Honors and Awards Committee

The Honors and Awards Committee identifies and recognizes members of the Chapter who have made significant contributions to the organization and the profession through the awarding of the Chapter's three highest awards:

The committee also recognizes all Chapter members who have contributed to the organization in the past year with a certificate of service.

The committee, along with the MCMLA Executive Committee, awards money to members to attend the Chapter meeting and the annual MLA meeting.

Information on additional chapter award programs is available on the Chapter Honors and Awards page.

Nominate someone for these awards and scholarships.

Awards for papers and posters presented at the annual meeting are awarded by the Research Committee, view past winners.

Past Membership:


2022-2023
Dave Castelli, Chair
Heather Brown
Yumin Jiang
Kay Wagner

2021-2022
Dave Castelli, Chair
Tallie Casucci
Yamila El-Khayat
Yumin Jiang


2020-2021

Tallie Casucci - Chair

Rose Fredrick

Dave Castelli

Yumin Jiang



2019-2020

Rose Fredrick - Chair

Tallie Casucci

Dave Castelli



2018-2019
Judi Bergjord - Chair
Tallie Casucci

Rose Fredrick


2017-2018
Judi Bergjord - Chair
Kristen DeSanto

Brenda Linares

2016-2017
Jerry Carlson - Chair

Judi Bergjord

Kristen DeSanto

Robin Nielsen


2015-2016
Rebecca Carlson McCall - Chair

Judi Bergjord

Jerry Carlson

Kristen DeSanto

Robin Nielsen


2014-2015
Cindy Perkins - Chair

Jerry Carlson

Rebecca Carlson

Lenora Kinzie

Current Membership

2023-2024

  • Heather Brown, Chair (2025)
  • Belinda Boelter (2026)
  • Christi Piper (2026)
  • Kay Wagner (2025)


Access committee documents on the Chapter Sharepoint site. You will be prompted to login as a Chapter member to obtain the link.

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