- The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
ALAN, The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents is an independent assembly of
NCTE . Founded in November 1973, ALAN is made up of teachers, authors, librarians, publishers, teacher-educators and their students, and others who are particularly interested in the area of young adult literature. ALAN, which is self-governing, holds its annual meetings during the NCTE annual convention in November and also publishes "The ALAN Review".Almost from its inception, ALAN has given the ALAN award to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature. The recipient may be a publisher, author, librarian, scholar, editor, or servant to the organization. Each year, an honoree is chosen by the Executive Board and receives the ALAN Award at the annual ALAN breakfast, which is held early morning Saturday during the NCTE Convention. In addition, in 2000 ALAN created the Hipple Award in honor of longtime Executive Secretary Ted Hipple, whose service led to the creation of the award for dedicated service to the organization.
The ALAN Award
Almost from its inception, ALAN has given the ALAN award to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature. The recipient may be a publisher, author, librarian, scholar, editor, or servant to the organization. Each year, an honoree is chosen by the Executive Board and receives the ALAN Award at the annual ALAN breakfast, which is held early morning Saturday during the NCTE Convention. A list of past honorees is listed below.
ALAN AWARD RECIPIENTS
* 2007
Teri Lesesne , professor
* 2006Virginia Monseau , professor, &Marc Aronson , author/editor
* 2005Jerry Spinelli , author
* 2004Jacqueline Woodson , author
* 2003Norma Fox Mazer ;Harry Mazer (co-winners), authors
* 2002Paul Zindel , authors
* 2001Patty Campbell , author/critic
* 2000M.E. Kerr , author
* 1999Robert Lipsyte , author
* 1998S.E. Hinton , author
* 1997Mildred Taylor , author
* 1996Bill Morris , publisher
* 1995Robert C. Small, Jr. , professor
* 1994Walter Dean Myers , author
* 1993Chris Crutcher , author
* 1992Don Gallo , professor
* 1991Gary Paulsen , author
* 1990Richard Peck , author
* 1989Cynthia Voigt , author
* 1988Ted Hipple , professor
* 1987Katherine Paterson , author, &Allene Pace Nilsen
* 1986Madeleine L'Engle , author
* 1985Sue Ellen Bridgers , author
* 1984Louise Rosenblatt , critic
* 1983Ken Donelson , professor
* 1982Robert Cormier , author
* 1981Sheila Schwartz
* 1980Dwight Burton
* 1979Gerri LaRocque
* 1978Mary Sucher
* 1977Marguerite Archer
* 1976Margaret McElderry , publisher, &M. Jerry Weiss , professor
* 1975Margaret Edwards
* 1974Stephen Judy &G. Robert Carlsen The Ted Hipple Service Award
The Ted Hipple Service Award is given each year to the individual who has contributed to the ALAN organization. It is named in honor of Ted Hipple, the first and long-time ALAN Executive Secretary, who passed away on November 25, 2004. Ted shaped ALAN through decades of unwavering service and support. He was a Professor of Education at the
University of Tennessee , where he was a former chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Previously, he was a Professor of Education at theUniversity of Florida . He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois and was a high school English teacher atHomewood-Flossmoor High School .HIPPLE AWARD RECIPIENTS
* 2008
* 2007Patricia Kelly , ALAN Past-President
* 2006Allene Pace Nilson , ALAN Past-President
* 2005Bill Subick ,National Council of Teachers of English
* 2004John Mason ,Scholastic, Inc.
* 2003M. Jerry Weiss , ALAN Past President
* 2002Terry Borzumato ,Random House Children's Books
* 2001Don Gallo , ALAN Past-President
* 2000Ted Hipple , ALAN Executive Secretary and Past-PresidentALAN Presidents
*2007
David Macinnis Gill
*2006Kathryn Kelly
*2005Diane Tuccillo
*2004Patty Campbell
*2003Michael Cart
*2002Bill Mollineaux
*2001Chris Crowe
*2000Teri Lesesne
*1999Connie Zitlow
*1998Joan Kaywell
*1997Lois Stover
*1996Gary Salvner
*1995Charlie Reed
*1994Diana Mitchell
*1993Virginia Monseau
*1992Betty Carter
*1991Kay Bushman
*1990Betty Poe
*1989Patricia Kelly
*1988Barbara Samuels
*1987C. Anne Webb
*1986Donald R. Gallo
*1985Hazel Davis
*1984Richard Abrahamson
*1983Mike Angelotti
*1982Robert C. Small, Jr.
*1981Al Muller
*1980Hugh Agee
*1979Kenneth Donelson
*1978Alleen Pace Nilsen
*1977Sheila Schwartz
*1976Ted Hipple
*1975Helen Painter
*1974M. Jerry Weiss
*1973Marguerite Archer External links
* [http://www.alan-ya.org Official Website, ALAN Online]
* [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN The ALAN Review Electronic Library]
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