Ellen Franklin

Ellen Franklin

Supportive Professional Staff
Assistant to the Director of First-Year Composition

Office: RH 326
Phone: 815-753-6628
Email: efrankli@niu.edu

Educational Background

  • M.A. Northern Illinois University; 1978
  • B.A. Knox College; 1975

Professional Interests

  • Rhetoric
  • Composition Pedagogy
  • ESL
  • Developmental Writing
  • Assessment

Selected Awards

  • Patricia L. Francis Award for Outstanding Service to the Department of English, 2023, 2004
  • Outstanding Service Award, CHANCE Program, 2021, 2000
  • Midwest First-Year Champion Award, 2017
  • Deacon Davis Diversity Award, 2012
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Staff Award, 2011
  • Supportive Professional Staff Presidential Award for Excellence, 1995

Selected Publications

  • Contemporary Voices, Macmillan, 1st38th editions, 19852023