Educational Leadership - September 2010

Community in Action

A Call for Candidates

Do you know a forward-thinking ASCD member with a passion to make a difference? Could this person be you? ASCD is seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds for governance positions. Elected leaders have the responsibility of ensuring that programs, products, and services focus on the success of learners and that ASCD resources are wisely used to promote ASCD values. Please consider self-nominating or encouraging potential candidates to submit a nomination form. You can complete the form online at www.ascd .org/nominations or contact Becky DeRigge at bderigge@ascd.org for a print version.

ASCD BoArD of DireCtorS
SARA MAGAñA SHUBEL, President; PAUL HEALEY,
President-Elect; LINDA MARIOTTI, Immediate Past
President; GENE R. CARTER, Executive Director, ASCD;
ROBERT BRUCKNER, COLIN CAMERON, KATHY
CLAYTON, SANDY CLIF TON, JANE COBIA, NANCY
GIBSON, HENRY TYRONE HARRIS, KATHERINE H.
HOWARD, MARSHA JONES, ROLAND KA Y, DEANA
LOPEZ, LAURIE MCCULLOUGH, JEFF STEPHENS,
MARK SUT TER, DONALD VIEGU T
ASCD exeCutive StAff
GENE R. CARTER, Executive Director
ERIC BELLAMY, Deputy Executive Director
JUD Y SEL TZ, Deputy Executive Director
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94 Educational lEadErship / sEptEmbEr 2010

the 2010 General Membership election Eligible ASCD members received a ballot for the 2010 general membership election in the September issue of Education Update. You must sign and date your ballot for compliance with Virginia code. Unsigned, undated ballots are not valid. Mail your completed ballot (postage-paid) by October 15, 2010. You may also vote online by going to http://my.ascd.org and entering your member ID and password. Additional information on the president-elect candidates is available at www.ascd.org/candidatesforum.

And the Winners Are…us!

ASCD recently garnered 15 awards and several finalist designations across six highly regarded national and international competitions that identify excellence in publishing, design, and web-based video. Member benefits, such as Educational Leadership and Education Update, were recognized across multiple categories.

APEX Awards

Four ASCD publications were honored with Awards of Excellence for editorial
quality and design in the 22nd annual Awards for Publication Excellence
(APEX):
n Educational Leadership: The December 2009/January 2010 issue on “Health
and Learning” for editorial quality in the magazine category; the cover of the
April 2010 issue on “Reimagining School” for excellence in design.
n Education Update: The March 2009 issue for editorial quality in the news-
letter writing category.
n Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 3rd Edition: For excellence in design.

EXCEL Awards

ASCD walked away with five awards from Association Media and Publishing’s
30th annual EXCEL Awards. This year, 175 winners were selected from a com-
petitive pool of nearly 1,000 submissions.
n Educational Leadership Online: EXCEL gold for editorial excellence in the
website category.
n ASCD Express: EXCEL gold for general excellence in the electronic news-
letter category.
n ASCD’s Inservice blog: EXCEL silver in the blog publishing category.
n Education Update: EXCEL bronze for general excellence in the newsletter
category.