{"id":325,"date":"2022-02-24T15:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T21:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic4ml.org\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:00:37","slug":"the-jessie-mccanse-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ic4ml.org\/pt-pt\/awards\/the-jessie-mccanse-award\/the-jessie-mccanse-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jessie McCanse Award Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Jessie McCanse Award Recipients<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2026 Thomas Bauer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Bauer, <\/strong>Professor emeritus at the Department of Communication at University of Vienna, Austria nominated in 1993 as Ordinarius for Audio-visual Media and developing over the years a research, teaching and publication program in Media Cultural Studies, Media Literacy Studies, Media Theory, and Media and Communication Science Epistemology. Member of the international Jury of Comenius EduMedia Award, President of ESEC, (European Society for Education and Communication), president of AAFA (Austrian-American Film Studies), founder of University TV and Radio at University of Vienna (1995), founding president and head of the Board of Editors of OKTO Community TV Vienna (2005). In 2018, he received the honorary doctorate of Academy of Journalism and Communication (AJC) University Hanoi, Vietnam. His academic work has always been oriented to international and trans-cultural contexts. To learn more, visit thomasbauer.at.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2026 Alice Lee<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Alice Y. L. Lee is a Professor Emeritus at the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Specializing in media and information literacy (MIL), Net Generation, and news sites, Prof. Lee is a devoted advocate in promoting MIL in Hong Kong. She has been participating in teacher training and conducting student and parent seminars for two decades. She is the co-editor of two books: International Handbook of Media Literacy Education<\/em> and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Media Literacy: Research and Practice<\/em>. Her academic works were published in Journalism Studies<\/em>, Comunicar,<\/em> Global Media and China<\/em>, Chinese Journal of Communication<\/em>, and Journalism & Mass Communication Educator.<\/em> Currently, she is teaching an MIL general education course at HKBU and is a member of the MIL Program Taskforce of the Hong Kong News Expo and the Hong Kong Education Bureau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Carol Arcus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carol Arcus, B.Ed, M.A., is a Director in The Association for Media Literacy and has served on AML\u2019s Executive since 1991. She taught secondary level Media Studies and English at Unionville High School in Ontario for 20 years. She has also taught Additional Qualifications courses for teachers in Media Studies for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), for the Toronto District School Board, and presently teaches AML\u2019s virtual AQs. She currently serves on the Board of the McLuhan Foundation. Carol has published articles in the Journal of Media Literacy<\/a> and given numerous workshops and presentations on how to integrate media literacy into curriculum. She served on the writing and review committees for two iterations of Ontario\u2019s English curriculum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022 Renee Cherow-O\u2019Leary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Cherow is the Founder and President of Education for the 21st Century, a media consulting group in New York City. She is a researcher, writer, speaker and creative thinker with deep experience in educational theory and practice at all levels. As a futurist she follows trends about social change and mediated experiences and brings this unique perspective to her consulting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2018 Henry Jenkins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Provost\u2019s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Art and Education at the University of Southern California, founder and former director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program, prolific author and editor of more than 17 books on media and popular culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2018 Carolyn Wilson<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Educator, author and consultant in media and information literacy and global education for over 30 years in schools, libraries, NGOs, media industries, and governments around the world. Currently on the Faculty of Education, Western University, Canada and Chair of GAPMIL, a UNESCO Alliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2018 Bill Siemering<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pioneer radio innovator and advocate, member of the founding board of NPR, founder of Developing Radio Partners, nurturing independent radio in the developing world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2018 Marilyn Cohen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Director of the Northwest Center for Excellence in Media Literacy, College of Education, University of Washington (UW) and Executive Director of the Seattle-based nonprofit Action for Media Education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2015 Martin Rayala, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Art, Media and Design Education Consultant, founder of MADEx and GameChanger Institute, past president of NTC, editorial board of The Journal of Media Literacy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2013 Frank Baker<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Consultant, educator, speaker, author, founder of the nationally recognized Media Literacy Clearinghouse online resource, South Carolina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2013 Tessa Jolls<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President and CEO of the Center for Media Literacy since 1999, founder of the Consortium for Media Literacy, speaker, writer, consultant, Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2013 Barrie McMahon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Distinguished Australian pioneer, teacher mentor, author and founder of the Western Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2010 Idit Harel Caperton, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Visionary researcher, entrepreneur, and innovator, Founder of MaMaMedia and the World Wide Workshop Foundation for Children’s Media Technology & Learning <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2010 Cary Bazalgette<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Educator, author, researcher, and voice of the British Film Institute’s Education Initiatives, London, England<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2007 Chris Worsnop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pioneering educator, author, critic, actor, producer, and poet in media literacy, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2007 Sr Rose Pacatte, FSP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daughter of St. Paul, founding Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Boston, and Director of its Los Angeles Western branch educator, author, critic, actor, producer, and poet in media literacy, Ontario, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2005 David Buckingham<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Education, Institute of Education, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media, London University, UK, author and co-author of eighteen books<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2004 Rich Fehlman, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor of English, University of Northern Iowa, past Chair of National Council of Teachers of English, Assembly on Media Arts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2003 Len Masterman<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lecturer in Education, University of Nottingham, England, Consultant to UNESCO and the Council of Europe, author of Teaching the Media, 1985<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2001 Neil Andersen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

English and Media Consultant, Toronto District School Board, Former Media teacher, Toronto High Schools, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2000 Kathleen Tyner<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President & CEO, Hi-Beam Consulting, Founder, Strategies for Media Literacy, University of Texas, Austin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1996 Jean-Pierre Golay<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Former Director, Centre d’Initiation aux Communications (CIC), Lausanne, Switzerland, retired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1995 John Pungente, SJ<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jesuit Communication Project, President of the Canadian Association of Media Education Organizations (CAMEO), Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1994 Hon. Lee Dreyfus, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Former Governor of the State of Wisconsin, former Chancellor and Professor of Communications, UW-Stevens Point<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1994 David Considine, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor, Appalachian State University, Coordinator of the Graduate Degree Program in Media Literacy, Boone, N.C. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1994 Madlyn Steinhart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Canarsie Junior High School Teacher, Brooklyn, N.Y. Founder, Educators of Media and Telecommunications<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1990 John Brammall<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education, University of Tasmania-Launceston, retired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1989 Barry Duncan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Head of English, School of Experiential Education, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Co-founder, Association for Media Literacy (AML).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1988 Mary Moen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Madison West High School Speech\/Communications Teacher, retired, Madison, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1987 Susan Dreyfus Fosdick<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Madison West High School Speech\/ Communications Teacher, retired, Madison, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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