ARA Awards
	2008-09 Award Winners and Awards Information
	JO FLANIGAN SCHOLARSHIP - $750 Scholarships awarded to further higher education study in reading or related areas.  Contact Contact Julie Huskey at julie@arareading.org.  Deadline:  Must be postmarked by March 1.    ADMINISTRATOR IN READING AWARD is awarded to a building or district level administrator who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting reading.  Contact Paula Findley at paula@arareading.org    Deadline:  Must be postmarked by March 1.   MEMBERSHIP AWARD--Presented to the top three local councils with the greatest percentage of increase in ARA membership and the local council with the greatest percentage of increase in IRA memberships.  Contact Billie Ann Dishongh, 501-525-4208 or BillieAnn@arareading.org .  Postmarked by March 1.  STUDIES AND RESEARCH -- Up to $750 in grant monies is available for studies and research.  Contact: Leeann Howard at Leeann@arareading.org. Deadline:  Must be postmarked by February 1.	Celebrate Literacy--  Local councils nominate three honorees--a community leader, an educator, and an organization--who have made significant contributions to literacy in Arkansas.  From these council nominees, three state awards are presented.  Contact Susan Richmond at SusanR@arareading.org.   Deadline: Must be postmarked by January. 15. LOCAL COUNCIL LITERACY GRANTS -- One grant per council per year may be awarded from August 1 through February 1.  Proposals and/or questions should be addressed to julie@arareading.org.  LOCAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S DIAMOND AWARD--Presented to Local Council Presidents that meet criteria and deadlines.  Contact Contact Julie Huskey at julie@arareading.org.    Local Council Honoree--One state conference registration with one Book and Author Luncheon ticket is awarded to one member selected by each local council.  In addition, from the local council award recipients, one will be randomly selected to receive $750 to be used to attend the national IRA conference.   Contact Contact Julie Huskey at julie@arareading.org.  Deadline: Must be postmarked by October 1.     Honor Council-- ARA contributes $100 to each local council that earns IRA Honor Council status.  Honor Council forms in Word.
	IRA Awards
	The Exemplary Reading Program Award honors the school having an outstanding reading program.  Contact Pam East (501-329-6642 or pam@arareading.org). Deadline:  November 15.  For more information contact: International Reading Association. The Eleanor M. Johnson Award recognizes an outstanding elementary teacher of reading/language arts.  $1000 from Weekly Reader.  Deadline:  November 15.  For more information contact: International Reading Association. The Arbuthnot Award honors an outstanding college or university teacher of children's and young adult literature.  Deadline: November 15. For more information contact: International Reading Association. The Nila Banton Smith Award is $1000 to a classroom teacher or reading specialist who has made an outstanding contribution in helping students become more proficient readers of content instructional materials.  Deadline: November 15. For more information contact: International Reading Association. The Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award honors an outstanding college or university teacher of reading methods or reading-related courses.  Deadline: November 15. For more information contact: International Reading Association. The Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Award honors an outstanding K-6 teacher dedicated to improving through reflective writing about his/her teaching and learning process.  Deadline:  November 1.  For more information contact: International Reading Association.  The Albert J. Harris is a monetary prize granted annually for an outstanding contribution to the diagnosis and /or remediation of reading or learning disabilities.  Deadline:  October 15.  For more information contact: International Reading Association.  The Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award ($1000) competition is sponsored by Silver Burdett Ginn and Company.  Deadline October 1.  For more information contact: International Reading Association. For a listing of all IRA Awards click http://www.reading.org/association/awards/alphabetical.html