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J. Kingston Award History of the Award
The Albert J. Kingston Service Award is given to honor an NRC member
for distinguished contributions of service to the National Reading Conference.
The Albert J. Kingston Award has been presented annually since 1985.
About Albert Kingston
Criteria for Consideration for the Award
Eligibility for the Albert J. Kingston Award is limited to NRC
members who have provided distinguished service contributions to the National
Reading Conference. Those nominating an individual for the Award are asked
to submit: (a) one copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vita,
and (b) a letter nominating the individual that describes the service
contributions made to the National Reading Conference. Nominees must have
belonged to the NRC for at least five years. Any NRC member may nominate
deserving candidates for recognition of their work. Nominations are sent
to the Award Committee Chair.
Review Process
Hard copy or electronic copies of each nominee’s curriculum vita
and nomination letter are sent to members of the Award Committee. Committee
members rank each nominee in order from highest to lowest according to
the stated criteria of substantial and significant contributions of service
to NRC and the breadth, depth, and length of contributions to NRC. The
chair averages these rankings, and the recipient is selected according
to the person receiving the highest average ranking. This process is completed
by September 30 of each year. The recipient is notified as soon as possible
(no later than October 1) so that he/she might attend the conference to
receive the award. The recipient of the Albert J. Kingston Award will
receive a plaque and a lifetime membership in NRC.
Albert J. Kingston Award Winners
Harry Singer (1985)
Irene Athey (1986)
Frank Greene (1987)
Thomas H. Estes (1988)
Michael L. Kamil (1989)
Trika Smith-Burke (1990)
Edward B. Fry (1991)
Patricia L. Anders (1992)
Jerome C. Harste (1993)
Jerome A. Niles (1994)
John E. Readence (1995)
Richard Robinson (1996)
Donna E. Alvermann (1997)
Ronald P. Carver (1998)
Lea McGee (1999)
Lee Gunderson (2000)
Linda Gambrell (2001)
Jim Hoffman (2002)
Martha Ruddell (2003)
Peter Mosenthal (2004)
Colin Harrison (2005)
Douglas Hartman (2006)
Michael McKenna (2006)
John McEneaney (2007)
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