The American Reading Forum

1979-2004

1979

Coordinator

Conference Coordinator: James Dinnan

1980

Comprehension: Process and

Product

1st Annual Meeting

American Reading Conference

Dec. 4-6, 1980

Board of Directors

Sylvia Carter Hutchinson, University of Georgia

Gordon Gray, Clemson University

Bob W. Jerrolds, University of Georgia

Board of Directors

Anthony Manzo, Cal State Fullerton

Wayne Otto, University of Wisconsin

Alton Raygor, University of Minnesota

George Spache, Spache Educational Consultants, Inc.

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Bob W. Jerrolds Secretary: Gordon Gray

Coordinators

Conference Coordinator: James Dinnan & Bob Jerrolds

1981American Reading

Forum

Reading in the

Disciplines

Board of Directors

Sylvia Carter Hutchinson, University of Georgia

Gordon Gray, Clemson University

Bob Jerrolds, North Georgia College

Alton Raygor, University of Minnesota

Chairs and Officers

Chair: George Spache Secretary: Gordon Gray

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: George McNinch

Conference Coordinator: James Dinnan & Bob Jerrolds

1982

Reading Research to

Reading Practice

Board of Directors

Anthony Manzo, Cal State Fullerton

George Spache, Spache Educational Consultants, Inc.

Wayne Otto, University of Wisconsin Madison

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Sylvia Carter Hutchinson

Secretary: Gordon Gray

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: George McNinch

Conference Coordinators: Wayne Otto, Sam Mathews

1983

Reading Teacher Education

Board of Directors

Bryon Callaway, University of Georgia

Marian Tonjes, Western Washington State University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Bob W. Jerrolds Secretary: Sharon Kossack

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: George McNinch

Conference Coordinator: Gordon Grey, Paul Berg, Tom Cloer

1984Reading Research

in 1984: Comprehension,

Computers, Communication

Board of Directors

Bernard Hayes, Utah State University

Eunice Askov, Pennsylvania State University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Marian Tonjes Secretary: Sharon Kossack Treasurer: Thomas Cloer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: George McNinch

Conference Coordinator: Eunice Askov & Martha Collins

1985Evaluation in

Reading: Learning, Teaching,

Administering

Board of Directors

Martha Collins, Akron University

Peggy Ransom, Ball State University

Charles Peters, Elected (Served 1 year) Chester Laine, University of Cincinnati (Appointed)

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Marian Tonjes Secretary: Sharon Kossack Treasurer: Thomas Cloer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshbarger, Peggy Ransom

Conference Coordinator: Brenda Kolker, Paul Terwilliger

1986

Changing Conceptions of

Reading: Literacy Learning

Instruction

Board of Directors

Patricia Duncan, Virginia Commonwealth

Victoria Risko, Vanderbilt University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Martha Collins Secretary: Sharon Kossack Treasurer: Thomas Cloer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshberger, Peggy Ransom

Conference Coordinators: Kay Camperell, Jane Meeks Hager

1987

The Dilemmas of Teaching

Reading

Board of Directors

Marino Alvarez, Tennessee State University

Ruth Kurth, Concordia College

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Martha Collins Secretary: Lucy Dahlberg Treasurer: Joan Elliot

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshberger, Peggy Ransom

Conference Coordinators: Nancy Kaufman, Catherine McMillan, Alice Randlett

1988Reading

Researchers, Policymakers,

and Practitioners

Board of Directors

Joan Elliott, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

James Dinnan, University of Georgia

George McNinch, West Georgia College

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Ruth Kurth Secretary: Lucy Dahlberg,

Jane Meeks Hager, Edna Coplin, Joan Elliot

Treasurer: Joan Elliot

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshberger, Peggy Ransom, JoAnne Williams

Conference Coordinators: Beth Ann Hermann, Martha Berry

1989Achieving

Excellence in Reading

Board of Directors

Thomas Estes, University of Virginia

Sylvia Carter Hutchinson, University of Georgia

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Ruth Kurth Secretary: Joan Elliot Treasurer: Brenda

Townsend

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes

Conference Coordinator: Peggy Ransom

1990

Literacy: International,

National, State, and Local

Board of Directors

Kaybeth Camperell, Utah State University

Lawrence Erickson, Southern Illinois University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Joan Elliott Secretary: Brenda

Townsend Treasurer: Richard Telfer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes

Conference Coordinators: Bob Jerrolds, Sydney Benton, Rebecca Moore

1991

Developing Lifelong Readers: Policies, Procedures, and

Programs

Board of Directors

Terry Bullock, University of Cincinnati

Brenda Townsend, International Reading Association

Donovan Lumpkin, Ball State University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Lawrence Erickson Secretary: Brenda

Townsend Treasurer: Richard Telfer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes

Conference Coordinators: Rebecca Moore, Brenda Rogers

1992Reading:

Strategies, Practices, and

Research for the 21st Century

ARF MOVESTo

Sundial Beach and Tennis Resort

Board of Directors

Sarah Dowhower, Miami University

Gary Moorman, Appalachian State University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Lawrence Erickson Secretary: Brenda

Townsend Treasurer: Richard Telfer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes

Conference Coordinators: Peggy Ransom, Cindy Gillespie Hendricks

1993

Reading: Putting the Pieces Together

Board of Directors

David Gustafson, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Bowling Green State University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Terry Bullock Secretary: Donovan

Lumpkin Treasurer: Richard Telfer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes

Conference Coordinators: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Peggy Ransom

1994

Linking Literacy: Past, Present, and

Future

Board of Directors

Marino Alvarez, Tennessee State University

Kenneth Smith, Eastern Oregon State University

Marilyn Eanet, Rhode Island College

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Gary Moorman Secretary: Dave Gustafson Treasurer: Richard Telfer

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes

Conference Coordinators: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Peggy Ransom

1995

Literacy: The Information Superhighway to

Success

Board of Directors

Chester Laine, University of Cincinnati

Alice Randlett, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks

Secretary: Alice Randlett Treasurer: Dave Gustafson

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes

Conference Coordinator: Valerie Bristor

1996Promises, Progress,

and Possibilities: Perspectives of

Literacy Education

Board of Directors

JoAnne Belk, Mississippi State University

Norman Stahl, Northern Illinois University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Chester Laine Secretary: Alice Randlett Treasurer: Dave Gustafson,

Lawrence Erickson

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes, Richard Telfer

Conference Coordinators: Joan Elliott, Ruth Kurth, Brenda Townsend

1997

Finding Our Literacy Roots

Board of Directors

Valerie Bristor, Florida Atlantic University

Jo Ann Bass, Valdosta State University

Jerry Johns, Northern Illinois University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Norman Stahl Secretary: Alice Randlett Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes, Richard Telfer

Conference Coordinators: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Lessie Cochran, Michael French

1998Literacy

Conversations: Family, School,

Community

Board of Directors

Donna Alvermann, University of Georgia

Tom Cloer, Jr., Furman University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Valerie Bristor Secretary: Anne Mallery Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: Richard Telfer

Conference Coordinator: Marilyn Eanet, Kay Camperell, Alice Randlett

1999Literacy Transitions

into the Next Millennium:

Where Have We Been?   Where are

We Going?

Board of Directors

Jane Meeks Hager, Old Dominion University

Ray Wolpow, Western Washington University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Valerie Bristor Secretary: Anne Mallery Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: Richard Telfer

Conference Coordinators: Jane Matanzo, Deborah Harris, Marie Holbein

2000

Multiple Perspectives in the Millennium

Board of Directors

Jane Matanzo, Florida Atlantic University

Woodrow Trathen, Appalachian State University

Michaeline Laine, University of Cincinnati

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Donna Alvermann Secretary: Anne Mallory Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: Richard Telfer

Conference Coordinators: Joyce Fine & Susanne Lapp

2001

ARF 2001: A Literacy Odyssey

Board of Directors

Laurie Elish-Piper, Northern Illinois University

Joyce Fine, Florida International University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Jane Meeks Hager Secretary: Anne Mallery Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editors: Gary Moorman, Woodrow Trathan

Conference Coordinator: Valerie Bristor

2002

Reading at the

Crossroads

Board of Directors

Suzanne Lapp, Florida Atlantic University

Robert Schlagal, Appalachian State University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Michaeline Laine Secretary: Alice Randlett Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: Woodrow Trathen

Conference Coordinator: Bob Schlagal

Website Manager: Gary Moorman

2003

Reading Research: Has It

Made a Difference in

Student Learning?

Board of Directors

Lessie Cochran, Bowling Green State University

Terry Bullock, University of Cincinnati

Jill Lewis, New Jersey City University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Joyce Fine Secretary: Alice Randlett Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: Woodrow Trathen

Conference Coordinators: Terry Bullock, Michaeline Laine, Chester Laine

Website Manager: Gary Moorman

2004A Silver Jubilee of Reading: Legacies,

Realities, and Predictions

Board of Directors

Mona Matthews, Georgia State University

Michael French, Bowling Green State University

Chairs and Officers

Chair: Jill Lewis Secretary: Lynn Miller Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

Editors and Coordinators

Yearbook Editor: Woodrow Trathen

Conference Coordinators: Lessie Cochran, Cynthia Bertelsen, Cindy Hendricks

Website Manager: Gary Moorman