Katie Levin receives the NCPTW Ron Maxwell Leadership Award

Congratulations to Katie Levin of the University of Minnesota Center for Writing, who has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the NCPTW’s Ron Maxwell Award for Distinguished Leadership in Promoting the Collaborative Learning Practices of Peer Tutors in Writing (The NCPTW Ron Maxwell Leadership Award). The NCPTW Ron Maxwell Leadership Award is presented annually to a writing center professional who has contributed with distinction to undergraduate student development through mentoring peer writing tutors involved in collaborative learning. The NCPTW Ron Maxwell Committee often recognizes individuals who have provided extraordinary service to the evolution of the NCPTW organization and conference.

 

Members of the Maxwell Committee described with admiration Dr. Levin’s history of supporting and mentoring peer writing tutors across generations. Dr. Levin’s nominators collected reflections from peer consultants with whom Dr. Levin worked over the past 15 years and who spoke about her leadership across a variety of personal contexts, including research and conference support. Undergraduate consultants testified to Dr. Levin’s compassionate support of their growth as writers and as writing tutors, while graduate writing consultants felt particularly mentored by Dr. Levin’s buttressing of their leadership skills. We are delighted to acknowledge Dr. Levin’s outstanding contribution to peer consultants and writing centers on the local and national level.