NAGC Congratulates 2023 Award Recipients

The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is pleased to announce its 2023 award recipients!  We congratulate these dedicated educators, leaders, scholars, and advocates who support the growth and development of all gifted and talented children. We look forward to celebrating their achievements at the Celebration of Excellence during NAGC23 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Ann F. Isaacs Founder’s Award

• Ann Robinson, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Administrator of the Year Award

• Liam Dawson, St. James Public Schools

Distinguished Service Award

• Tarek Grantham, University of Georgia

Carolyn Callahan Doctoral Student Award

• Keishana Barnes, University of Memphis
• Austina DeBonte, Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education
• Annessia Bullard, The University of Georgia
• Callie Turk, Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education
• Yao Yang, Purdue University

Early Leader Award

• Matt Fugate, Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education

Early Scholar Award

• Sakhavat Mammadov, University of Georgia

 Gifted Coordinator Award

• Lisa Ernsberger, Elkhart Community Schools
• Kirsten Maloney, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Elizabeth Uptegrove, Charleston County School District

 Gifted Child Quarterly Paper of the Year

• Scott J. Peters, “The Challenges of Achieving Equity Within Public School Gifted and Talented Programs”
  

 Masters and Specialists Award

• Jay Huston, Johns Hopkins University 
  
• Phoebe Patterson, Johns Hopkins University
  
• Sheyanne Smith, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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