Madge McDaniel Award
This award honors the memory of our first elected President of the West Virginia Reading Association, Madge McDaniel (1904-2004). Ms. McDaniel was – and continues to be – an inspiration to WVRA members and local reading councils.
Nominations must represent an educator or administrator (K-12 or at the collegiate level) who has made outstanding contributions to the field of reading literacy. This may include, but is not limited to superintendents, principals, supervisors, Title I directors, county language arts coordinators/supervisors, reading specialists, and staff development coordinators.

Past Recipients
Donna Adams, 1995
Sharon Diaz, 1996
Diana Wood, 1997
Frances Horton, 1998
Barbara Korn, 1999
Phyllis Repass, 2000
Melvin Graham, 2001
Beverly Kingery, 2002
Dr. Judy Abbot, 2003
Helen Davies, 2004
Sue Talbott, 2005
Janet Foss, 2006
Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 2007
Dr. Bonnie Ritz, 2008
Dr. Robert Harrison, 2009
Beverly Kingery, 2010
Boyd Mynes, 2011
Viki Caldwell, 2013
Brenda Chadwell, 2014
Tony Nichols, 2015
Kim Burnett, 2016
Dr. Allison Pyle, 2017
Connie Mundy, 2018
Kathy Chapman, 2019
No award given, 2020
Dr. Sarah Lee, 2021
Julia Duffield, 2022