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 organisations honoured
with international, national and provincial recognition for outstanding
work in the global literacy initiative.
International
UNESCO International
Literacy Awards - 2003 Recipients :
International Reading Association Prize : Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM),
Bangladesh
Honourable Mention : Fundación Alfabetizadora Laubach, Medellín,
Colombia
Noma Prize : Panuka Trust, Zambia
Honourable Mention : Ribat Al Fath Association, Morocco
King Sejong Literacy Prizes : Tembaletu Community Education Centre,
South Africa; International Reflect Circle (CIRAC)
Honourable Mention : National Guard Directorate of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Saudi Arabia
National
Peter Gzowski
Literacy Award of Merit - 2003 Recipient :
New Brunswick journalist
Alan White, of the Telegraph-Journal
NALD Literacy
Award - 2003 Recipient:
Ed Lowery, Volunteer
NALD Special Award for Contribution to Literacy - Marilyn Trenholme
Counsell, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Canada Post
Literacy Awards:
Individual Achievement
– English: Pamela Ring (Digby, NS), Amy Clarke (St. John's,
NL), Robert Burt (Summerside, PE), Robert Parsons (Pointe-Claire, QC),
Gary Porter (Midhurst, ON), Tara Duncan (Brandon, MB), Doug Noble (North
Battleford, SK), Lillian Gallant (Edmonton, AB), Sharon Buchanan (Vanderhoof,
BC) and Roy Richardson (Rae, NT).
Individual Achievement – French: Francine Guindon (Gatineau,
QC), Gloria Gallant (Richmond, PE), Diane Thériault (Grand-Sault,
NB) and Françoise Cadieux (Alexandria, ON).
Community Leadership: Fort Resolution Community Literacy Program
(Fort Resolution, NT), Circle of Friends Family Resource Center (Mary's
Harbour, NL), Cape Breton Literacy Network Association (Sydney, NS),
PEI Literacy Alliance (Charlottetown, PE), YMCA of Greater Moncton Community
Outreach Department (Moncton, NB), Centre de documentation sur l'éducation
des adultes et la condition féminine (Montréal, QC), Centre
Moi, j'apprends (Rockland, ON), Society for Manitobans with Disabilities
(Winnipeg, MB), READ Saskatoon (Saskatoon, SK), Red Deer Public Library
(Red Deer, AB), Laichwiltach Family Life Society (Campbell River, BC)
and the Association Franco- Yukonnaise (Whitehorse, YK).
Educator: Ruth Farrell (Vancouver, BC). Marc Glassman (St. John's,
NL), Richard Goldbloom (Halifax, NS), Gil Dares (Yarmouth, NS) and Anna
Morin (Edmonton, AB).
Business Leadership Award: Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. (Trail, BC).
Provincial
Manitoba
Lieutenant Governor’s
Medal for Literacy - Recipient 2003 :
Margaret Chambers, Coordinator of the Interlake Adult Learning Association
(IALA)
New Brunswick
Lieutenant-Governor’s
Early Childhood Literacy Awards - Recipients 2003 :
Library Category : Plaster Rock Public School Library
Organization Category : Familles et communautés d’Abord;
Bathurst Family Literacy Network
Individual Category : Wendell Dryden, Saint John; Soeur Lucie Paulin,
LamPque
Author Category : Judith Hamel
Grandparent Category : Judy and Don Heron, Rothesay; Simone Savoie,
Bathurst
Ontario
The Elizabeth
Cooke Education & Training Award, given by East End Literacy - Recipients
2002 :
Blessing Imoh, Garvin Kerr and Rosalind Rees
Adult Basic Education Association of Hamilton-Wentworth Literacy
Awards - Recipients 2003 :
The Hamilton Spectator Corporate Literacy Award - Mike Petrowski
Dofasco Excellence in Adult Teaching Award - Linda Greenland
Ken Cross Individual Literacy Award - Marion Stewart
Corporate/Agency Literacy Award - Hamilton Public Library
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Literacy Awards - Recipients 2003 :
Learner : Jennifer Rumpel from SIAST Kelsey
Volunteer : Mary Legget from READ Saskatoon
Professional : Cathy West from SIAST Kelsey
Project : Developmental English for Aboriginal Learners
Corporate : SaskEnergy
Special Literacy Leader Award : Can West Global
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