Greetings!
The International Writing Centers Association Board and the 2024 Awards Committee extend enthusiastic congratulations to all of the 2024 Research, Dissertation, Outstanding Article & Book, and Future Leaders award winners!
Although impressive under any circumstances, the scholarship and leadership undertaken over the course of particularly strenuous and challenging few years deserve special recognition. The individuals honored today illustrate the ways the writing center community has continued to adapt to our changing institutional landscapes and collectively rethink what it means to be a scholar, a leader, and a human in writing center work. Please join IWCA in congratulating the following recipients of IWCA’s 2024 awards:
Research Grants (4 awarded)
Janine Morris, Nova Southeastern University, “Disciplinary Identity, Writing Centers, and Graduate Writing Tutors Across the Discipline” ($1,000)
Rebecca Hallman Martini, University of Georgia, “Student Perspectives on Race, Access, and Advocacy” ($1,000)
Jasmine Kar Tang, University of Minnesota, “The Asian Tutors Project: The Experiences of Asian and Asian American Consultants at College Writing Centers in the U.S. Nation-State” ($1,000)
Joshua Barsczewski, Muhlenberg College, “Academic Normativity and Tutor Training” ($500)
Dissertation Grant
Gillian Saunders, University of Victoria
Dissertation Project: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Academic Writing Supports in Canadian Higher Education: An Academic Discourse Socialization Approach ($5000.00)
Ben Rafoth Graduate Research Award
Isabelle Lundin, Northeastern University, for her study of walk in tutoring ($1,000)
Outstanding Article
Lundin, Isabelle M., Victoria O’Connor, and Sherry Wynn Perdue (2023). "The Impact of Writing Center Consultations on Student Writing Self-Efficacy," Writing Center Journal: Vol. 41 : Iss. 2, Article 2.
Outstanding Book (2 awarded)
Giaimo, Genie Nicole. Unwell Writing Centers: Searching for Wellness in Neoliberal Educational Institutions and Beyond.Utah State University Press, 2023. Project MUSE.
Wetschanow, Karin ; Unterpertinger, Erika ; Kuntschner, Eva et al. / Neue Perspektiven auf Schreibberatung. 1 ed. Wien : Böhlau: Wien / Köln /Weimar, 2023. 199 p. (Schreibwissenschaft, Vol. 3).
Future Leaders
Nikkola Brown, Undergraduate Peer Tutor, Salem College
Thais Rodrigues Cons, Graduate Tutor, University of Arizona
Nicole Koyuki Golden, Graduate Assistant Director, Michigan State University
Emily King, Graduate Assistant Director, Ball State University
Look for these texts and emerging leaders in our publications and conference proceedings. We look forward to the next year’s submissions – watch your emails for updates on the 2025 nomination cycle.
Best,
Kat Bell & Chessie Alberti, Co-Chairs, Awards Committee