An important reason to get together each year at the NAGC Convention is to recognize the amazing scholars, teachers, administrators, and advocates who work to ensure that gifted children are seen, understood, and challenged. NAGC receives many nominations and the Awards Committee does a thorough and thoughtful review of each candidate. 2017 award nominations open January 9. Below is a list of this year's NAGC award winners.
Jane Clarenbach, Former Director of Public Education, NAGC
Ellen Honeck, Dean Gifted and Talented Academy, Laurel Springs School
Katie Larsen McClarty, Questar
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Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla, Doctoral Student, University of Georgia
Lynn Dare, Doctoral Candidate, University of Western Ontario
Dianna Mullet, Doctoral Candidate, University of North Texas,
Susan Dulong Langley, Doctoral Candidate, University of Connecticut
Sue Hyeon Paek, Doctoral Candidate, University of Georgia
Jill L. Adelson, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Measurement, and Evaluation, University of Louisville
Matthew McBee, Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Professor, School of Education and Social Policy; Director, Center for Talent Development; Northwestern University
Susan G. Assouline, Myron and Jacqueline Blank Endowed Chair in Gifted Education and Director, Belin-Blank Center, The University of Iowa
Emily Mofield, Lead Consulting Teacher for Gifted Education, Sumner County Schools and
Megan Parker Peters, Assistant Professor of Education, Director of Teacher Education, Lipscomb University
Marie Arsalidou, Assistant Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Not at the event)
Sally Y. Walker, Executive Director, Illinois Association for Gifted Children (Not at the event)
Maureen Marron, Executive Director, Iowa Talented and Gifted Association; Gail Kenkel, Iowa Talented and Gifted Association; Catherine Blando, Supervisor, Student Teaching, Iowa Wesleyan University; Chief Business Development Officer, Blando & Associates Consulting, LLC
Diane Naff, Supervisor, Gifted Education, Montgomery County (VA) Schools
Lenae Lazzelle, Gifted Education Director, Springfield (MO) Public Schools
Laura Gary, Teacher, Renfroe Middle School, City of Decatur (GA) Schools
Keila Moreno Navarrete, Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Zane Scott-Tunkin, Teacher, Academy High School, Mapleton (CO) Public Schools
Laura Bailey Ecke, Assistant Director of Innovative and Advanced Programs, Hall County (GA) Schools