JOHN SCHMITT AWARD

The John Schmitt Award is presented annually to an individual graduate student. It is presented in the name of John Schmitt, Ph.D., who, as an educational researcher, founded the New England Educational Research Organization.

 

Purpose and Eligibility


This award is presented for outstanding research at the graduate level.  To be eligible, the candidate must be an individual presenting at the Annual Conference who is currently enrolled in an advanced degree program, OR who is presenting a paper-based upon a thesis or dissertation that was completed during his or her graduate study in the past year. Candidates must have initiated, developed, and completed a research paper in education or an allied field.

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Application Procedure

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There is no formal application form. Applicants should submit the following by March 1, 2021.

  • a copy of the completed research paper (25-page maximum)

  • Curriculum Vitae

  • a letter of support from the advisor or a colleague familiar with the applicant’s research

To nominate a paper, submit the following materials to neero.conference@gmail.com.

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Deadline

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The deadline for the 2021 conference is March 1, 2021.

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AWARD RECIPIENTS (2020-2000)

2020

Kathryn Webly

Merrimack College

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2018

Deepa Sryia Vasudevan

Harvard Graduate School of Education

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2016

Emilie Clucas

Endicott College

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2014

Meghan Hubacz

University of New Hampshire

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2012

Elaine Mangiante

University of Rhode Island

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2010

Elaine Ward 

University of Massachusetts, Boston 

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2008

Randall Lahann & Emilie Mitescu

Boston College

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2006

Janet Smith

Boston College

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2004

Lara Ramsey

Harvard Graduate School of Education

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2002

Mary T. Vetere

Slippery Rock University

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2000

Kelly Clark/Keefe

University of Vermont

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2019

Nicole Hersey

University of Rhode Island

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2017

Steven Netcoh

University of Vermont

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2015

Adam Moore

University of Rhode Island

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2013

Kelly Swindlehurst

University of Vermont

2011

Cynthia Dean

University of Maine

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2009

Monique Jacobs

Johnson & Wales University

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2007

Erin McCloskey

University of Albany

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2005

Cinzia Pica

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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2003

Alan Amtzis

Boston College

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2001

Amy Seldin

Boston College

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