NEA's 2008 Friend of Education Award

Deadline To Submit Nominations—March 31, 2008

Nominations for the 2008 recipient of NEA's Friend of Education Award are now being solicited.

The Friend of Education Award is NEA's highest honor. Since its inception in 1972, NEA has bestowed this prestigious award on an individual or organization whose leadership, acts, or support have significantly benefited education, education employees, or students on a national scale.

Previous recipients include U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and William Jefferson Clinton; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. The award has also been presented to U.S. Senators and Representatives, governors, educators, civil rights activists, authors, and an athlete.

Nominations reflecting these levels of achievement and worthy of NEA's recognition are now encouraged for the 2008 award. Using the forms listed below, nominations must include:

• Name of the nominee
• Nominee's position and/or organizational affiliation
• Nominee's mailing address (or organization mailing address)
• Name of the nominator or affiliate
• Signature of nominator or affiliate officer
• Name of nominator's local affiliate, if applicable
• Nominator's mailing address and telephone number
• Nominator's proof of membership (e.g., an NEA Today mailing label with membership number), if the nominator is an NEA member

Supporting materials, such as publications or videos may be submitted along with the nomination information.

All duly submitted nominations are reviewed by a five-member committee of NEA Directors, which recommends a recipient of the Friend of Education Award to the Board of Directors. The award will be presented at the 2008 NEA Representative Assembly in Washington, D.C.

The deadline for NEA's receipt of nominations is March 31, 2008. Your submission of a nomination for NEA's highest honor is strongly encouraged.

Nomination Forms

• Letter from NEA President Reg Weaver ( 1p, 33k)
• Friend of Education FAQ ( 1p, 48k)
• Nomination Form ( 1p, 35k)
• List of Previous Recipients ( 1p, 38k)