And AmongThe Winners Were...
The battle for world literacy is too often a story of unsung heroes. That's one reason the NALD newsletter will bring to you on a regular basis a list of those individuals, programs and organizations honoured with international, national and provincial recognition for outstanding work in the global literacy initiative.
International
UNESCO International Literacy Awards
Each year UNESCO offers
International Literacy Prizes ($15,000 U.S.) for outstanding work in promoting
literacy, notably among women and girls. Presentation of the awards took
place on International Literacy Day, September 8, 1995 at the Fourth World
Conference on Women in Beijing, China.
1995 Recipients:
Canada's Community Academic Service Program
(CASP) of New Brunswick
The All-China Women's Federation
PROCALMUC,
Ecuador
Indonesia's Family Welfare Movement.
King Sejong Literacy Prizes
The Republic of Korea established
the King Sejong award in 1989.
Recipients:
The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF)
PROCALMUC, Ecuador
National
Canada Post Corporation Flight for Freedom Awards
The Canada
Post Corporation Flight for Freedom Awards recognize the important
contributions to the cause of literacy by organizations, businesses, educators
and individuals.
1995 Winners in the following categories included:
The
Governor General's Flight for Freedom Award
Literacy New Brunswick
Inc.
The Corporate Canada Literacy Award
Allied Signal Aerospace
Canada, Etobicoke, ON
The Literacy Education Award
Beatrice Fisher, Prince Albert,
Alberta (English)
Marie Paul Désaulniers-Vaillancourt, Montreal,
QC (French)
The Individual Achievement Award
Mrs. L. Legacé,
Beresford, NB (French)
Dan Haley, Peterborough, ON (English)
The Government of Canada Literacy Innovation Award
Willowbrook
Shopping Centre, Langley, BC
For more information or submission guidelines, contact:
Flight for Freedom Awards,
Canada Post Corporation
2701 Riverside
Drive, Suite N0640
Ottawa, ON K1A 0B1
Provincial
Superior Propane Learners Award
As part of its support for Literacy, Superior Propane offers a $250.00
Learners Award in each province and territory of Canada. The award is presented
to an outstanding adult basic education learner as part of the activities
associated with the PGI annual Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournaments for
Literacy.
Recipients (known):
Greg Burke, St. Mary's, St. Mary's Bay,
NF
Bonnie McRae, Prince Albert, SK
Manitoba
Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Literacy
The award is
intended to recognize exceptional achievement for an individual group or project
that has made a significant contribution to the field of literacy in Manitoba.
Recipients:
Barbara Thompson, Past President, Literacy
Partners of Manitoba
Blaine Klippenstein, Principal, Cold Lake School,
Sherridan
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Premier's Youth Initiative Awards
The Premier's
Youth Initiative Awards, started by the Youth Council of New Brunswick, were
created to honour those who work with and on behalf of youth.
Recipients:
Renee Herron, Peer Youth Tutoring Coordinator,
McAdam, New Brunswick, plus 23 members of the Peer Youth Tutors
The New Brunswick Minister of State for Literacy's Annual Alpha Awards
The Minister of State for Literacy presents Alpha Awards annually to
honour New Brunswickers who have made outstanding contributions to the cause of
literacy education.
Recipients:
Alpha Award for Student Achievement:
David Boone, Oromocto;
Norman Dugas, Saint John; Gladys Gamblin, Fredericton; Ronald Godin , Miramichi;
Lorraine Haché, Bertrand; Brigitte Landry, Edmundston; Gerald Lavigne,
Nash Creek; Denise Léger, Saint-Joseph; Zoël Rossignol, Saint-André;
Yolande Roy, Beresford; Gerald Saunders, Saint John; Léonard Savard,
Kedgwick; Daniel Vienneau; Nicholas Denys; Debra Williams, Cody's.
Alpha Award for Facilitator Excellence:
Emma Jean Bailey,
Kedgwick; Elaine Bentley, Quispamsis; Kathleen Bridges, Noonan; Delcia Cool, Le
Goulet.
Volunteer Alpha Awards:
Dermot Kingston, Fredericton; Suzanne
Laforest, Grand Falls/Grand-Sault.
Voluntary/Service Organization Awards:
Alpha Bathurst Chaleur;
Conseil d'alphabétisation - Une 2ième chance, Grand
Falls/Grand-Sault; IODE - Provincial Chapter; N.B. Association of Optometrists.
Corporate Alpha Award: Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corporation Ltd.
Saskatchewan
Award of Excellence
In 1994, the Saskatchewan Adult Basic
Education Association Inc. (SABEA) executive initiated an opportunity to
acknowledge excellence in the field of adult basic education by establishing the
SABEA Award of Excellence.
Recipient:
Eleanor Charman, Saskatoon Literacy Network; Saskatoon Literacy Coalition;
READ Saskatoon; CERT representative; National Advisory Board ACCC; Founding
Committee and Former President SABEA.
Saskatchewan Literacy Awards of Merit
Saskatchewan Literacy Foundation
The Saskatchewan Literacy
Awards of Merit were established by the Saskatchewan Literacy Foundation in
1990, International Literacy Year
Learner Award:
Darlene Watson, First Nations Treaty Indian,
Ballantyne Cree Nation Indian Band
Mike Tomyn, MacDowell
Volunteer Award:
Gary Tolton, READ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Literacy Network Professional:
Georgina Kyle, Coordinator,
Newspaper in Education, Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
Program/Association:
Regina Public Library Literacy Program
