IRA Arbuthnot Award
The IRA Arbuthnot Award is a US$800 award to honor an outstanding college or university teacher of children’s and young adults’ literature. Nominees must be Association members, affiliated with a college or university, and engaged in teacher and/or librarian preparation at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
Submission deadline: November 15, 2012
IRA Arbuthnot Award application
For additional information, contact the committees@reading.org.
2012
Dr. Pamela J. Farris
Dr. Pamela J. Farris is a former elementary teacher in Indiana. She received her doctorate from Indiana State University. Currently she is a professor at Illinois State University teaching literacy courses. Her books include Language Arts: Process, Product, and Assessment in Diverse Classrooms (5th ed. Co-authored) and Elementary and Middle School Social Studies (6th ed), both literature based. She’s authored 192 journal articles and presented throughout the world. Pam has been a member of IRA’s Children’s Choices and Teacher’s Choices committee. She is a member of the Illinois Reading Hall of Fame and an IRA member since 1975.
2011
Dr. Lee Galda, PhD
2010
Shelley Stagg Peterson
2009
Barbara A. Lehman
2008
James B. Blasingame, Jr.
2007
Chris Liska Carger
2006
Miriam Martinez
2005
Alleen Pace Nilsen
2004
Cyndi Giorgis
2003
Nancy Johnson
2002
Janet Hickman
2001
Glenna Sloan
2000
Kathy G. Short
1999
Mary Ann Tighe
1998
Ronald Jobe
1997
Anthony L. Manna
1996
Rudine Sims Bishop
1995
Patricia J. Cianciolo
1994
Eileen M. Burke
1993
Dianne L. Monson
1992
M. Jean Greenlaw
1991
M. Jerry Weiss
1990
Eileen Tway
1989
Bernice E. Cullinan
1988
Charlotte S. Huck
1987
Sam Sebesta
1986
Norine Odland