The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
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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.
ALAN AWARD RECIPIENTS
, where he was a former chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Previously, he was a Professor of Education at the University of Florida
. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois and was a high school English teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School
.
HIPPLE AWARD RECIPIENTS
NCTE
NCTE may refer to:* The National Center for Transgender Equality* The US-based National Council of Teachers of English* The National Centre for Technology in Education, an Irish Government agency...
. 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
- 2010 Jack GantosJack GantosJohn Bryan Gantos, Jr., better known as Jack Gantos is an American author of children's books renowned for his portrayal of fictional Joey Pigza, a boy with ADHD. Gantos has won a number of awards, including the Newbery Honor, the Printz Honor, and the Sibert Honor from the American Library...
, author - 2009 Naomi Shihab NyeNaomi Shihab NyeNaomi Shihab Nye is a poet, songwriter, and novelist. She was born to a Palestinian father and American mother. Although she regards herself as a "wandering poet", she refers to San Antonio as her home.-Career:...
, author - 2008 Laurie Halse AndersonLaurie Halse AndersonLaurie Halse Anderson is an American author who writes for children and young adults.-Career:...
, author - 2007 Teri Lesesne, professor
- 2006 Virginia Monseau, professor, & Marc Aronson, author/editor
- 2005 Jerry SpinelliJerry SpinelliJerry Spinelli is an author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee and Wringer....
, author - 2004 Jacqueline WoodsonJacqueline WoodsonJacqueline Woodson is an American author who writes books targeted at children and adolescents. She is best known for 'Miracle's Boys' which won the Coretta Scott King Award in 2001 and her Newbery Honor titles 'After Tupac & D Foster', 'Feathers' and 'Show Way'...
, author - 2003 Norma Fox MazerNorma Fox MazerNorma Fox Mazer was an American author and teacher, best known for her books for children and young adults. Her novels featured credible young characters confronting difficult situations such as family separation and death....
; Harry MazerHarry MazerHarry Mazer is an American author of books for children and young adults, acclaimed for his “realistic” novels...
(co-winners), authors - 2002 Paul ZindelPaul ZindelPaul Zindel Jr. was an American playwright, author, and educator.-Early years:Zindel was born in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York to Paul Zindel,Sr., a policeman, and Beatrice Frank, a nurse; his sister, Betty Hagen, was a year and a half older than he. Paul Zindel, Sr...
, authors - 2001 Patty Campbell, author/critic
- 2000 M.E. Kerr, author
- 1999 Robert LipsyteRobert LipsyteRobert Lipsyte is an American sports journalist and author. Lipsyte is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA Todays Forum Page, part of the newspaper’s Opinion section.-Personal background:...
, author - 1998 S.E. Hinton, author
- 1997 Mildred Taylor, author
- 1996 Bill MorrisBill MorrisWilliam Manuel Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, OJ , generally known as Bill Morris, was general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1992 to 2003, and the first black leader of a British trade union....
, publisher - 1995 Robert C. Small, Jr., professor
- 1994 Walter Dean MyersWalter Dean MyersWalter Dean Myers is an African American author of young adult literature. Myers has written over fifty books, including novels and nonfiction works. He has won the Coretta Scott King Award for African American authors five times...
, author - 1993 Chris CrutcherChris Crutcher-Biography:Crutcher was born to a World War II bomber pilot and a homemaker on July 17, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio. They later moved to Cascade, Idaho, where Crutcher grew up....
, author - 1992 Don Gallo, professor
- 1991 Gary PaulsenGary PaulsenGary James Paulsen is an American writer who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books , 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for young adults and teens.-Biography:Gary Paulsen was born in...
, author - 1990 Richard Peck, author
- 1989 Cynthia VoigtCynthia VoigtCynthia Voigt is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse. Her first book in the Tillerman family series, Homecoming, was nominated for several international prizes and made into a 1996 film...
, author - 1988 Ted Hipple, professor
- 1987 Katherine PatersonKatherine PatersonKatherine Paterson is an American author of children's novels. She wrote Bridge to Terabithia and has received several of the major international awards for children's literature.- Early life:...
, author, & Allene Pace Nilsen - 1986 Madeleine L'EngleMadeleine L'EngleMadeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for her young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time...
, author - 1985 Sue Ellen Bridgers, author
- 1984 Louise RosenblattLouise RosenblattLouise Michelle Rosenblatt was an American university professor. She is best-known as a researcher into the teaching of literature.-Biography:...
, critic - 1983 Ken Donelson, professor
- 1982 Robert CormierRobert CormierRobert Edmund Cormier was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War was challenged...
, author - 1981 Sheila Schwartz
- 1980 Dwight Burton
- 1979 Gerri LaRocque
- 1978 Mary Sucher
- 1977 Marguerite Archer
- 1976 Margaret McElderry, publisher, & M. Jerry Weiss, professor
- 1975 Margaret EdwardsMargaret EdwardsMargaret Edwards was an Olympic swimmer for Team GB at the 1956 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 m backstroke in the time of 1:13.1.-References:...
- 1974 Stephen 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 died on November 25, 2004. Ted shaped ALAN through decades of unwavering service and support. He was a Professor of Education at the University of TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, where he was a former chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Previously, he was a Professor of Education at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois and was a high school English teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is a public high school in Flossmoor, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area. The majority of HF students live in Flossmoor and nearby Homewood, but the school also serves areas of Olympia Fields, Chicago Heights, Glenwood, and Hazel Crest serving school...
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HIPPLE AWARD RECIPIENTS
- 2010 Chris CroweChris CroweChristopher "Chris" Crowe was an English international footballer.-Club career:Crowe began his career with Leeds United, signing as an amateur in October 1954, and making his first team debut on 20 October 1956 in a goalless draw at...
, Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, ALAN Past President - 2009 Wendy Lamb, Wendy Lamb Books, Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
- 2008 Jeanne McDermott, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- 2007 Patricia Kelly, ALAN Past-President
- 2006 Allene Pace Nilson, ALAN Past-President
- 2005 Bill Subick, National Council of Teachers of EnglishNational Council of Teachers of EnglishThe National Council of Teachers of English is an American professional organization dedicated to "improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education...
- 2004 John Mason, Scholastic, Inc.
- 2003 M. Jerry Weiss, ALAN Past President
- 2002 Terry Borzumato, Random House Children's Books
- 2001 Don Gallo, ALAN Past-President
- 2000 Ted Hipple, ALAN Executive Secretary and Past-President
ALAN Presidents
- 2011 CJ Bott
- 2010 Wendy GlennWendy GlennWendy Glenn is an English actress in film and television. Her sister, Sammy Glenn, is also an actress.Started as a child model and attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London which led to several national commercials and a guest star role on London's Burning...
- 2009 James Blasingame
- 2008 Pamela Sissi Carroll
- 2007 David Macinnis GillDavid Macinnis Gill-Career:Gill began his writing career by publishing short stories in small magazines, including The Crescent Review and Writer's Forum. In 2005, Scarecrow Press published his critical biography Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, a reference book intended for scholars of young adult literature. His debut...
- 2006 Kathryn Kelly
- 2005 Diane Tuccillo
- 2004 Patty Campbell
- 2003 Michael Cart
- 2002 Bill Mollineaux
- 2001 Christopher E CroweChristopher E CroweChristopher Everett "Chris" Crowe is an American professor of English and English education at Brigham Young University specializing in young adult literature...
- 2000 Teri Lesesne
- 1999 Connie Zitlow
- 1998 Joan Kaywell
- 1997 Lois Stover
- 1996 Gary Salvner
- 1995 Charlie Reed
- 1994 Diana Mitchell
- 1993 Virginia Monseau
- 1992 Betty CarterBetty CarterBetty Carter was an American jazz singer renowned for her improvisational technique and idiosyncratic vocal style...
- 1991 Kay Bushman
- 1990 Betty Poe
- 1989 Patricia Kelly
- 1988 Barbara Samuels
- 1987 C. Anne Webb
- 1986 Donald R. Gallo
- 1985 Hazel Davis
- 1984 Richard AbrahamsonRichard AbrahamsonRichard Neal Abrahamson is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in McMinnville, Oregon....
- 1983 Mike Angelotti
- 1982 Robert C. Small, Jr.
- 1981 Al Muller
- 1980 Hugh Agee
- 1979 Kenneth Donelson
- 1978 Alleen Pace Nilsen
- 1977 Sheila Schwartz
- 1976 Ted Hipple
- 1975 Helen Painter
- 1974 M. Jerry Weiss
- 1973 Marguerite Archer