Nominations are now open for the 2006 Muriel Harris Outstanding Service Award presented by the International Writing Centers Association. This award is given only at every other IWCA conference to recognize outstanding service that has benefited writing centers in significant and broad-based ways. The award will be presented at the Houston IWCA conference in April 2007.

Please share this call for nominations with any other writing center personnel who might wish to nominate someone.

Send all nominations and supporting documents to Pam Childers (Pam.Childers@gmail.com). Receipt of nominations will be acknowledged via e-mail (If you do not receive such an acknowledgment within a few days, please e-mail Pam Childers at the above e-mail address.)

Nominations should include the name of the nominee and detailed information about the accomplishments and contributions of this person on behalf of writing centers. Attachments should be submitted as Microsoft Word documents.

Deadline for submission of nominations is January 15, 2007.

Previous recipients:
Muriel Harris, 1984
Joyce Kinkead, 1987
Jeanette Harris, 1991
Lady Falls Brown, 1994
Byron Stay, 1997
Jeanne Simpson, 2001
Pamela Childers, 2003

Questions should be addressed to Pam Childers at the above email address.