The National Association for Gifted Children established the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award in 1999. Funded by the Nicholas Green Foundation, these awards are designed to recognize excellence in young children. Each award includes a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and a certificate to acknowledge young children who demonstrate excellence in all areas of endeavor, from fine and performing arts to leadership positions to academic achievement.

Maggie and Reg Green, to honor the memory of their seven-year old son, Nicholas, who was killed by a drive-by shooting while visiting Italy in 1994, established the Nicholas Green Foundation. The Greens felt it was important to recognize the gifts and talents in children who are at the age that Nicholas was when he died.

NOMINATION GUIDELINES:

• AGATE will accept self-nominations from parents, teachers, students and community and civic groups.
• Students must be in grades 3-6 at the time of nomination.
• Students must demonstrate outstanding accomplishment in one or more of these areas; academics, athletics, the arts or leadership.
• Nominations for the 2008-2009 school year must be received by June 1, 2009.

Nominators should include the following:

• A composition written by the student nominee. Compositions should include the activity or interest area for which the student is being nominated, how the student became interested/involved in the activity, what impact the activity has had on the student and on others and how the student’s future plans and goals have been affected by this activity or interest area.
• A completed application form
• A letter of recommendation from someone other than a nominee’s family member, explaining why this student is deserving of the award and what sets him/her apart from other students and how the nominee is impacting others
• A signed release form from the parent or guardian granting permission to NAGC to use the nominee’s name, composition, and photo in an award and publicity and announcements, should he/she be selected
• A self-addressed stamped postcard used to acknowledge receipt of the nomination packet
• No materials will be returned.

The AGATE Board seeks nominations for the annual Alexinia Baldwin Educator of the Year Award. Nominees shall have made outstanding contributions to gifted education in the role of teacher, coordinator, director, supervisor, principal, professor, or other related roles.

Dr. Baldwin, a professor of Curriculum at the University of Connecticut, and the original founder of AGATE in the 1970s, is a researcher involved in issues relating to gifted and talented education and a tireless advocate for our most able learners.

NOMINATION GUIDELINES:

Please submit the following:

• A brief biography (50-75 words) with nominee’s address and telephone
• A narrative description of the nominee’s activities that have promoted gifted education, providing evidence of the nominee’s commitment to the needs of gifted children
• Supporting statements from nominator and colleagues of nominee Nominations for the 2008-2009 school year must be received by June 30, 2009.

In 1998 the AGATE Board inaugurated the Virginia Ehrlich Service Award to recognize prominent individuals whose vision, dedication, and long-term effort has greatly impacted the lives of gifted children and the field of gifted education.

As a co-founder of AGATE and author of an article documenting the importance of grandparents as mentors for gifted children (1983) that continues to be cited in the literature, Dr. Ehrlich enriched the soil she tended for present and future use.

NOMINATION GUIDELINES:

Please submit the following:

• A brief biography (50-75 words) with nominee’s address and telephone
• A narrative description of the nominee’s activities that have promoted gifted education, providing evidence of the nominee’s commitment to the needs of gifted children
• Supporting statements from nominator and colleagues of nominee. Nominations for the 2008-2009 school year must be received by June 30, 2009.

In order to be eligible for the AGATE Student Academic Excellence Award, recipients and their nominators must do the following:

NOMINATION GUIDELINES:

Please submit answers to the following on two pages or less:

• What are you committed to doing and becoming as an adult?
• When and where do you believe you make a contribution to the lives of others?
• Describe an area of talent or aptitude in which you demonstrate excellence and/or school leadership.

NOMINATOR:

On a separate sheet of paper, nominators need to explain their reasons for nomination of this student. Include comments to assist the committee in considering the nominee; How did this student come to your attention? Attach any supporting information such as special awards, interests and honors. Please include a transcript with the student’s current grades and self-addressed stamped envelope

Nominations for the 2008-2009 school year must be received by June 30, 2009

This award is given to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship contributing directly to the support of gifted education. Dr. Passow, a highly regarded professor of education at Columbia University, dedicated much of his research to curriculum differentiation and policy development for gifted and talented students.

NOMINATION GUIDELINES:

Please submit the following:

• A brief biography (50-75 words) with nominee’s address and telephone
• A narrative description of the nominee’s activities that have promoted gifted education, providing evidence of the nominee’s commitment to the needs of gifted children
• Supporting statements from nominator and colleagues of nominee. Nominations for the 2008-2009 school year must be received by June 30, 2009.

• AGATE Award Nomination Form