Literacy Recognition Awards
2008 Literacy Recognition Awards: Call for Nominations
2007 Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony
2007 Literacy Recognition Award Recipients
About the Literacy Recognition Awards
Call for Nominations: 2008 Literacy Recognition Awards
The LAC invites you to join us in celebrating the achievements of the NYC literacy community by nominating outstanding NYC literacy practitioners to be honored at the 23rd annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony. The ceremony will take place June 5, 2008. Each honoree’s program will receive a library development grant from the Bookbinders’ Guild of New York.
Eligible candidates must be:
• Administrators, teachers, volunteers, counselors, staff developers, or support staff members;
• Currently working in a BE, ESOL, Math, BENL, GED, family literacy, health literacy, or related program that serves learners age 16 and over; and
• An outstanding contributor to the success of their students, their program, and/or the NYC literacy community.
For more information and to download a nomination form, click here.
Nominations are due by February 15.
22nd Annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony
The LAC held its 22nd Annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony on Thursday, June 7, at Scholastic Inc. Tom Sticht, an internationally recognized authority in the field of adult literacy, delivered the keynote speech. Awardees’ programs received a library development grant from the Bookbinders’ Guild of New York. The Literacy Recognition Ceremony is sponsored by the Bookbinders’ Guild of New York and Scholastic Inc.
2007 Literacy Recognition Award Recipients
Tilla Alexander
ESOL Instructor
Mid-Manhattan Adult Learning Center
NYC DOE/Office of Adult and Continuing Education
Susan W. Dalmas
Director
Adult Literacy Program
Queens Borough Public Library
Denise Deagan
Director of Adult Basic Education
Center for Continuing Education and Workforce Development
BMCC/CUNY
Decklan Fox
Literacy Education Specialist
New York Public Library
Betty Gerstein
Volunteer Tutor
Aguilar Language Learning Center
New York Public Library
John Lyons
Adult Education Director
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
Alexis Morales
Teacher/Counselor
Brooklyn College Adult Literacy Program
Hsiao-Wei Yang
ESOL Instructional Coordinator/Instructor
The Door, ESOL Education Program
About the Literacy Recognition Awards
Recognizing that the vital work of literacy practitioners often is honored only by their students and immediate peers, the LAC established the Literacy Recognition Awards to focus attention on the accomplishments of individual practitioners and of the field as a whole. With the support of the Bookbinders’ Guild of New York and others, we have carried on this proud tradition for more than 20 years, honoring over 150 local literacy practitioners during that time. Since the 2004 award ceremony, awardees’ programs have received a library development grant from the Bookbinders’ Guild of New York.
Candidates for Literacy Recognition Awards may be nominated by peers, supervisors, or students. Candidates must be:
- Program administrators, teachers, volunteers, counselors, staff developers, or support staff members
- Employed in a program in basic education, ESOL, math, basic education in the native language, GED, family literacy, health literacy, or a related area
- Outstanding in their contribution to their students, their program, or the NYC literacy community
In the beginning of the year, the LAC solicits nominations for awards. We convene a peer review committee to evaluate nominations and select awardees. The annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony is held in late spring.