Tennessee Council of Teachers of English

The Don Jenkins Award

The Don Jenkins Award for Excellence in the Teaching of English/Language Arts recognizes outstanding teachers of English with at least ten years teaching experience, the last five of which must be in Tennessee. The award is named after an outstanding English teacher and former TCTE member.

Nominations are due by March 1 each year. See the attached nomination form for additional award guidelines.

 

 

 

Download the Don Jenkins application and guidelines by opening this file:

 

Download the McClaren Scholarship Application form by opening this file:

The Adrian McClaren Scholarship

The scholarship provides $500 to be used for NCTE convention expenses or tuition for advanced college credit.

Adrian McClaren meant a great deal to Memphis City Schools, the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English, and the classroom teachers across the state. He was part of our lives for such a long time; he always cared about teachers: he knew us well. He wanted teachers to be involved in their professional organizations, especially NCTE.

Now English teachers across the state have the opportunity to keep remembering Adrian’s good deeds and inspiration by supporting a scholarship fund in his memory. The Adrian McClaren Scholarship was launched in 1997 to recognize teacher achievement. The fund encourages attendance at national NCTE conventions or funds for tuition. TCTE is requesting that teachers make donations as a memorial for a departed teacher, as a gift or honor for a friend or colleague, or as a retirement gift. Simply complete the form and mail your donation in order to keep this fund active.

This scholarship fund is a way to honor, remember, thank, or celebrate teachers in Tennessee. The recipients will be carrying the legacy of Adrian McClaren on in their careers. You can be a part of this by contributing to or applying for the funding yourself. Adrian embodied what TCTE is all about: supporting teachers.

 

 

The NCTE Professional Development Award

This award recognizes one early career teacher from Tennessee annually.  The recipient of this award, who must be a member of TCTE or must join upon acceptance, receives $500 to attend an NCTE convention (the recipient must be attending for the first time) and honored at the Affiliate Breakfast at that convention.  The TCTE Board selects the recipient, though nominations from members are welcome.



 

 

 
Click here to visit the NCTE web site and learn more about this award.