The International Reading Association gave awards to many state and local councils and affiliate organizations from around the world during the ceremony on Sunday, April 29, at the IRA 57th Annual Convention in Chicago. Below is a list of some of those awards.
Exemplary Reading Program Award Winners
The following schools were given these awards through their state councils.
Cullman City Primary School, Cullman, AL, Patricia R. Culpepper, Principal
Fountain Lake School District, Hot Springs, AR
Woodrow Elementary School, Modesto, CA, Vickie Briscoe, Principal
Staffordville School, Staffordville, CT, Dr. Maureen Ryan, Principal
Wilder Elementary School, Wilder, ID, Jeff Dillon, Principal
Augustus H. Burley Elementary School, Chicago, IL, Barbara Kent, Principal
Maize South Elementary School, Wichita, KS, Tyler Ewert, Principal
A. A. Songy Kindergarten Center, Luling, LA, Claire P. Brauninger, Principal
Wicomico Early Learning Center, Salisbury, MD, Maria Marshall, Principal
Anna Ware Jackson School, Plainville, MA, Anne M. Houle, Principal
Burke Elementary School, Kansas City, MO, Deborah Fortner, Principal
Pringle Elementary School, Salem, OR, Linda Dougherty, Principal
Elizabeth Scott Elementary School, Chester, VA, Joan Temple, Principal
Local Council Community Service Awards
First Place
Jefferson County Council, Arkansas, Susan Bitely, President
Second Place
Moore County Council, North Carolina, Mary Ellen Skidmore, President
Advocacy Awards
Connecticut Reading Association, Marilyn Scanlan-White, Legislative Chair
Illinois Reading Council, Mike Ellerman, Legislative Chair
Louisiana Reading Association, Gerri Settoon, Legislative Chair
State of Maryland IRA Council, Dr. Suzanne Clewell, Legislative Chair
Michigan Reading Association, Cynthia Clingman, Legislative Chair
Oklahoma Reading Association, Pamela Hammon, Legislative Chair
Virginia State Reading Association, Marilyn Schempf, Legislative Chair
Membership Achievement Awards
Gold
Alabama Reading Association
Alberta Provincial Council
British Columbia Literacy Council
Diamond State Reading Association
Georgia Reading Association
Idaho Council
Illinois Reading Council
Iowa Reading Association
Kansas Reading Association
Manitoba Reading Association
Michigan Reading Association
Minnesota Reading Association
Mississippi Reading Association
North of Sixty Council
Oklahoma Reading Association
Saskatchewan Reading Council
South Carolina State Council
Tennessee Reading Association
Utah Council
Vermont Council on Reading
Silver
North Carolina Reading Association
Virginia State Reading Association
Wisconsin State Reading Association
Bronze
Indiana State Reading Association
Ontario Reading Association
State of Maryland IRA Council
Student Membership Achievement Awards
Gold
Massachusetts Reading Association
Ohio Council
Rhode Island State Council
South Dakota State Council
Utah Council
IRA also congratulates the state councils who were given Awards of Excellence and the hundreds of local councils that were named Honor Councils, whether it was their first year or their 30th year! Read about these award winners in the article entitled "2012 IRA Award of Excellence and Honor Council Recipients" on Reading Today Online.
This article is reprinted from the June/July 2012 issue of Reading Today. IRA members can read the interactive digital version of the magazine here. Nonmembers: join today!