NAME's Annual Awards provide national
and international recognition of individuals, groups and institutions who are making outstanding contributions toward multicultural education, educational equity and social justice.
The Call for NOMINATIONS
for
NAME's 2025 Awards is OPEN until September 15th
11:59pm ET
Each year members of NAME are invited to nominate outstanding colleagues and agencies to receive one of NAME’s Annual Awards for their superlative work in the fields of
Multicultural Education and social justice.
PLEASE NOTE: All nomination submissions must be made online via the NAME Awards Nominations Submission System.
NOMINATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW
Thank you for your interest in submitting a nomination for the 2025 NAME Awards that recognize outstanding contributions to multicultural education, equity and social justice. Making nominations is a membership benefit for NAME members.
When you submit a nomination for a NAME Award, you must understand and agree to the following guidelines:
- Submitting nominations is a membership benefit for NAME members.
- Nominees must be current members in good standing of NAME. Membership of nominees will be verified.
- All nominations will be made electronically through the NAME Awards nomination submission system.
- I understand that for each nomination I must submit a nomination letter addressing why the nominee should receive the award based on the award criteria.
- I will submit all electronic materials and related weblinks to support my nomination that will be helpful to the Awards Committee’s. For example --
- If nominating a film or video, I will provide a link to the video, post the film/video on YouTube or other film viewing website, and provide a link (and access and password, if required to view) to the film/video in the nomination and document.
- If nominating a book, I will include an electronic copy of at least 10% of the book or a link to the electronic version of the book, when I upload the nomination materials.
- Nominations without documentation will not be considered for an award.
- Nominations for current national board members will not be accepted.
- All persons submitting nominations must be current members in good standing of NAME. Membership of nominators will be verified.
- I understand that self-nominations are not accepted.
- I understand that nominees must be aware that the nomination is being submitted.
- I understand that when making the nomination I must submit the following information to be used, should my nominee receive the award:
- a brief bio (150 words max) of the nominee for the award program
- a photo of the nominee
- I understand that award winners must be available to attend the NAME conference, November 21.
- I will not nominate anyone who cannot attend the NAME conference to receive their award.
- I understand that I, the nominator, will be notified of the Award Committee's decision regarding my nomination.
- I understand that it is my responsibility, as nominator to notify the award winner.
- I understand that the award winners will receive the following:
- the NAME Award,
- inclusion in the NAME Awards program (if the required info is provided by the deadline), and
- inclusion on the NAME Awards website pages.
Suggestions for NARRATIVE:
- Has the work of the recipient challenged our thinking about multicultural theory and practice?
- Has the work of the recipient contributed to a better understanding or clarification of the manner in which culture is lived out in our daily lives?
- Has the work of the recipient helped to clarify or support ongoing debate and discussion about multicultural issues?
- Has the work of the recipient assisted educators (all levels) in implementing a more comprehensive multicultural program?
- Has the work of the recipient supported or helped clarify the connections between multicultural issues at the personal or individual level, the school or district level, the community level, and/or in the broader society?
- Does the work of the recipient clearly support NAME’s commitment to a more just and equitable society
Submitting a NAME Award nomination is a benefit of NAME membership.
CLICK the AWARD BELOW for the standards & criteria for each category: • Rose Duhon-Sells Multicultural Program Award |
Standards & Criteria for NAME Awards
This Award is given to an educational organization (e.g., school, community group) whose program exemplifies NAME goals.
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PHILLIP C. CHINN MULTICULTURAL BOOK AWARD The Multicultural Book Award is given to a trade or textbook used primarily by adults. The book must meet the following eligibility criteria :
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A multicultural educator can be a PreK through 12th grade classroom teacher, a teacher in higher education, a community
Two awards may be given; one for a person from the area where our national conference is held, and one from any other location. | |
CARTER GODWIN WOODSON SERVICE AWARD The Carter G. Woodson Service Award is named for Dr. Woodson in recognition of his dynamic scholarly leadership in establishing the origins of the multicultural movement by building an institution devoted to correcting the misinterpretations in American History being taught to the children of America when he established The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now African American Life and History (ASALH)) in 1915. When Dr. Woodson began Negro History Week in 1926 that ultimately became Black History Month in 1976, his desire was that other ethnic groups would follow this model to add to the annals of United States history their rich historical contributions as well. In the 1980s, thirty years after his death, his dream was realized when groups throughout the country began to establish month-long celebrations honoring their cultural legacies. In the tradition of Dr. Woodson, the Woodson Award symbolizes excellence in multicultural writing, scholarship and achievements in multicultural life, history and culture.
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NAME MULTICULTURAL FILM/MEDIA AWARD In order for a media selection to be considered for the NAME Media Award, it must meet the following eligibility criteria:
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NAME MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN'S PUBLICATION AWARD For a children's publication to be considered for this NAME Award, it must meet the following eligibility criteria:
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This award is a tribute to the legacy of our past Executive Director, Bette Tate Beaver.
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NAME EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY AWARD The Equity and Social Justice Advocacy Award is given annually to an individual in the public sphere who has used her or his celebrity or social standing to advocate for the elimination of oppression and the establishment of equity and social justice in schools and the larger society. The recipient must have demonstrated her or his advocacy through activism, not simply through financial contributions. Activism can include, but is not limited to, political or community organizing, leading or participating in educational campaigns regarding social justice and human rights, engaging the arts for social justice advocacy, playing a leadership role in a non-governmental agency or non-profit organization that advocates educational equity and social justice, or demonstrating a more general and consistent commitment to advocating for the political and educational rights of dispossessed people.
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This Award will be presented annually to the President of the chapter that has shown exemplary recruitment, retention of
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NAME MULTICULTURAL AGENCY/INSTITUTION AWARD This award is given to an agency (e.g. agency, corporation, institution, business) that has made a major contribution to the |
Congratulations to our 2024 Winners!