[ntwca] LAST CALL NTWCA Awards

[Carithers, Cheryl]

Announcing the 2008 Mary Nell Kivikko Excellence in Scholarship Award
Sponsored by the North Texas Writing Centers Association

The North Texas Writing Center Association is now accepting entries for
the 2008 Mary Nell Kivikko
<http://www.tarleton.edu/~ntwca/rememberingMaryNell.html>  Excellence in
Scholarship Award. The award is open to all writing center professional
staff, graduate tutors, and undergraduate peer tutors in the South
Central Writing Center Association region (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
and Louisiana). Proposals should focus on the subject area of writing
center theory and practice.

The paper based on the winning proposal will be presented at the NTWCA
Spring Conference to be held in April 18, 2008, at which time the winner
will receive the award. 

The 250-word abstract of the entry should include a title and the name
and contact information of the presenter. Please submit entries to
Cheryl Carithers (c.carithers at tcu.edu), NTWCA President, by February 29,
2008. Electronic submissions only, please. 

 

Announcing the North Texas Writing Centers Association Outstanding Tutor
Award

The NTWCA is pleased to accept nominations for The NTWCA Outstanding
Tutor Award, which is designed to recognize professional staff (full or
part-time consultants) as well as peer tutors (graduate or
undergraduate) who not only demonstrate excellent tutoring skills but
also make significant contributions to their writing center. One award
will be given, and the winner will be recognized and the award presented
at the NTWCA spring conference.

Any nominated professional consultant and graduate or undergraduate peer
tutor at a writing center in the NTWCA region is eligible to receive an
award. Nominees should be current members of the NTWCA.

 Writing center directors may nominate a professional consultant or
undergraduate or graduate peer tutor who is an employee in his/her
writing center.  Nominations should include the name, institution,
address, telephone, and email address of the consultant and/or tutor as
well as a letter explaining why the individual should be considered for
the award, including information regarding tutoring abilities and
contributions to the center. Please submit nominations to Cheryl
Carithers (c.carithers at tcu.edu), President of the NTWCA, by February 29,
2008. Electronic submissions only, please.

The winner of the award will be notified via email no later than March
7, 2008, and should plan to attend the NTWCA spring conference on April
18, 2008, at which time the winner will receive the award.

 

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