Literacy Recognition Awards
2012 Literacy Recognition Award Recipients
2011 Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony
2011 Literacy Recognition Award Recipients
About the Literacy Recognition Awards
2012 Literacy Recognition Award Recipients
The 27th Annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 14th, 2012. All are welcome!
The New School
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
55 West 13th Street
2nd floor
(between Fifth and 6th Avenues, closer to 6th) New York, NY 10011
Clive Byass
GED Teacher
The Osborne Association
Magda Kieliszek
VESOL Instructor
Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET)
LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Alison Millan
Director of Immigrant Services
Jacob A. Riis Settlement House
Linda Pelc
Instructional Facilitator, Region 1
NYC DOEd-OACE
Bronx Adult Learning Center
Michael Perrone
Director of Adult Education
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp. (NMIC)
Sofya Ramm
Office Manager
Riverside Language Program
26th Annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony
The LAC held its 26th Annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony on Thursday, June 16th, 2011, at Scholastic Inc. Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council, was a special honoree. Awardees’ programs received a library development grant from the Book Industry Guild of New York. The Literacy Recognition Ceremony was sponsored by the Book Industry Guild of New York and Scholastic Inc.
2011 Literacy Recognition Award Recipients
Alvin Entzminger
Teacher
The Fortune Society
David Hellman
Professional Development Coordinator
CUNY
Rhonda Naidich
Instructional Facilitator
NYC DOEd-OACE
Iryna Pavlyuk
Deputy Director; Curriculum/Staff Developer
Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach
Susan Thompson
Program Director
Turning Point
Beda T. Vergara
ESOL Instructor
SoBRO
About the Literacy Recognition Awards
Recognizing that the vital work of literacy practitioners often is honored only by their students and immediate peers, the LAC established the Literacy Recognition Awards to focus attention on the accomplishments of individual practitioners and of the field as a whole. With the support of the Bookbinders’ Guild of New York and others, we have carried on this proud tradition for 25 years, honoring over 150 local literacy practitioners during that time. Since the 2004 award ceremony, awardees’ programs have received a library development grant from the Bookbinders’ Guild of New York.
Candidates for Literacy Recognition Awards may be nominated by peers, supervisors, or students. Candidates must be:
- Program administrators, teachers, volunteers, counselors, staff developers, or support staff members;
- Employed in a program in basic education, ESOL, math, basic education in the native language, GED, family literacy, health literacy, or a related area;
- Outstanding in their contribution to their students, their program, or the NYC literacy community.
In the beginning of the year, the LAC solicits nominations for awards. We convene a peer review committee to evaluate nominations and select awardees. The annual Literacy Recognition Award Ceremony is held in late spring.
