Nila Banton Smith Award

The Nila Banton Smith Award is a US$1,000 award to honor a middle or secondary school classroom teacher or reading teacher who has shown leadership in translating theory and current research into practice for developing content area literacy. The recipient of this award should have demonstrated excellence at the classroom level in addition to either the building level or district level.

Nominees must be IRA members and must be actively teaching students in the 7th to 12th grade range or equivalent.

For additional information, contact the Executive Division.

Award Recipients

2008
—Not Given—

2007
Carol Hryniuk-Adamov

2006
Theresa M. Manfre

2005
—Not Given—

2004
Sigrid Kim Bomba

2003
—Not Given—

2002
Marlene J. Darwin

2001
Margaret Boling Mullin

2000
Linda Yeager Nowak

1999
—Not Given—

1998
Shauna Tateoka

1997
Susan Odum Wages

1996
Douglas R. Buehl

1995
Donna Dea Weaver

1994
Roseanne Ridgley

1993
Carol Griffin-Kolar

1992
Rosalyn Dosier

1991
Sandra G. Switzer

1990
Susan J. Davis

1988
Rosemarie Stocky

1987
Mary Jo Sherman

1986
Anthony Vincent Fadale

1985
Janice Gibson

1984
Patricia Olsen

1983
Bernice Jensen Bragstad

1982
Catherine Jo Copeland

1981
Irene Hegg

1980
—Not Given—

1979
Elizabeth Leonard

1978
Elinor Wison Fisk