NCRLL DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARDS
In 2020, NCRLL expanded its vision for the Distinguished Scholar Awards to select a recipient in each of the following categories:
EARLY CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
Early Career nominees should have careers as language and literacy scholars for no more than 6 years. The Early Career recipient’s pursuit of scholarship and practice demonstrates a growing trajectory of:
- Contributions to the goals of equity, anti-oppression, and anti-racism
- Commitment to partnership and collaboration with K-12 colleagues, schools, youth, and/or community organizations and community-based colleagues
- Responsible intellectual risk-taking that seeks to push the field
- A robust launch to an impactful area of inquiry and practice
MID-CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
Mid-Career nominees should have careers as language and literacy scholars for no less than 7 and no more than 14 years. In addition to the above criteria for Early Career Scholars, the Mid-Career recipient pursues scholarship and promotes practice that demonstrates sustained and growing pursuit of multiple venues for sharing and disseminating their work, which may include:
- Publications aimed at varying audiences
- Presentations in various venues that may include national, regional, or
local conferences; professional development; community forums, etc.
- Forms of public scholarship, such as op-eds, blogs, social media presence, community talks or performances, etc.
SENIOR CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
Senior Scholar nominees should have careers as language and literacy scholars for no less than 15 years. In addition to the above criteria for Early and Mid-Career Scholars, the Senior Career recipient’s pursuit of scholarship and practice demonstrates:
- Impact in fostering equity, anti-oppression, and anti-racism
- Sustained and responsible intellectual risk-taking that has pushed the field in the scholar’s area of focus
- A clear record of and commitment to mentorship
- An ethos of care, community, and interdependence in the field
A call for nominations will be announced in the fall of each year. A completed nomination packet must include the following:
- Current CV of the nominee
- Letter of nomination (including self-nomination) that includes confirmation of NCRLL membership
** Please note that awardees will be asked to serve on the Awards Committee for the following year.**
2025 Awardees
EARLY CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
TBA
MID-CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
TBA
SENIOR CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
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Previous Award Winners
EARLY CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
2023 – Tracey Flores
2020 – Michiko Hikada
MID-CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
2023 – Angie Zapata
2020 – Detra Price-Dennis
SENIOR CAREER DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR
2023 – Elizabeth Birr Moje
2020 – Maria E. Fránquiz