Dr. William C. Stokoe ASL Education Award:  UNC at Greensboro

George W. Veditz ASL Leadership Award:  Sharon Lott Hurley

Marie Jean Philip Bilingual/Bicultural Education Award:  Glenda Dinyari

NCASLTA President's Distinguished Service Award:  Kathy Apperson

Certificates of Recognition:  Ann Condrey, Tim Apperson, Francie Nazloo, Pam King

An award was named in honor of Keith Cagle:

Dr. Keith M. Cagle Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Keith Martin Cagle Teaching Excellence Award:

Dr. Keith Martin Cagle is a well-respected ASL teacher, instructor, professor and colleague of American Sign Language Education and a leader who has carried tremendous passion for learning, for the art of ASL instruction, and for teaching others.  Keith has sacrificed much of his personal time to create learning and training opportunities, primarily for American Sign Language educators.  In addition to ASL instructors, all levels of interpreters ranging from novice to professional have substantially benefitted from his wealth of knowledge covering a myriad of training topics.  Keith has collaborated with universities, agencies and numerous stakeholders on research projects, sign language proficiency evaluations, and consultations on ASL curricula and instruction.  He is routinely sought by colleagues and most importantly by students for advice, wisdom and guidance.

This award will be granted to an NC ASLTA member during NC ASLTA’s Biennial Conference who has shaped the profession of teaching on the path to excellence by impacting students’ success in education and career growth.

Dr. William C. Stokoe  ASL Education Award: 

William C. Stokoe, Jr (1919-2000) is affectionately known as the “Father of ASL Linguistics.”  Before he began his work as an educator for the Deaf, author, publisher and humanitarian, American Sign Language was perceived as a collection of meaningless gestures or pantomime.  By subjecting ASL to linguistic analysis, Stokoe changed that perception.  He established a Linguistics Research Laboratory at Gallaudet University and owned Linstok Press, which published books on sign language.  He compiled the revolutionary Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles and founded the journal of Sign Language Studies.  He is much loved by the Deaf Community given his legacy of establishing ASL as a true and equivalent language.

This award will be presented to a college, university, school, organization, or group that is actively involved in activities that further our knowledge of American Sign Language or the Deaf Community.

George W. Veditz ASL Leadership Award:

George Veditz (1861-1937) was a graduate of the Maryland School for the Deaf and Gallaudet University and twice served as the president of the National Association of the Deaf.  He is best remembered for his advocacy of Deaf rights, his strong opposition to oralism, which was at the peak of its power in the early 20th century, and his eloquent defense of sign language as “the noblest gift God has given to deaf people.”  He also spearheaded a project to record sign language on film, providing a precious legacy of early-20th-century ASL in action.

This award is given in recognition of an NC ASLTA member’s significant contribution to the field of ASL teaching.  This award will be granted on biennial basis during the NC ASLTA Conference.

Marie Jean Philip Bilingual/Bicultural Education Award:

Marie Jean Philip (1953 - 1997) was a determined, Deaf woman who was the first to introduce the “Bilingual and Bicultural Approach” for the education of Deaf children in order to enhance their American Sign Language and English writing skills.  Her goal was to achieve and affect a vast improvement for Deaf children’s language acquisition by introducing American Sign Language and English simultaneously in America.

This award will recognize a person who enhances the education of Deaf children enabling an improved acquisition of English comprehension by using American Sign Language in the academic setting.

NC ASLTA President’s Distinguished Service Award

Certificates of Recognition

Certificates may be awarded to any individual or entity that deserves recognition for an important contribution to the field of ASL Education or for service to NCASLTA.