National
Coalition for Literacy 2018 Literacy Leadership Awards
NCL:
9.01.2018 by Deborah Kennedy
It
is our pleasure to announce the recipients of the NCL Literacy Leadership
Awards for 2018. In addition to the Literacy Leadership Awards, this year the
NCL Board will be making the inaugural Barbara Bush Lifetime Achievement in
Adult Literacy Award. This new award is intended to recognize an individual who
has made significant contributions as an advocate for adult literacy over a
full professional career.
1.
The inaugural Barbara Bush Lifetime Achievement in Adult Literacy Award: Gail Spangenberg
Gail
Spangenberg has been a consistent and influential voice in support of
educational opportunity for low-skilled adults for decades. Her focus has
consistently been the expansion and improvement of policies and programs that
allow these adults to develop the literacy and workplace skills necessary to
support their families, promote their children’s education, and participate
effectively in civic and community life.
2.
Literacy Leadership Award: Senator
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
The
award recognizes the Senator for her longtime support of education at all levels,
and particularly for her work on the recent reauthorization of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Her advocacy for the inclusion of
tribes and tribal organizations opens the path to educational opportunity for
youth and adults from these key populations of adult learners.
3.
Literacy Leadership Award: National
Center on Immigrant Integration Policy (Migration Policy Institute)
The
award recognizes the Center, and its director, Margie McHugh, for its ongoing
advocacy for education quality and access for adults who are immigrants and
refugees.
4.
Literacy Leadership Award: Student Ambassador Program
The
award recognizes the program, developed by the staff at Pima Community College
led by Regina Suitt, for its many years of success in both conducting advocacy
for adult education and enabling adult learners to develop confidence in
themselves and in their skills as advocates. That success, and the quality and
value of the program, have led to its growth to national scale through
the COABE Student Ambassador Training in the past year.
5.
Literacy Leadership Award: Jeff
Carter
The
award recognizes Jeff’s long and effective career as an advocate for adult
literacy and adult education, culminating in the presidency of the Committee
for Education Funding.
The
2018 Literacy Leadership Awards will be presented to honorees at a formal event
on Capitol Hill during Adult
Education and Family Literacy Week. The event will take place on Tuesday,
September 25, 2018, 4:00-6:00 PM, in the Cannon House Office Building, Room
340.
This
event is free and open to the public; you are welcome to attend. Those who plan
to attend should RSVP to gabrielacastellanos@mckeongrp.com.
2017
Congresswoman
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Dr.
Stephen Reder, Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics, Portland State
University
Dr.
Sharon Darling, Founder and President, the National Center for Families
Learning
Minnesota
ABE Teaching and Learning Advancement System (ATLAS) at Hamline University
2016
Johan
Uvin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult
Education, U.S. Department of Education
Senator
Jack Reed
The
Division of Consumer & Business Education at the Federal Trade Commission’s
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Margaret
Becker Patterson, of Research Allies for Lifelong Learning
Marty
Finsterbusch, of VALUE USA
John
Y. Cole, Library of Congress Historian and founding Director of the Center for
the Book
In
addition, retiring Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX), the Co-chair of the House
Adult Literacy Caucus, received special recognition for his lifelong commitment
in support of adult education, and for outstanding leadership in advocating education
as a congressional and national priority.
2015
Representative
Phil Roe (TN)
Mayor
Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA
Kavitha
Cardoza, Special Correspondent for WAMU/reports on D.C. area news
Mary
Jane Schmitt and the Adult Numeracy Network (ANN)
2012
Senator
Jim Webb
David
Baldacci, author and founder of the Wish You Well Foundation
Ruth
J. Colvin, Founder of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse and Literacy
Volunteers of America, Inc. (now ProLiteracy)
The
Save Adult Ed Campaign, a Los Angeles-based adult education advocacy group
2011
Representative
Jared Polis
John
Corcoran, former adult literacy student and founder of the John Corcoran
Foundation (2011)
The
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, representing the National
Literacy*AmeriCorps program (2011)
U.S.A.
Learns (2011)
2010
Senator
Thomas Harkin
Representative
John Yarmuth
Kentucky
Education Television (KET)
McDonald’s
English Under the Arches program
Archie
Willard, Adult Learner Advocate and Leader
2009
Representative
Raúl Grijalva
Senator
Patricia Murray
Home
Safety Council President Meri-K Appy
Brenda
Dann-Messier, President and CEO of Dorcas Place
Calvin
Miles, Adult Learner and Advocate
Gretchen
Wilson, Recording Artist and GED Graduate
2008
Representative
Rubén Hinojosa
Better
World Books
The
National Council of La Raza
Dr.
John Comings, former Director of the National Center for the Study of Adult
Learning and Literacy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
2007
Representative
Michael Castle
Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton
David
A. Perdue Jr., former Chairman and CEO of Dollar General
Dr.
Irwin Kirsch, Director of the Center for Global Assessment, Educational Testing
Service
The
UPS Foundation
2006
The
American Library Association (ALA)
Senator
Olympia Snowe
Representative
Dale Kildee
Andy
Brown, former Executive Director of Public Affairs and Policy Communications at
Verizon
Jackie
Taylor, a Tennessee-based volunteer literacy advocate
2005
Representative
William F. Goodling
Senator
Edward M. Kennedy
The
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Art
Ellison, New Hampshire State Director of Adult Education
Garrett
Murphy, Former New York State Director of Adult Education
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