Each academic year, NTWCA offers two awards--one for outstanding scholarship in Writing Center Studies (the Mary Nell Kivikko Excellence in Scholarship Award) and one for outstanding tutoring in (and significant contributions to) an area writing center ("Outstanding Tutor Award"). Deadline and other details below. 

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 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 of 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@tcu.edu), NTWCA President, by February 15, 2008. Electronic submissions only, please.

Previous Winners:

2007: Karen Boozer, Founder and Director, Writing Center, Fairhill School, Dallas, Texas ("The Birth of a Writing Center in a Private LD School").

2006:  Dr. Rebecca Day Babcock, Assistant Professor of English at UT-Permian Basin (“Opening the Conversation between Disability Studies and Writing Centers”).

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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@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, at which time they will receive their award.

Last updated 11/2007

since 8/2006