ILA 2025 Diane Lapp & James Flood Professional Collaborator Award Nomination Form

The International Literacy Association (ILA) Diane Lapp & James Flood Professional Collaborator Award recognizes an ongoing professional collaboration between two or three scholars who regularly contribute to the professional knowledge base of literacy educators.

ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Collaborator teams of two to three people are eligible to be nominated or self-nominated.
Collaborators must be colleagues commonly associated as a professional team.
Collaborators must have worked on multiple projects and put forth several contributions of an enduring and positive impact to the evolving field of literacy education over a period of at least five years. The work must be in literacy research and practice in the form of a series of publications or a substantial field-based project(s) that focuses on new literacies, literacy collaborations, or literacy engagement.

To be eligible, candidates must be ILA members in good standing and maintain active membership through June 30, 2026. Please note that candidates will be evaluated on work that has been completed prior to the date of application; research or projects planned for future implementation will not be considered.

NOMINATION PROCESS

Candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague or members of the Diane Lapp & James Flood Professional Collaborator Award Committee. Supporting documentation is required in the body of the form, as a PDF attachment, or by linking to relevant material (such as a CV) provided that the source is reputable and up to date.

Please note that candidates who have been nominated by a colleague are no longer required to complete a separate application.

Once submitted, nominations remain active for a total of three (3) years. Should candidates be nominated more than once, each individual nomination will still expire three (3) years after it was first submitted.

All nominations must be received by February 3, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Submissions received after this date will be held for consideration the following award year. Notifications will be sent by mid-June.

NOMINEES' CONTACT INFORMATION

* Required Information

NOMINEE #1 INFORMATION

First Name *

Middle Name or Initial

Last Name *

Country *

Phone Number

Email Address *

Confirm Email Address *

URL(s)

LinkedIn

Note: To be eligible for consideration, nominee must be an ILA member in good standing and maintain active membership in ILA through June 30, 2026. Member status will be verified during the review process.

NOMINEE #2 INFORMATION

First Name *

Middle Name or Initial

Last Name *

Country *

Phone Number

Email Address *

Confirm Email Address *

URL(s)

LinkedIn

Note: To be eligible for consideration, nominee must be an ILA member in good standing and maintain active membership in ILA through June 30, 2026. Member status will be verified during the review process.

NOMINEE #3 INFORMATION

First Name

Middle Name or Initial

Last Name

Country

Phone Number

Email Address

Confirm Email Address

URL(s)

LinkedIn

Note: To be eligible for consideration, nominee must be an ILA member in good standing and maintain active membership in ILA through June 30, 2026. Member status will be verified during the review process.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Materials should be uploaded as individual documents. Failure to upload all items will result in your application being unsubmitted.

Rationale for Nomination: Provide a description of the individuals’ collaborative contributions in
literacy (maximum of two single-spaced pages).

Evidence and Impact: Provide evidence that the contributors have worked on multiple projects
and put forth several contributions of an enduring and positive impact to the evolving field of
literacy education through work in literacy research and practice.

Curricula Vitae: Provide nominees' CVs.

To upload your files, please select Choose File to locate your document in your files and then select Open to attach to the form. Please note that PDFs are preferred.

If you are unable to upload files, please send documents via email to ILAAwards@reading.org.

Rationale for Recommendation *

Evidence and Impact *

Curricula Vitae (please include all in one PDF)

Or provide the URL for an online Curricula Vitae

A Rationale for Nomination, Evidence of Impact, and a CV (whether a PDF or an online link) must be provided. *

I confirm that I have provided all documents.

SUBMITTER INFORMATION

First Name *

Middle Name or Initial

Last Name *

Email Address *

Confirm Email Address *

Relationship to Nominees *

Self

Colleague

Other Other

I acknowledge that the information provided is accurate and complete. *

Once submitted, I will be unable to edit, update, or amend this application.

Please direct any questions or requests for assistance to ILAAwards@reading.org.