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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.
 Download the 2010 Richard R. Green Award Program Application
The deadline to apply is July 19, 2010
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 2009 Annual Fall Conference in Portland, Emmett Johnson, board member from the Atlanta Public Schools, received the Richard R. Green Award.
Richard R. Green Award Winners
| 1989 W. Harry Davis, Retired Member |
Minneapolis School Board |
| 1990 Timothy Dyer, Superintendent |
Phoenix Union High School District |
| James Griffin, Retired Member |
St. Paul School Board |
| 1991 Paul Houston, Superintendent |
Tucson Unified School District |
| 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 |
| Judith Farmer, Board Member |
Minneapolis Public Schools |
| 2000 Eric Smith, Superintendent |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| 2001 Barbara ByrdBennett, Superintendent |
Cleveland Municipal School District |
| 2002 John Simpson, Superintendent |
Norfolk Public Schools |
| 2003 Arthur Griffin, Board Member |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| 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 |
| 2008 Pascal Forgione, Superintendent |
Austin Independent School District
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| 2009 Emmett Johnson, Board Member |
Atlanta 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 2009 Fall Conference was Helen Fox, liaison for New Mexico's Albuquerque Public Schools Title I Homeless Project.
Download the application
Dr. Shirley S. Schwartz Urban Education Impact Award
The Council of the Great City Colleges of Education, an affiliate group of deans working with urban school leaders, will present the Dr. Shirley S. Schwartz Urban Education Impact Award each year at the Council's Fall Conferences. The award is named in honor of Dr. Shirley S. Schwartz, the Council's Director of Special Projects and staff liaison with the colleges of education. The award honors an outstanding partnership between a university and an urban school district that has had a positive and significant impact on student learning.
The recipients of the 2009 award were Virginia Commonwealth University and Richmond Public Schools for their Metropolitan Educational Training Alliance, which identifies opportunities for collaborative professional development activities.
Download the 2010 application
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ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships
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Photo by Don Kohlbauer Photography
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The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships were established to encourage minority students to pursue college degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Named for the first African American to walk in space, the $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to two African American and two Hispanic students currently completing their senior year of high school in a member district of the Council of the Great City Schools.
The deadline to apply for 2010 has passed.
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