Award Recipients

IALLT recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the organization at its biennial conference.
The Ruth Trometer Lifetime Achievement Award, named in honor of Ruth Trometer, recognizes a major contribution to the organization over a significant period of time.
The President’s Award is given to someone who has been especially valuable to the President.
The Henderson Award recognizes the potential for administrative and organizational contribution by a current IALLT member.
The Sheppard Award recognizes individuals with potential for future FLTMAG or other publication involvement.
The Henderson Plenary Award is given in memory of former IALLT President Robert Henderson and recognizes the best abstract submitted for the biennial conference.
The Harold H. Hendricks Award for Sustained Leadership in IALLT – “The Harold” – recognizes demonstrated excellence in leadership over a significant period across multiple areas of IALLT.
The FLTMAG Awards for best contribution by a graduate student and by a K-12 teacher.

1989

MIT

Jackie Tanner

Lifetime Achievement

Wilga Rivers

President’s Award

1991

UCLA

Kelly Nelson

President’s Award

1993

U. of Kansas

Charles P. Richardson

Lifetime Achievement

Robin McClanahan

President’s Award

1995

Notre Dame Univ.

Robin Lawrason

Lifetime Achievement

1997

Univ. of Victoria

Jackie Tanner

Lifetime Achievement

Trisha Dvorak

President’s Award

Wendy Baker Davis

Henderson Award

Fawn Whittaker

Sheppard Award

1999

Univ. of Maryland

Ruth Trometer

Lifetime Achievement

Patty Lamb

President’s Award

Claire Bartlett

Henderson Award

Jacque Kaminski

Sheppard Award

Peter Yang

Henderson Plenary Address

2001

Rice University

Bruno Browning

President’s Award

Monika Dressler

Henderson Award

Gamin Bartle

Sheppard Award

Peter Liddell

Henderson Plenary Address

2003

Univ. of Michigan

Karen Landahl

Roger Sanchez-Berroa

Irene Starr

Lifetime Achievement

Read Gilgen

President’s Award

Jeffrey Samuels

Henderson Award

Barbara Sawhill

Sheppard Award

Jack Burston

Henderson Plenary Address

2005

Brigham Young University

Ursula Williams

Bruce Parkhurst

Lifetime Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Award (Posthumous)

Marlene Johnshoy

President’s Award

Gus Leonard

Henderson Award

Ute Lahaie

Sheppard Award

Rachida Primov

Ken Clark

Henderson Plenary Address

2007

Tufts University

Thomas Browne

Read Gilgen

Nina Garrett

Lifetime Achievement Award

Harold Hendricks

Sharon Scinicariello

President’s Award

Stacey Powell

Hajime Kumahata

Henderson Award

Heather McCullough

Doug Canfield

Sheppard Award

Doug Canfield

Henderson Plenary Address

2009

Georgia State University

Otmar Foelsche

Peter Liddell

Edward Dente

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ron Balko

President’s Award

Ryan Brazell

Henderson Award

Felix Kronenberg

Sheppard Award

Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan

Henderson Plenary Address

2011

UC Irvine

Ruth Trometer

Lifetime Achievement Award

Kristy Britt

Henderson Award

Lance Askildson

Sheppard Award

Bridget Yaden

Trina Mamarelli

Henderson Plenary Award

Betty Rose Facer

IALLT Showcase Award

2013

Pine Crest/Florida Atlantic

Evan Rubin

Henderson Award

Sarah Withee

Sheppard Award

Arthur Wendorf

Rachel Gilg

Martí Quixal

Henderson Plenary Award

Stacey Powell

President’s Award

2015

FLEAT VI – Harvard University

Jeffrey Samuels

President’s Award

Alexander Waid

Henderson Award

Betsy Lavolette

Sheppard Award

Christine Poteau

Henderson Plenary Award

2017

Concordia College, Moorhead, MN

Marlene Johnshoy

Ruth Trometer Lifetime Achievement Award

Harold H. Hendricks

President’s Award

Amanda Romjue

Henderson Award

Angelika Kraemer

Sheppard Award

Julie Evershed

Henderson Plenary Award

2019

University of

Oregon

Eugene, OR

Judi Franz

Harold Hendricks

Bruno Browning

Ruth Trometer Lifetime Achievement Award

Edwige Simon

President’s Award

Dan Nickolai

Henderson Award

Paul Sebastian

Sheppard Award

Johnathon Beals

Henderson Plenary Award

Jonathan Perkins

Harold H. Hendricks Award for Sustained Leadership in IALLT

2021

Virtual / Online

Paul Aoki

Dan Soneson

Ruth Trometer Lifetime Achievement Award

Shannon Donnally Quinn

President’s Award

Molly Godwin-Jones

Henderson Award

Florencia Henshaw

Sheppard Award

Patricia Nolde

Harold H. Hendricks Award for Sustained Leadership in IALLT

2023

New Orleans, LA

Sharon Scinicariello

Mike Ledgerwood

Ruth Trometer Lifetime Achievement Award

Stacey Powell

President’s Award

Sherry Maggin

Robert Henderson Memorial Award

Claire Frances

Robert Henderson Plenary Award

Wenjing Huang

Marie Sheppard Memorial Award

Shannon Donnally Quinn

Harold H. Hendricks Award for Sustained Leadership in IALLT

Wenjing Huang

K-12 Educator Conference Grant

Cemil Gökhan Karacan

Elif Mollamehmetoğlu

Best Contribution to The FLTMAG by a Graduate Student

Amanda Ferris

Wenjing Huang

Best Contribution to The FLTMAG by a K-12 Teacher

Samanta Buffa

John Gibbons

Lillian Jones

Alona Kladieva

Nico Norris

Ursula Willams Graduate Student Conference Grants

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