Dissertation Award Winners
* denotes departed or retired faculty member

AERA Writing SIG Steve Cahir Award for Research in Writing
Peter Smagorinsky 1991

Carrie Hunter Tate Award for Outstanding Anthropology Studies
Melisa Cahnmann, 2000

International Reading Association Outstanding Dissertation Award
Winner
Jennifer Graff 2009

Finalist
Donna Alvermann 1980
Linda D. Labbo 1994

National Council of Teachers of English Promising Researcher Award
Winner
*Anne Haas Dyson (winner)
*Lee Galda (winner)
*Yolanda Majors 2002 (winner)
*Don Rubin 1979 (winner)

Finalist
Peg Graham (finalist)
*Sally Hudson-Ross 198x (finalist)

Speech Communication Association Dissertation Award
*Don Rubin 1979

Research Awards-National
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education
*Tom Cooper 1978
*Tom Cooper 1982

American Educational Research Association
Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research
Peter Smagorinsky 1999

Interpretive Scholarship Award
*Steven Stahl 2001

Language and Social Processes SIG Emerging Scholar Award
Ruth Harman 2009

American Library Association
Outstanding Academic Book of the Year
Linda D. Labbo, *David Reinking, Michael McKenna, *Ron Kieffer 1998

Association of Teacher Educators
ATE Distinguished Research Award
Peter Smagorinsky (with Laura Wright, Sharon Murphy Augustine, Cindy O’Donnell-Allen, & Bonnie Konopak) 2008

College Reading Association
College Reading Association’s Laureate Award
Donna Alvermann 2004

H.B. Herr Award for Contributions to Research in Reading Education
Donna Alvermann 1993

Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Achievement Award for New Scholars
Donna Alvermann 1986

Education Press Association of America
Distinguished Achievement, Learned Article Award
JoBeth Allen 1991

Hispania for the best pedagogical article in Spanish in the U.S.
*Ted Kalivoda 1978

International Reading Association
Reading Hall of Fame
*Ira E. Aaron 1983
Donna Alvermann 1999
*Steven Stahl 2004

William S. Gray Citation of Merit
Donna Alvermann 2006
*Steven Stahl 2004
*Ira E. Aaron 1994

Technology in Literacy Education SIG award for outstanding research
Linda D. Labbo 2000

Journal of Educational Research
Award for Meritorious Contribution to Educational Practice Through Research
Donna Alvermann 1988

Harold E. Mitzel Award
*Steven Stahl

National Council of Teachers of English
NCTE Janet Emig Award (for best article in English Education)
Peter Smagorinsky (with Andrea Lakly & Tara Star Johnson) 2003

NCTE Alan C. Purves Award (for article in Research in the Teaching of English most likely to affect educational practice)
Bob Fecho 2002

NCTE Richard Meade Award (for distinguished research in English Education)
Bob Fecho 1992 (Co-authored with Susan Lytle)

NCTE/CEE James N. Britton Award (for exemplary studies that encourage teacher development through reflective inquiry)
Bob Fecho 2004

NCTE Edwin M. Hopkins Award (for best article in English Journal written by a university-based author)
Peter Smagorinsky (with Cindy O’Donnell-Allen) 2000

NCTE English Journal Writing Award (for best article in English Journal written by a K-12 based author)
Peter Smagorinsky 1989

English Leadership Quarterly Best Article Award
Peg Graham, James Marshall, Chandra Power, and Patti McWhorter 2008

National Reading Conference
Oscar S. Causey Award for Outstanding Contributions to Reading Research
Donna Alvermann 1997

Ed Fry Book Award Winners
*David Reinking (1999)
Linda D. Labbo (1999)
*Ronald Kieffer (1999)
Peter Smagorinsky (2009)

Stephen Freeman Award for the best pedagogical article in foreign languages published in the U.S.
*Robert Elkins, *Ted Kalivoda, & *Genelle Morain 1971 (article published in Foreign Language Annals)
*Robert Elkins, *Ted Kalivoda, & *Genelle Morain 1972 (article published in Modern Language Journal)

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
TESOL Heinle & Heinle Distinguished Research Award
Linda Harklau 1995

Research Awards-The University of Georgia
Research Professor
Donna Alvermann 1993-2000

Distinguished Research Professor
Donna Alvermann 2001- present

William A. Owens Creative Research Award
Donna Alvermann 1998

Warren G. Findley Research Award
Donna Alvermann 1985

Creative Research Medal awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences
*Tom Cooper l983

Phi Delta Kappa Faculty Research Award
Linda D. Labbo 2000

UGA Research Foundation Early Career Faculty Grant
Laurent Cammarata 2009
Victoria Hasko 2009
Ruth Harman 2009

Research Awards-UGA College of Education

Carl Glickman Fellowship for Outstanding Research, Teaching, & Service
Bettie St. Pierre, 2006
Bob Fecho, 2008
Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, 2010

Russell H. Yeany, Jr., Research Award
Peter Smagorinsky 2009

National Awards for Creative Scholarship
Sow’s Ear Poetry Prize
Melisa Cahnmann, 2004 (runner-up)

Anthropology & Humanism Poetry Prize
Melisa Cahnmann, 2003

Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for Poetry on the Jewish Experience
Melisa Cahnmann, 2000

Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry contest
Melisa Cahnmann, 2004, 2005

Barbara M. Kelly Peace Organization Waging Peace Poetry Award
Melisa Cahnmann 2005

Fellows
National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy
JoBeth Allen
Donna Alvermann
Peter Smagorinsky

Journal Editorships
The Advocate
Joel Taxel 1981-1985

Communication Education
*Don Rubin 2002-2005

Journal of Literacy Research
*David Reinking & Donna Alvermann (with Cynthia Hynd & Penny Oldfather) 1996-2001

New Advocate
Joel Taxel 1987-1995

Reading Research Quarterly
Donna Alvermann & *David Reinking 2001-2007

The Reading Teacher
*James F. Baumann, 1989-1993

Research in the Teaching of English
*Roy O’Donnell 1978-1983
Peter Smagorinsky (with Michael W. Smith) 1996-2003

Journal Editorships-Associate or Category Editor
Associate Editor-Critical Inquiry in Language Studies
Misha Cahnmann 2006-present

Book Review Editor-Linguistics and Education
*Betsy Rymes xxxx-present

Review Editor-Reading Psychology
*James F. Baumann, 1982-1985

Journal Editorships-Guest or Special Theme Issues

English Teaching: Practice and Critique
Donna Alvermann 2007-2008

Journal of Educational Research
Donna Alvermann 2000

L1-Educational Studies of Language and Literature
Peter Smagorinsky 2006

Slavic and Easter European Journal
Victoria Hasko 2009

Journal Editorial Board Service
Action in Teacher Education
Michelle Commeyras 1994-1997

Afterschool Matters
Donna Alvermann 2006-2009

American Educational Research Journal
Peter Smagorinsky 2008-present
Donna Alvermann 2006-2011

American Journal of Education
Peter Smagorinsky 1994-1997

Anthropology and Education Quarterly
Linda Harklau 1995-1997

Digital Culture & Education
Donna Alvermann 2008- present

Educational Researcher
Donna Alvermann 2000-2003, 2007-2010
Peter Smagorinsky 2007-2010
Bettie St. Pierre 2007-2010

Educational Review
Donna Alvermann 2009- present

Educational Research Quarterly
Donna Alvermann 1996-1999

E-Learning
Donna Alvermann 2004-present.

English Education
Bob Fecho 2004-present

English Teaching: Practice and Critique
Donna Alvermann 2008- present

Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies (Sage)
Bettie St. Pierre 2005-2007

International Journal of Early Childhood Literacy
Linda D. Labbo 2000-present

International Journal of Leadership in Education
Bettie St. Pierre 2006-present

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Bob Fecho 2007-present
Donna Alvermann 2008-2010

Journal of Media Literacy Education
Donna Alvermann 2009-present

Journal of Reading Behavior/Literacy Research
*James F. Baumann 1984-1989, 1992-1994; 1996-2002
Bob Fecho 1998-2002
Linda D. Labbo 1995-present
Bettie St. Pierre 1999-present
JoBeth Allen 1989-1993
Michelle Commeyras 1992-2001
Donna Alvermann 1984-1992; 1994-1998

Journal of Teacher Education
Bob Fecho 2001-2005

L1 – Educational Studies in Language and Literature
Peter Smagorinsky 2000-present

Language Arts
Linda D. Labbo 1990-1998, 2001-2002

Literacy Hub for Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Countries
Donna Alvermann 2006-2008

Literacy, Teaching and Learning: An International Journal of Early Literacy
*James F. Baumann, 1998-2006

The Open Communication Journal
Peter Smagorinsky 2007-present

Pedagogies: An International Journal
Donna Alvermann 2005-present.

Primary Voices
JoBeth Allen 1998-2001

The Reading Teacher
JoBeth Allen 1996-1998
*James F. Baumann, 1998-2003
Michelle Commeyras 1995-1997
Donna Alvermann 1989-1999

Reading Online
Linda D. Labbo 1997-present

Reading Psychology
*James F. Baumann 1982-present
Donna Alvermann 1984-1986

Reading Research and Instruction
*James F. Baumann 1985-87, 1996-2005
Donna Alvermann 1999-2002

Reading Research Quarterly
*James F. Baumann, 1995-present
Bob Fecho 2002-2007
Linda Harklau 2002-2007
Linda D. Labbo 1996-2007
Peter Smagorinsky 2003-present
Bettie St. Pierre 2002-2007
JoBeth Allen 1991-1997
Michelle Commeyras, 1994-2002
Donna Alvermann 1985 -1991; 1994 -1999; 2007 – 2010

Reading & Writing Quarterly
Peter Smagorinsky 1996-present

Research in the Teaching of English
Bob Fecho 1997-2003
James Marshall 2003-2007
Peter Smagorinsky 1995-1996; 2007-2012
JoBeth Allen 1993-1994
Mark Faust 2007-2012
Donna Alvermann 2007-2012

Review of Educational Research
Peter Smagorinsky 1997-1999; 2009-2011

Review of Research in Education
Donna Alvermann (Vol. 25), 2000-2001. (Vol. 26), 2002; (Vol. 31), 2007

TESOL Journal
Linda Harklau 1997-2003

TESOL Quarterly
Linda Harklau 2000-2003

Voices from the Middle
Donna Alvermann 2006-2011.

Written Communication
Peter Smagorinsky 1995-1999; 2003-present

Yearbook of the American Reading Forum
Donna Alvermann 1986-1987; 1996-1997.

Yearbook of the College Reading Association
Donna Alvermann 2006

Yearbook of the National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association
Michelle Commeyras 1993-1997
Donna Alvermann 1984-1986; 2001-2008

Book Series Editorships
NCRLL Approaches to Language and Literacy Research
JoBeth Allen & Donna Alvermann 1998-present

Co-Editor Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading (6th edition)
Donna Alvermann 2009-2012

Co-Editor Language and Literacy Series, Teachers College Press, Columbia University
Donna Alvermann 2006 – present

Book Series Editorial Boards
ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Linda Harklau 2000-present

Practitioner Inquiry Series, Teachers College Press
JoBeth Allen 2002-present
Bob Fecho

Language and Literacy Series
Donna Alvermann 1989-2005

Section Editor of Major Handbooks
D. Alvermann with M. Hagood & L. Rush, 2008. . Methods of inquiry in the communicative, visual, and performing arts. In J. Flood, S. B. Heath, & D. Lapp (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts (Vol. II, pp. 89-200). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

D. Alvermann, 1997. Methodology section of the Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts (Editors: J. Flood, S. B. Heath, & D. Lapp).

Chairs of National/International Conferences
Assembly for Research of NCTE-Midwinter Conference
James Marshall 1991
Peter Smagorinsky 1996

Conference on English Education, National Council of Teachers of English annual conference
Bob Fecho 2005

Qualitative Research in Education Conference (QUIG)
Linda D. Labbo (with Sherry L. Field) 1997
*Yolanda Majors & *Betsy Rymes 2004
Bob Fecho (with Jeanette Hill) 2003
Melisa Cahnmann (with Richard Siegesmund) 2005
JoBeth Allen (with Jude Preissle 1988), 1989, 1992

Sociocultural Perspectives on Teacher Education and Development: New Directions for Research, Oxford, U.K.
Peter Smagorinsky 2008

Chairs of Conference Programs or Strand Programs
American Educational Research Association annual conference, Division K Section 6
Bob Fecho 2003-2004

American Educational Research Association annual conference, Division C, Section 1
Peter Smagorinsky 2001

Division Chair in Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition, American Association for Slavic and Eastern European Languages (AATSEEL) Program Committee
Victoria Hasko 2009

Research Fellowships
American Educational Research Association-Institute of Educational Sciences Post Doctoral Fellowship
*Rebecca Callahan 2003-2006

Keizai Koho Center Fellowship
Linda D. Labbo 1997

NCTE Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color
*Yolanda Majors 2000-2002

Robert L. Snodgrass Award for Excellence in Research
*James F. Baumann 1987-1988

University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute Post Doctoral Fellowship
*Rebecca Callahan 2003-2004

Wilson Center Research Fellowship
Victoria Hasko 2009
Jennifer Graff 2010

Grants

Bowne Foundation (an An Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. Research Grant)
Donna Alvermann with James Marshall 2006.

Carnegie Corporation of New York
Donna Alvermann 2002

Department of Education Transition to Teaching Grant
*Betsy Rymes, 2003-7
Melisa Cahnmann, 2007-present

Ford and Spencer Foundations: Texas Higher Education Opportunity Program
*Rebecca Callahan 2005-2006

International Reading Association
JoBeth Allen 1989
*James Baumann and Donna Ware, 2002, Elva Knight Research Award
Michelle Commeyras, 2007-8
Michelle Commeyras, 2004-5
Michelle Commeyras, Elva Knight Research Grant, 1993
Donna Alvermann, Elva Knight Research Grant (with David Hayes), 1984.

National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation
Donna Alvermann (with Rick Umpleby) 1989
*Fenice Boyd
Peter Smagorinsky 1995
Bettie St. Pierre

National Endowment for the Humanities
*Genelle Morain
Victoria Hasko 2010-2011

National Science Foundation
Linda D. Labbo 2000-2005
*Rebecca Callahan 2009-2011

National Writing Project
Bob Fecho and JoBeth Allen 2003-present

Russell Sage Foundation
*Rebecca Callahan 2006-2009
*Rebecca Callahan 2008-9

Spencer Foundation/AERA/National Academy of Education
Donna Alvermann, 1999-2000
Mark Faust and *Ronald Kieffer
Linda D. Labbo & JoBeth Allen, 1999
Linda D. Labbo (With *D. Reinking & C. Hynd) 2000
Peter Smagorinsky 2001-2
JoBeth Allen 1988
*Rebecca Callahan 2009-10

U. S. Department of Education
*Genelle Morain

U. S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
*James F. Baumann, Field Initiated Studies Research Grant, 1999-2002
Donna Alvermann & *James Baumann, National Reading Research Center, 1992-1997
Linda D. Labbo 1993-94
Linda D. Labbo (With *D. R. Reinking & M. McKenna) 1994-1995
Linda D. Labbo (With *D. R. Reinking & M. McKenna) 1995-1996
Peter Smagorinsky 1996-2001

National Research Center Directorships
National Reading Research Center
Donna Alvermann & *James Baumann 1992-1997

UGA & COE Grants

University of Georgia Research Foundation
*Rebecca Callahan 2007

Committee for Academic and Instructional Technologies, University of Georgia
Victoria Hasko 2010-2012

Early Career Development Grant, College of Education, University of Georgia
Victoria Hasko 2008-2009

Junior Faculty Research Grant, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Georgia
Victoria Hasko 2008-2009

Scholarship of Engagement Grant, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia
Victoria Hasko 2008-2009

Academic and Instructional Technologies Grant
Victoria Hasko 2010-2012

College of Education Faculty Research Grant
Victoria Hasko 2009

Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Grant
Victoria Hasko 2008-2009

TEACHING
Teaching Fellowships
Fulbright Scholar
Michelle Commeyras, University of Botswana 1997-1998

University of Georgia Teaching Awards
The University of Georgia Teaching Academy
Donna Alvermann 2000
JoBeth Allen 2001
Peg Graham 2007
Bob Fecho

Senior Teaching Fellow
Donna Alvermann 1998-1999
JoBeth Allen 2001

Josiah Meigs Award for Excellence in Teaching
Genelle Morain
JoBeth Allen (Honorable Mention) 2001
JoBeth Allen (Honorable Mention) 2002

Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award
Peg Graham 1997

Graduate School Outstanding Mentoring Award in Humanities and Fine and Applied Arts
Peter Smagorinsky 2007

Graduate School Outstanding Mentoring Award in Professional and Applied Sciences
JoBeth Allen 2008

Outstanding Faculty Member Award – UGA Disabilities Service
**James F. Baumann 2004

UGA College of Education Teaching Awards
D. Keith Osborn Faculty Senate Teaching Excellence Award
Peg Graham 1997
Peg Graham 2002
Mark Faust
Linda D. Labbo 2000
Bettie St. Pierre 2000
Melisa Cahnmann, 2005

Ira E. Aaron Award for Teaching Excellence and Collegiality
Michelle Commeyras, 2005
Linda Labbo, 2006

State of Georgia Teaching Awards
Georgia Association of Teachers of English
Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award
Peg Graham, *Sally Hudson-Ross, and the UGA-NETS mentor teachers 1999

Georgia chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German
Professor of the Year Award
*Tom Cooper 1989
*Tom Cooper 2002

SERVICE
National Leadership Positions
American Association for Applied Linguistics
Executive Board
Linda Harklau 2004-2007

Program Committee
Linda Harklau 1999, 2005-2006
*Betsy Rymes 1999

American Educational Research Association
Chair, Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award Committee
Donna Alvermann 2004-2005

American Reading Forum
Chair, Nominations/Election Committee
Donna Alvermann 2001

Chair, ARF Board of Directors
Donna Alvermann 2000

ARF Board of Directors
Donna Alvermann 1998-2001

College Reading Association/Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
Chair, Publications Committee
Donna Alvermann 1984-1987

Board Member
Donna Alvermann 1997-2000

International Reading Association
President
*Ira E. Aaron 1983-4

Reading Hall of Fame-President
*Ira E. Aaron 1987-1988

Member, Board of Directors
**James F. Baumann 1995-1998

Chair, Technology in Literacy Education Special Interest Group
Linda D. Labbo 1997-1999

Chair, Technology, Communications and Literacy Committee
Linda D. Labbo

Chair, Literacy Development in Young Children
JoBeth Allen 1984-1986

Co-chair, Publications Committee
JoBeth Allen 1991-1993

Chair, Teacher Educator Awards Committee
**James F. Baumann 1998-1999

Co-Chair, IRA Commission on Adolescent Literacy
Donna Alvermann 1997-2000

Chair, Search Committee for Editor of Reading Research Quarterly
Donna Alvermann 1989

President, Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading, Special Interest Group of IRA
Donna Alvermann 1989-1990

Chair, IRA Comprehension and Learning Committee
Donna Alvermann 1985-1987

National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association
Co-chair, Literacy and Language Diversity Committee
Linda Harklau 1998

Board Member
Donna Alvermann 1986-1988

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Chair TESOL Applied Linguistics Interest Section
Linda Harklau 1998

National Council of Teachers of English
Chair NCTE Standing Committee on Research
James Marshall 1992-1995
Peter Smagorinsky 1995-1996

Chair NCTE Assembly for Research
James Marshall 1991
Peter Smagorinsky 1996

Chair NCTE Research Forum
Peter Smagorinsky 2003-present

Trustee NCTE Research Foundation
James Marshall 1992-1995
Peter Smagorinsky 1998-2003

Chair NCTE Research Foundation
Peter Smagorinsky 2001-2003

Secretary/Treasurer NCTE Assembly for Research
Peg Graham 1995-1997

Executive Committee, Conference on English Education
Bob Fecho 2002-2005

National Reading Conference
President
Donna Alvermann 1992

Chair – Technology Committee
Linda D. Labbo 2004-2007

Board of Directors
JoBeth Allen 1992-1994

National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy
President
*Roy C. O’Donnell 1981
JoBeth Allen 1996
Peter Smagorinsky 2001
James Marshall 2003

National Service Awards
American Educational Research Association
Outstanding Reviewer Award
Bettie St. Pierre (Educational Researcher) 2005, 2007, 2008
Peter Smagorinsky (Educational Researcher) 2006, 2007, 2008
*Rebecca Callahan (Educational Researcher) 2007
Donna Alvermann (American Educational Research Journal) 2007
Linda Harklau (American Educational Research Journal) 2009

American Reading Forum
Brenda St. Townsend Service Award
Donna Alvermann 2006

International Reading Association
John Chorlton Manning Public School Service Award
JoBeth Allen, 2005

National Reading Conference
Albert J. Kingston Award for Distinguished Service
Donna Alvermann, 1997

UGA Service and Outreach Awards
UGA Walter Barnard Hill Award
*Sally Hudson-Ross 1999

UGA Student Government Association Faculty Recognition Award
Bettie St. Pierre, 2005

UGA Career Center Career Development of UGA Students
Michelle Commeyras 2005

State Leadership Positions
Georgia chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German
Lifetime Achievement Award for service and leadership
*Tom Cooper 2004

Foreign Language Association of Georgia
Post-Secondary Leadership Award for outstanding support for foreign languages and learning in the state of Georgia
*Tom Cooper 2006

OTHER
Honorary Doctorates
Donna Alvermann, Long Island University 2005

UGA College of Education
Aderhold Distinguished Professor
*Genelle Morain
JoBeth Allen 1997
Joel Taxel, 2007