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Reading Hall of Fame

Minutes of Annual Meeting

New Orleans, LA
May 11, 2014
 

 

Welcome and Introduction of New Members

            President Jane Hansen welcomed former members, new members, and guests to the annual meeting.  2014 elected members were introduced and received a warm greeting as they walked through a line of members who offered hugs and a handshake to welcome them into the Hall of Fame.  New members in attendance included James Baumann, University of Missouri-Columbia; Diane Barone, University of Nevada-Reno; and Stuart McNaughton, University of Auckland.  New members unable to attend were Eufimia Tafa, University of Crete; Hilary Janks, Wits University; Luis Moll, University of Arizona; and Ludo Verhoeven, Radbound University.

            A group of IRA members from New Zealand, led by Heather Bell, 2011-2014 IRA Board member, attended the meeting briefly to sing a traditional New Zealand song of congratulations to fellow New Zealander, Stuart McNaughton, celebrating his induction into the Hall of Fame. 

Officers

            Jane Hansen introduced the new officers: Rita Bean, President Elect, 2014-2015; President, 2015-2017; Vicki Risko, Secretary, 2014-2018.

            Continuing Officers are: Jane Hansen, 2013-2015, President; Alan Farstrup, 2013-2017 (2nd 4-year term), Treasurer; Ken and Yetta Goodman, 2013-2016 (2nd  3-year term), Historians.

Reports

            The secretary’s report was approved.

            The Treasurer’s report was approved. 

            Supporting Young Scholars Committee. Rita Bean reported on the activities of mentors and mentees who were supported 2013-2014 by the Supporting Young Scholars (SYS) Committee, Reading Hall of Fame. Rita provided a brief description of each mentee’s scholarship during the 2013-2014 year, and professional activities that included a breakfast meeting and presentation at the Literacy Research Conference in December 2013.  Mentee, Dr. Dana Robertson, University of Wyoming (Peter Afflerbach, mentor) attended our 2014 Reading Hall of Fame annual meeting.  Other mentees and mentors are Dr. Dawan Coombs, Brigham Young University (Judith Langer, mentor); Dr. Kate Frankel, Boston University (Donna Alvermann, mentor); Dr. Kelly Puzio, Washington State University (Gerald Duffy, mentor); and Patriann Smith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne (Vicki Risko, mentor).

2013-2014 SYS Committee Members were Jill Fitzgerald, Colin Harrison, James Hoffman, Jeanne Paratore, and Rita Bean (Chair).

Rita introduced Jeanne Paratore as the new chair of the committee, beginning May 12, 2014. Applications for new mentees were due June 1, 2014.

 

            Historians’ Report. Ken and Yetta Goodman reviewed their work for the year, requesting that members either establish or update their bios on the Hall of Fame website.  Additionally, they proposed that an ad hoc Virtual Hall of Fame advisory committee of 3 to 5 members be formed to support the RHofF historians in the work of bringing the Virtual Hall of Fame up to date and maintaining it through
            1. Informing incoming members of the need to establish their page and assisting             in their doing so.
            2. Assisting current members to establish and maintain their pages.
            3. Working with history of reading professors and students to obtain pages for             nonliving members.
Camille Blachowicz volunteered to serve on this committee.  We are seeking additional volunteers for this committee.

Process for Election of New members for Upcoming Year

            Induction of new members for 2015 will follow the pattern used for 2014.  Seven members will be inducted, with at least 3 international members. 

A motion was made to discuss, at the next annual meeting, our process of determining the pattern of new members. Currently, at each annual meeting, we determine the pattern for the upcoming year. The motion stated that we should consider the determination of a set pattern to be followed every year. The motion was approved.

Co-Sponsored Sessions at Literacy Conferences

            Linda Gambrell and Lesley Morrow reported on co-sponsored sessions that were held at the Association for Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER), 2013; and the Literacy Research Association (LRA), 2013. 

For 2014, Vicki Risko and Donna Alvermann have submitted co-sponsored sessions for the ALER conference and the American Reading Forum (ARF) conference, respectively. Lesley Morrow submitted a proposal for LRA.  NCTE and AERA do not hold co-sponsored sessions.

Linda Gambrell announced that she has completed her service as coordinator of co-sponsored sessions.  Lesley Morrow volunteered to take on this service, as of next year. 

Newsletter

            The newsletter is a popular feature of the Hall of Fame.  A fall issue (2014), co-edited by Ray Reutzel and Lesley Morrow, will be sent electronically to the membership and posted on our website. Lesley Morrow will complete her service on the Newsletter with the 2014 fall issue.

New Business

            Jane Hansen announced that the Hall of Fame session would be held at 11 a. m., May 11, 2014.  Presenters at this session were 2013 inductees: Camille Blachowicz, National Louis University; Adriana Bus, Leidan University, the Netherlands.  Two additional inductees who had intended to present, Philip Gough, University of Texas; and Judith Green, University of California, Santa Barbara, were unable to attend.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m.

                                                                                    Vicki Risko, Secretary