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This US$1,000 award was established to honor the memory and work of Steven A. Stahl by encouraging and supporting promising graduate students in their research. This grant is awarded biennially to a recipient with at least three years of teaching experience who is conducting classroom research (including action research) focused on improving reading instruction and children's reading achievement.
This award will be offered again in August 2026.
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2025
Kimberly Hughes, Doctoral Candidate, Adjunct Professor, Texas Woman's University; Richardson ISD, Pre-K Teacher Supporting Preschool Writers' Multimodal Composing Development: A Formative Experiment
2023
Rachel F. Knecht
2022
Amanda C. Dahl
2021
Cortney Dilgard
2019
Blythe Anderson
2018
John Strong
2017
Miranda Fitzgerald
2016
Margaret Troyer
2015
Katherine Wright
2014
Carrie Symons
2013
Angela Williams
2012
Joe Stouffer
2011
Lisa O'Brien
2010
Lama Farran
2009
Annette Keane
2008
Dot McElhone
2007
Amy Alexandra Wilson
2006
No award given
For additional information, contact ILAAwards@reading.org.