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Award Programs
Richard R. Green Award
Each year at its annual Fall Conference, the Council bestows the Richard R. Green Award upon a past or present school superintendent or board of education member. As the nation's highest urban education honor, the award is given in recognition of exceptional contributions to urban schools and students. Sponsored by the Council, ARAMARK Education and Voyager Expanded Learning, the award pays tribute to the memory of Richard R. Green, a former chancellor of New York City Public Schools and superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools.
The Green Award recipient receives a $10,000 college scholarship to present to a high school senior of the winner's school district or from his or her high school alma mater.
Criteria for selecting the award recipient rest on demonstrations of Dr. Green's leadership principles:
- Outstanding support of and service to urban schoolchildren
- Development of a special service or program in support of urban school needs
- Ongoing significant contributions to urban education through advocacy or programs
- Inspiration and motivation of others to contribute to success of urban school students
- Positive influence on program development, staff or human development, community support and/or student achievement.
At the 2007 Annual Fall Conference in Nashville, Elizabeth Reilinger, chair of the Boston School Committee, received the Richard R. Green Award. Reilinger was appointed to the school committee in 1994 by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and has been elected chairperson of the Boston School Committee every year since 1998.
Richard R. Green Award Winners
| 1989 Harry Davis, Retired Member |
Minneapolis School Board |
| 1990 Timothy Dyer, Retired Member |
St. Paul School Board |
| 1990 James Griffin, Retired Member |
National Association of Secondary School Principals |
| 1991 Paul Huston, Executive Director |
American Association of School Administrators |
| 1992 Richard Wallace Jr., Superintendent Emeritus |
Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| 1993 Constance Clayton, Superintendent |
School District of Philadelphia |
| 1994 Holmes Braddock, Board Member |
Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| 1995 Curman Gaines, Superintendent |
St. Paul Public Schools |
| 1996 James Williams, Superintendent |
Dayton Public Schools |
| 1997 Maxine Smith, Retired Member |
Memphis City School Board |
| 1998 Gerry House, Superintendent |
Memphis City Public Schools |
| 1999 Rod Paige, Superintendent |
Houston Independent School District |
| 1999 Judith Farmer, Board Member |
Minneapolis Public Schools |
| 2000 Eric Smith, Superintendent |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools |
| 2001 Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Superintendent |
Cleveland Municipal School District |
| 2002 John Simpson, Superintendent |
Norfolk Public Schools |
| 2003 Arthur Griffin, Board Member |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools |
| 2003 Franklin Till, Superintendent |
Broward County Public Schools |
| 2004 Tom Payzant, Superintendent |
Boston Public Schools |
| 2005 Anna Dodson, Board Member |
Norfolk Public Schools |
| 2006 Beverly Hall, Superintendent |
Atlanta Public Schools |
| 2007 Elizabeth Reilinger, Board Member |
Boston Public Schools |
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Queen Smith Award for Commitment to Urban Education
Each year at its annual fall conference, the Council presents the Queen Smith Award for Commitment to Urban Education to an urban school educator who has made significant contributions to education and to the community. Sponsored by the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., the award is named in memory of the company's late vice president of urban programs.
The Queen Smith Award winner receives $1,000 and the Council is awarded $1,000 for its programs that serve as a model for educating future generations.
The winner of the award at the 2007 Fall Conference was Lois Powell Mondesire, principal of Strawberry Mansion High School in Philadelphia.
Download 2008 application
Urban Impact Award
The Council of the Great City Colleges of Education, an affiliate group of deans working with urban school leaders, presents the Urban Impact Award each year at the Council's Fall Conference. The award honors an exemplary program between universities and urban school districts that has had a significant impact on teaching and learning, with each receiving $1,000.
At the 2007 Annual Fall Conference, the award was presented to Memphis State University and Memphis City Schools for the Memphis Literacy Academy.
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