Wargo, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Ann Arbor, MI
David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English
Aja Y. Martinez, University of North Texas; Denton, TX
National Intellectual Freedom Award
Aja Y. Martinez, University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Honorable Mentions:
- Ashley Hope Pérez
- Youth Advocate, Angelina Meng
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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. As the nation’s oldest organization of preK through graduate school literacy educators, NCTE has a rich history of deriving expertise and advocacy from its members’ professional research, practice, and knowledge. NCTE is the home of the Intellectual Freedom Center, the National Day on Writing®, ReadWriteThink.org, the Build Your Stack® initiative, and NCTE Verse. NCTE supports nearly 20,000 teachers across the preK–college 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.
For more information, please visit www.ncte.org.