Department History - LLE Student Awards and Leadership Positions
Department of Language and Literacy Education Honors and Leadership Positions:
Doctoral Students (and others)
RESEARCH
Awards
Dissertation Award Winners
American Educational Research Association Queer Studies Special Interest Group Scholar-Activist Dissertation Award
Jill Hermann-Wilmarth 2006
National Council of Teachers of English Promising Researcher Award
Winner
Lillian Bridwell
Su-Yueh Wu 1998
Chandra Adkins (Power) 1998
Tara Star Johnson 2007
Runner-up
Yu Ren Dong
Sally Hudson-Ross 198x
Ben Rafoth
Jane West 1995
Jane Agee 1995
National Reading Conference Outstanding Student Research Award
Winner
Sally Hague 1988
Jane West 1995
Josephine Peyton Young 1998
Katherine Ann Dougherty-Stahl 2004
Runner-up
Karla J. Möller 2000
Jill Hermann-Wilmarth 2005
National/International Research Awards while at UGA or based on research conducted at UGA
Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Research Award
Sharon Murphy Augustine (with Peter Smagorinsky, Laura Wright, Cindy O’Donnell-Allen, & Bonnie Konopak) 2008
College Reading Association’s Outstanding Masters Paper Award
Amy Alexandra Wilson 2007
National Association of Teachers of English (U.K.) Terry Furlong prize
Michelle Zoss 2009
NCTE Janet Emig Award (for best article in English Education)
Tara Star Johnson (with Peter Smagorinsky & Andrea Lakly) 2003
Ramon Veal Outstanding Research Award in Language Education
Maureen P. Boyd 1998
University of Michigan SPAAN Fellowship for Studies in Second or Foreign Language Assessment
Okim Kang 2006
IRA Steven A. Stahl Research Grant
Amy Alexandra Wilson 2007
Language Teaching Christopher Brumfit Thesis Award
Okim Kang 2009
American Library Association Research Grant
Beth Friese 2010
State/Region Research Awards
Louise McBee Scholarship from The Georgia Association for Women in Education
Alecia Y. Jackson 1998
Okim Kang 2005
Grad School Diversity Engagement Award
Fuad Elhage 2010
Dianne C. Davison Scholar Award, The University Women’s Club
Alecia Y. Jackson 2002
Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student in the Social Sciences
George Hruby 2001
University of Georgia Presidential Scholar Award
Mariana Souto Manning 1999-2001
J. William Fanning Graduate Award
Maria Winfield 2006-7
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award
Mariana Souto Manning 2007
The University of Georgia Phelps Stokes Graduate Fellowship
Deborah R. Dillon, July 1985.
The University of Georgia, Phi Delta Kappa Warren Findley Graduate Student Research Award
Deborah R. Dillon, May 1985.
UGA College of Education Research/Creative Scholarship Awards
COE Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award
Deborah R. Dillon, 2004
Perfect Scholar Award
Mariana Souto Manning 2000
Graduate Student Research Conference, Qualitative Division
Amy Alexandra Wilson, 1st place, 2007
Mary Alvarez, 3rd place, 2009
EDIT Studio Creative Interaction Award
Teri Holbrook, 2007
Carl Glickman Travel Scholarship
Scott Ritchie 2009
Amy Alexandra Wilson 2009
Department of Language and Literacy Education Research Awards
Carol Fisher Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research
Alecia Y. Jackson 2002
Leslie Susan Cook 2003
Jill Hermann-Wilmarth 2003
Tara Star Johnson 2004
Steve Bickmore 2005
Mariana Souto Manning 2005
Michelle Zoss 2006
Teri Holbrook 2006
Holly Isserstadt 2007
Amy Alexandra Wilson 2008
Christine Mallozzi 2009
Jennifer Wooten 2010
Ramon Veal Outstanding Research Award in Language Education
Maureen P. Boyd 1998
Robert L. Snodgrass Scholar Award for the 1998 1999 academic year, School of Education, Purdue University
Deborah R. Dillon, April 1998. Externally reviewed research project with funding to release the scholar for one year to engage in concentrated scholarship
Fellow, National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy
Deborah R. Dillon, 1997
“Rhetoric and Writing in K-12 Education” category, First Place Award, in the Technology Design Competition at the Computers and Writing Conference 2001, for the “Inquiry Page,” developed at the University of Illinois with a partnership grant at Purdue University
Deborah R. Dillon, B. Bruce and other collaborators, May 2001.
Appalachian State University
College of Education Outstanding Scholarship Award
Alecia Y. Jackson 2007/2008
ASU Foundation Fellows Research Grant ($5000)
Alecia Y. Jackson 2007/2008
ASU International Travel/Research Grant ($2000)
Alecia Y. Jackson 2007/2008
English Leadership Quarterly Best Article Award
Peg Graham, James Marshall, Chandra Power, and Patti McWhorter 2008
Elva Knight Research Grant awarded by the International Reading Association
Leslie Rush 2009-2010
NCRLL Early Career Award
Mariana Souto Manning 2009
AERA Division K Early Career Award
Mariana Souto Manning 2010
Fellowships and Grants
National
AERA Division G Travel Stipend
Dawan Coombs 2010
American Psychological Association Division 15 Graduate Student Award
Paul Matthews 1999
Bush Foundation, “‘Minnesota Reads’: A Higher Education Partnership to Better Prepare Faculty and Future Teachers for Literacy Instruction.”
Deborah R. Dillon and Steven Yussen, 3-year grant for $1 million (funded July 2002-December 2006). No Cost extension granted for January 2007 through August 2007.
The Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education
Erika Vasconcelos 2010
Conference on College Composition and Communication Scholar for the Dream Travel Award
Spencer Salas, 2004
Conference on College Composition and Communication Chairs´ Memorial Scholarship
Spencer Salas 2007
Elmer Jackson Carson Memorial Scholarship for professional service and commitment to Reading Education
Gwynne Ash 1998-9
George Font & Jennifer Moon Ro 1999-2000
Sharon Cox 2000-2001
Kristiina Montero 2002-3
Montrice Wilson 2003-4
Barbara Bradley 2004-5
Cheryl McLean 2006-7
Christine Mallozzi 2007-8
Amy Wilson & Yen-Ting Liu, 2008-9
Emily Pendergrass 2009-10
Andrew Huddleston 2009-10
Fulbright Senior Specialist Award
Spencer Salas, Guatemala, University of San Carlos-Summer 2007
IES and U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, “Center for research on accessible reading assessments.”
Deborah R. Dillon, Co-Pi with Martha Thurlow, Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes, U of Minnesota. A six-year grant; funded October 2004-2010, $6,534,643.
National Academy of Education/Carnegie Corporation Predoctoral Fellowship in Adolescent Literacy
Amy Alexandra Wilson 2009
NCTE Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color
Victoria Pettis 2002-4
Mariana Souto Manning 2006-8
Spencer Sallas 2008-10
NCTE Conference on English Education Diversity Grant
Sherelle Jones 2006
National Endowment for the Humanities
Stephanie Baker Mesoamerican summer institute in Oaxaca, Mexico 2010
The National Science Foundation–Small Grants for Exploratory Research, “The wider social context of innovation in mathematics education.”
Deborah R. Dillon, June 1990 September 30, 1991, $50,000.
Spaan Fellowship, The University of Michigan
Okim Kang January 2006
Spencer Foundation: Practitioner Research Communication and Mentoring Program Grant, “Building a community of inquiry to enhance teaching and learning.”
Deborah R. Dillon and David G. O’Brien (and colleagues at Lawrence North Township Schools in Indianapolis, IN.) 2000 2002, $30,000.
Spencer Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fellow
Karla J. Möller
Alecia Y. Jackson 2001-2
U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist Program Grants
Spencer Salas, Argentina-September 2003
Spencer Salas, Kazakhstan-April 2004
Spencer Salas, Brazil-July 2004
Spencer Salas, Saudi Arabia-September 2004
Spencer Salas, Madagascar-October 2004
Spencer Salas, Turkey-August 2005
Spencer Salas, Peru-July 2005
Spencer Salas, Chile-May 2005
Spencer Salas, Turkey-October 2006
Spencer Salas, Morocco-September 2006
Spencer Salas, Argentina-July 2006
Spencer Salas, Chile-May 2006
State of Georgia/Southeast USA
Southeastern Women’s Studies Association Award
Mariana Souto Manning 2004
Tinker Foundation Field Research Fellowship
Mariana Souto Manning 2003
The University of Georgia
UGA Presidential Fellow
Spencer Salas 2003-present
Graduate School Research Grant
Alecia Y. Jackson 2000
UGA Initial University-Wide Assistantship/Graduate School Assistantship
Leslie S. Rush, 1998-2000
Tara Star Johnson 2001-3
Xiao-Lin Peng 2002-2004
Michelle Zoss 2003-5
Tricia Cameron 2005-7
Jennifer Wooten 2005-7
Soria Colomer: 2006-8
George Boggs 2008-10
Dawan Coombs 2008-10
Andrew Huddleston 2008-10
Mary Alvarez 2008-10
Graduate Recruitment Opportunity Assistantship
Violet Jones
Maria Inez Winfield
Jarius-Joaquin Matthews 2008
UGA Final Year Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Margaret C. Hagood 2000-1
Paul Matthews 2000-1
Althea Ashe 2001-2
Alison Heron 2001-2
Leslie Rush 2001-2
Alecia Y. Jackson 2002-3
Rachel Norwood 2002-03
Leslie Susan Cook 2003-4
Kristiina Montero 2003-4
Sayamon Singto 2003-4
Jonathan Eakle 2004-05
Tara Star Johnson 2004-5
Rachel Norwood 2004-5
Elizabeth Edwards 2005-6
Michelle Zoss 2006-7
Teri Holbrook 2006-7
Spencer Salas 2006-7
Mary Love 2006-7
Rachel Pinnow 2007-8
Harriett Allison 2007-8
Federica Goldoni 2008-9
Erika Vasconcelos 2009-10
Cori Jakubiak 2009-10
Susan Nordstrom 2009-10
University of Georgia Research Foundation Grant
Mariana Souto Manning 2004
University of Georgia Research Foundation Travel Grant
Michelle Zoss 2005 (Seville, Spain)
Dan Kirk 2006 (Bulgaria)
Dan Kirk 2007 (United Arab Emirates)
University of Georgia Graduate School Travel Grant
Mariana Souto Manning 2003
Michelle Zoss 2007
University of Georgia College of Education Travel Award
Mariana Souto Manning 2003
Michelle Zoss 2007
Teacher Quality Grant
Steven Bickmore 2003
Steven Bickmore 2004
Spencer Salas 2004
Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program
Steven Bickmore 2002
UGA College of Education Grants
The University of Georgia, Kappa Delta Pi Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies
Deborah R. Dillon 1985
UGA COE Centennial Scholarship
Greg McClure 2008
Other Grants
Foundation for Excellence Grant
Mariana Souto Manning 2001
University of Wyoming, Mary Ellbogen Garland Research Fellowship
Leslie S. Rush 2002
Journal Editorships
Journal of Language and Literacy Education
Sharon Murphy & Stergios Botzakis 2004-5
Stergios Botzakis & Melanie Hundley 2005-6
Okim Kang, Jessica van Cleave, & Cheryl McLean 2006-7
Jessica Van Cleave, Leslie Bottoms & Jennifer Wooten Fall 2007
Jennifer Wooten & Kinga Varga-Doba: Spring 2008
Kinga Varga-Dobai & Amy Alexandra Wilson Fall 2008
Amy Alexandra Wilson Spring 2009
Journal of Language and Literacy Education Book Review Editors
Teri Holbrook
Kristi Amatucci 2006-2007
Amy Evers and Beth Friese 2008-2009
English Education
Leslie Rush (with Lisa Scherff) 2010-2015
Signal (journal of the IRA’s SIG on Literature for the Adolescent Reader)
Jim Cope
ALAN Review (Journal of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE)
Steven Bickmore & Melanie Hundley (with Jacqueline Bach), 2009-present
Associate Editors, The Reading Teacher
Deborah R. Dillon & David G. O’Brien (Editor: James Baumann; other associate editors: Carol Hopkins and Jack Humphrey).
Co-Web Editor for Conference on English Education (CEE), a division of the NCTE
Michelle Zoss 2007-2010
Editorial Boards
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
Michelle Zoss 2007-present
Journal of Language and Literacy Education
Michelle Zoss
Sharon Murphy
Stergios Botzakis
Melanie Hundley
Okim Kang
Jessica van Cleave
Cheryl McLean
Leslie Bottom
Jennifer Wooten
Kinga Varga-Dobai
Amy Alexandra Wilson
Kristi Amatucci
TEACHING
Awards
National
National Teachers of Excellence, given by the NCTE Secondary Section
Mary Lynn Huie 2008
Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award
Mary Lynn Huie 2010
Fulbright scholarship to Argentina
Samantha Haggard 2009
State of Georgia
Georgia Council of Teachers of English College Teacher of the Year
Nancy Remler 2005
Georgia Council of Teachers of English Teacher of the Year
Mary Lynn Huie 2008
Faculty Development in Georgia Assistantship
Debra Dobkins 2005-6
Georgia Association of Teachers of English Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award
Michelle Zoss and Georgia State University colleagues 2008
The University of Georgia
UGA Excellence in Teaching Award
Terry Burns
UGA Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Terry Burns
Shane Rayburn 1999
Karla J. Möller 2000
Betty P. Hubbard 2002
Elizabeth Carr Edwards 2003
Sterg Botzakis 2005
Teri Holbrook 2005
Sharon Murphy 2005
Rachel J. Pinnow 2007
Cheryl McLean 2007
John Bishop 2007
Nancy Edwards 2008
Teaching Assistant Mentor, Office of Instructional Support and Development
Alecia Y. Jackson 2001-2002
Elizabeth Carr Edwards 2004-2005
UGA Kappa Delta Epsilon Educational Honor Society Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Lee Williams 2005-2006
UGA College of Education
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award presented by Kappa Delta Epsilon Educational Honor Society
Karla J. Möller 2000
Kappa Delta Epsilon Golden Apple Award
Mariana Souto Manning 2001
Donald M. Schneider Mentoring Award
Patti McWhorter 2006
COE Faculty Senate Crystal Apple Alumni Award
David Ragsdale 2007
Department of Language and Literacy Education
Genelle Morain Award for Outstanding Doctoral Teaching
Rachel Norwood 2002
Annette Santana 2002
Diane Sekeres 2003
Sharon Murphy 2003
Melanie Hundley 2004
Jill Hermann-Wilmarth 2004
Rachel J. Pinnow, 2005
Teri Holbrook 2005
Dell Perry 2006
John Bishop 2007
Cheryl McClean 2008
Kristi Amatucci 2009
Greg McLure 2009
Susan Nordstrom 2009
Beth Friese 2010
Language Education Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award
Maureen Boyd 1996
Red Clay Scholar
Melanie Hundley, 2003 – 2004
Teri Holbrook, 2004 – 2006
Kristi Amatucci, 2006 – 2007
Emily Pendergrass, 2007 – present
Other
Teacher of the Year Award (presented by Sam’s Club and Walmart)
Mariana Souso Manning 2003
Outstanding Teacher Award, Clarke County (GA) School District
Mariana Souso Manning 2003
Georgia’s Spanish Teacher of the Year
Melissa Young of Brookwood HS 2004
Teacher of the Year, Louise Radloff MS (Duluth, Gwinnett Co.)
Shenika Glenn 2006
Teacher of the Year, Peachtree Ridge High School (Gwinnett Co.)
Sarah Skinner 2007
Teacher of the Year Finalist, Gwinnett County
Shenika Glenn 2007
Sarah Skinner 2007
STAR Teacher, Parkview High School
Mary Lynn Huie 2007, 2008, 2010
STAR Teacher, North Gwinnett High School
Mary Lynn Huie 2005
STAR Teacher, Gwinnett Region
Mary Lynn Huie 2008
STAR Teacher, runner-up for state of Georgia
Mary Lynn Huie 2008
Class ACT Teacher, WXIA News
Mary Lynn Huie December 2006
Teacher Leadership Award, Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project
Mary Lynn Huie 2005
Meredith Professors Teaching Recognition Awards at Syracuse University
Kristiina Montero 2007
Purdue University Class of 1922 Helping Students Learn Award
Deborah R. Dillon, April 1993
Curriculum and Instruction Department, School of Education, Purdue University, Outstanding Teaching Award
Deborah R. Dillon, March 1993
Curriculum and Instruction Department, School of Education, Purdue University, Outstanding Teaching Award
Deborah R. Dillon, April 1998
Foundation for Excellence in Public Education in Clarke County GA Frusanna S. Booth Award for Teachers of English and Language Arts
David A. Ragsdale 2006-8
University of Wyoming’s John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award
Leslie Rush, 2008
Hall County Teacher of the Year
Shane Rayburn 2008-9
Southeast High School (Dalton) Teacher of the Year
Nihal Khote 2008-9
Coile Middle School (Clarke Co.) Teacher of the Year
Kelli Bivins 2008-9
Winder-Barrow High School Teacher of the Year
C.J. Wilder 2009-10
Barrow County Teacher of the Year
C.J. Wilder 2009-10
Georgia DOE Exemplary Media Program Award
Andy Plemmons Barrow Elementary: Exceptional 2010
Anne McLeod Burney-Harris-Lyons MS: Exceptional 2010
National Organizations
American Educational Research Association
Newsletter Editor, Writing and Literacies SIG
Leslie Susan Cook, 2007-present
American Reading Forum
Board of Directors
Cheryl A. McLean, 2007-present
The University of Georgia
Fulfilling the Dream Award
Esperanza Mejia 2006
UGA College of Education
Outstanding Service to the Community Award presented by Kappa Delta Epsilon and the UGA College of Education
Mariana Souto Manning 2000
Distinguished Service to the Education Profession presented by the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta Epsilon
Nancy Edwards 2005-2006
Susan Nordstrom 2007
Undergraduate Awards
UGA COE Outstanding Honors Student
Emily Davis (English Education) 2006
State of Georgia
Officers, Georgia Council of Teachers of English
Jim Cope, President 2006-7
Dawn Latta Kirby, College Relations Director
Patti McWhorter, Membership Director
Sharon Murphy, Parliamentarian and Achievement Awards in Writing Coordinator
Bolton Lunceford, Treasurer
Jean Copland Publications, Director
Jim Cope, Technology Director
OTHER AWARDS
Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund Assistantship
David Latimer 2005-06
Jairo Arcila 2005-06
Spencer Salas 2006-7
Dalcy Moreno 2006-7
David Latimer 2006-7
Who’s Who In American Universities and Colleges
Elizabeth Carr Edwards 2005
Distinguished Hoosier Award
Deborah R. Dillon, October 1995
Vice Chair, English Language Arts Early and Middle Childhood Standards Committee of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Deborah R. Dillon, Spring 2000 – December 2002.
President, National Reading Conference
Deborah R. Dillon, December 2001 2002
Board of Directors , National Reading Conference
Deborah R. Dillon, Fall 1994 December 1996
Board of Directors, North American Council of Reading Recovery
Deborah R. Dillon, Fall 1994 June 1997
