Distinguished Service Awards
The final draft of the Award was unanimously approved by the Executive Council at the December 1984 Meeting of the AATI in Washington, D.C.
The purpose of the Award is to recognize and further encourage the achievements and contributions of the members of the AATI for distinguished teaching and or published research in the fields of Italian language, literature, and civilization. The Award, consisting of a plaque, is presented, under the auspices of the AATI Selection Committee at the Association’s annual convention. The Award, initially presented every two years, is currently awarded yearly.
2017 AATI Distinguished Service Awards Call for Nominations
The purpose of the Award is to recognize and further encourage the achievements and contributions of the members of the AATI for distinguished teaching and or published research in the fields of Italian language, literature, and civilization. The Award, consisting of a plaque and lifetime membership, is presented, under the auspices of the AATI Selection Committee at the Association’s annual convention. The Award, initially presented every two years, is currently awarded yearly. Any AATI member who has made a significant contribution to the building of the Association, to the fulfilment of its objectives, or to the development of the profession can be nominated for these awards. The two awards cover the following categories: 1) K-12; and 2) College/University.
In 2012, the AATI Executive Council approved guidelines for the two Distinguished Service Awards. They are reproduced here.
1. Nominators must submit a letter of nomination with an explanation of why the individual deserves the award. Moreover, nominators must obtain three letters of support as a part of a complete documentation packet.
2. Nominators must submit a current curriculum vitae of the person nominated, which will be obtained from the nominee with his or her consent.
3. Nominators must designate the award for which the person is being nominated, i.e., nominators must state explicitly in their letters of nomination if the nominee is being named for College/University or for K-12. In the event of a cross-nomination, e.g., College/University nominee for K-12, the specific service of the nominee to the other level must be clearly identified.
4. Nominators must provide appropriate contact information (nominee, nominator).
5. The Distinguished Service Committee will NOT solicit materials. These materials must be submitted in an email to the Chair of the Distinguished Service Award Committee as a set of attachments prior to the designated deadline.
6. Nominators will be expected to submit complete files if they wish their nominee to receive full consideration by the Committee.
7. There are no self-nominations.
Please submit your nominations and supporting documentation to me by no later than August 20, 2017 at mpietralunga@fsu.edu
Mark Pietralunga, Chair
Distinguished Service Awards Committee
The Recipients of the AATI Distinguished Service Awards:
| 2016 | Irene Marchegiani, Professor of Italian, Stony Brook University |
| 2016 | Barbara Borghi, Teacher of Italian, Pascal Valley High School |
| 2015 | Elissa Tognozzi, Professor of Italian, University of California Los Angeles, CA |
| 2015 | Ida Lanza, Teacher of Italian, San Pedro High School, CA |
| 2014 | Salvatore Bancheri, Professor of Italian, University of Toronto, CA |
| 2014 | Beth Bartolini-Salimbeni, Teacher of Italian, Cibola High School, NM |
| 2013 | Carlo Sclafani, Professor of Italian, Westchester Community College, NY |
| 2013 | Anthony Tamburri, Professor of Italian, Calandra Institute, and CUNY |
| 2012 | Mario Mignone, Professor of Italian, SUNY, Stony Brook |
| 2012 | Lyn Scolaro, Teacher of Italian, Prospect High School, IL |
| 2011 | Michael Lettieri, Professor of Italian, University of Toronto |
| 2010 | Graziana Lazzarino, Professor of Italian, University of Colorado at Boulder |
| 2009 | Paolo Giordano, Professor of Italian, University of Central Florida, Orlando |
| 2008 | Bruna Petrarca Boyle, Teacher of Italian, Narragansett High School, Narragansett |
| 2007 | Nicholas J. Perella, Professor of Italian, University of California, Berkeley |
| 2006 | Christopher Kleinhenz, Professor of Italian, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 2004 | Rosa Bellino Giordano, Teacher of Italian and French, Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois |
| 2002 | Anthony Mollica, Professor of Education, Brock University, Ontario, Canada |
| 2000 | Albert N. Mancini, Professor of Italian, Ohio State University |
| 1998 | Julius A. Molinaro, Professor of Italian, University of Toronto |
| 1996 | Joseph A. Tursi, Professor of Italian, SUNY at Sony Brook |
| 1994 | Edoardo A. Lèbano, Professor of Italian, Indiana University |
| 1992 | Robert C. Melzi, Professor of Italian, Widener University |
| 1990 | Olga Ragusa, Professor of Italian, Columbia University |
| 1988 | S. Bernardo, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, SUNY at Binghamton |
| 1988 | Giovanni Cecchetti, Professor of Italian, UCLA |
| 1986 | Joseph Tusiani, Professor of Italian, Herbert C. Lehman College, CUNY |