Award Recipients Attended the 2011 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference

TEACHER LEADER SCHOLARSHIPS
Deluxe Corporation Foundation Teacher Leader Scholarships
The Deluxe Corporation Foundation is a grant-giving institution that has partnered with educational, cultural, and human service nonprofit organizations for more than 50 years to enrich the communities of Deluxe Corporation employees. An independent 501(c) (3) organization, the Deluxe Corporation Foundation receives funding from Deluxe Corporation to support its mission of giving back to the communities it serves. The Foundation’s support for Reading Recovery professional development has benefited children, teachers, and schools in many communities where Deluxe Corporation employees live and work.

 
Pictured: Shirley DeSouza, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada with Paul Brown, Deluxe Corporation Foundation.   

Hameray/Yuen Family Foundation Teacher Leader Scholarships
The Hameray Publishing Group is dedicated to publishing innovative literacy materials for today’s educators. Combining a sound research-based approach with cutting-edge classroom solutions, Hameray Publishing Group has developed literacy materials for struggling readers as well as those reading at grade level. The Yuen Family Foundation, a private charitable organization, in conjunction with the Hameray Publishing Group, funded two $15,000 teacher leader scholarships and donated books ($1,000 value) to the newly trained teacher leaders for use in their teaching.

Pictured: (L-R) Raymond Yuen of Hameray Publishing Group; Carolynne Stein, South Yarmouth, MA; Marlene Stilwell, Sumter, SC; and Christine Yuen of Hameray Publishing Group.

Pioneer Valley Books Teacher Leader Scholarship
Pioneer Valley Books, based in Amherst, MA, is an educational publishing company offering quality books to help children gain fluency in their reading. Pioneer Valley Books funded one $15,000 teacher leader scholarship and donated Pioneer Valley books ($1,000 value) to the newly trained teacher leader for use in teaching or training.

Pictured: (L-R) Marjorie Rowe, Lyndonville, VT; with Bob and Michelle Dufresne of Pioneer Valley Books.

RRCNA Professional Development Grants
Two $15,000 RRCNA Teacher Leader Training Scholarships were awarded for the 2010–2011 training year. Funding for these scholarships was provided by a generous donor who prefers to remain anonymous.

Pictured: (L-R) Lisa Hall, Dyersburg, TN; Jady Johnson, RRCNA Executive Director; and Terry MacIntyre, Boulder, CO.

TOSA Foundation
The TOSA Foundation and Morgridge Family funding has supported many Reading Recovery children, teachers, and schools through the years. The family, including John and Tashia Morgridge, their son John and his wife Carrie, have provided both financial contributions and leadership with several initiatives at the local, state, and national level.

Pictured (L-R): Cathy Compton-Lilly, University of Wisconsin at Madison Trainer; and Amy Treuter and Emily Zoeller from Madison, WI.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE GRANTS

The Minnesota Professional Development Fund
In memory of Reading Recovery teacher leader Diane Holum, the fund provides grants for Minnesota Reading Recovery teachers, teacher leaders, university trainers, and others who support the implementation of Reading Recovery to attend the National Conference. 

Pictured (L-R) are Tonya Person, Minnesota Professional Development Grant representative and Lois Williams, Woodbury, MN.

Townsend Press Professional Development Grant
Townsend Press is an educational publisher of an acclaimed series of reading, vocabulary, and writing textbooks for the school and college markets. They also publish, through their nonprofit foundation, an affordable library of original and classic paperbacks.

Pictured: (L-R) Kimberly Robertson, Elizabeth City, NC and Barbara Schubert, RRCNA Development Committee Chair.

Zaner-Bloser Professional Development Grant
The mission of Zaner-Bloser, the Language Arts and Reading Company, is to make a significant contribution to the education of children in prekindergarten through eighth grade by publishing materials of the highest quality.

 Pictured: (L-R) Kathleen Wright and Patricia Bailey, Zaner-Bloser Representatives; and Lisa Mount, Santa Cruz, CA.

Geri Stone Memorial Fund Grants and Scholarship Program
Family members and friends established this fund in memory of Geri Stone’s leadership and work as a Michigan Reading Recovery teacher leader. Grants and scholarships are awarded to Reading Recovery professionals to help offset the cost of the Michigan Institute, Reading Recovery training, professional development, or other literacy efforts.