Department History - LLE Faculty Over the Ages
Departmental History – Faculty
Faculty members in the Departments of Reading Education, Language Education, and Language and Literacy Education (created from merger of Reading and Language Education in 2005)
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Aaron, Ira Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota At UGA: 1948-1985; Emeritus 1985 |
| Aaron, Robert Lamar Program in Reading Education Ed.D., The University of Georgia 1966-19xx |
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| Acheson, Betsy Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., Temple University At UGA: 1967-1975 |
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Agee, Hugh Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., Florida State University At UGA: 1969-1998 |
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Allen, JoBeth Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ed.D., University of Kansas, 1982 At UGA: 1986-present |
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Alvermann, Donna E. Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1980 At UGA: 1982-present |
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Bauer, Eurydice Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1996 At UGA: 1995-2001 |
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Baumann, James Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1980 At UGA: 1990-2007 |
| Boyd, Fenice Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., Michigan State University At UGA: 1995-2000 |
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Cahnmann-Taylor, Melisa Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2001 At UGA: 2002-present |
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Callahan, Rebecca Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2003 At UGA: 2006-2009 |
| Callaway, Byron Program in Reading Education, Director of the Reading Clinic Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia At UGA: 1951-1955; 1963-1982; Emeritus 1982 |
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Cammarata, Laurent Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., University of Minnesota At UGA: 2006-2010 |
| Combs, Warren Program in Children’s Literature Ph.D., University of Minnesota At UGA: 1974-1981 |
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Commeyras, Michelle Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1991 At UGA: 1991-present |
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Cooper, Tom Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., Florida State University At UGA: 1973-2006 |
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Cromartie, Sue Woodruff Program in Children’s Literature Ed.D., The University of Georgia At UGA: 1958-1977; Emerita 1977 |
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DeGroff, Linda Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1985 At UGA: 1986-2010 |
| Dinnan, James Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Fordham University At UGA: 1968-19xx |
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Driagina-Hasko, Victoria Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2007 At UGA: 2007-present |
| Dyson, Anne Haas Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., University of Texas, 1981 At UGA: 1981-1985 |
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| Elkins, Robert Joseph Program in Foreign Language Education M.A., University of Colorado-Boulder At UGA: 1967-1973 |
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| Ellis, William Geiger (Guy), Jr. Program in English Education Ed.D., University of Virginia At UGA: 1967-19xx |
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Faust, Mark A. Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., New York University, 1990 At UGA: 1990-present |
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Fecho, Bob Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1995 At UGA: 1998-present |
| Fisher, Carol Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., The Ohio State University At UGA: 1972-1996 |
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Fox, Dana Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., University of Missouri At UGA: 1991-1992 |
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Galda, Lee Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., New York University, 1980 At UGA: 1979-1998 |
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Graff, Jennifer Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Florida, 2007 At UGA: 2007-present |
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Graham, Peg Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1993 At UGA: 1993-present |
| Greenlaw, M. Jean Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Michigan State University At UGA: 1970-1978 |
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| Gregory, Emily Program in Secondary English Education Ed.D., The University of Georgia At UGA: 1967-1977 |
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| Hafner, Lawrence Erhart Program in Reading Education Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia At UGA: 1966-1970 |
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Hall, Joan Kelly Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., SUNY-Albany, 1991 At UGA: 1991-2003 |
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Harklau, Linda A. Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1992 At UGA: 1996-present |
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Harman, Ruth Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2008 At UGA: 2008-present |
| Hayes, David Allen “Jack” Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Arizona At UGA: 1980-19xx |
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| Henk, William A. Program in Reading Education Ed.D., University of West Virginia At UGA: 1982-1983 |
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Hudson-Ross, Sally Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., The University of Georgia At UGA: 1987-200x |
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Hutchinson, Sylvia Program in Reading Education Ph.D., The University of Georgia, 1975 At UGA: 1978-1992 (moved to administrative positions at UGA in 1992) |
| Jerrolds, Bob Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Wisconsin At UGA: 1967-19xx |
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| Kalivoda, Ted Program in Foreign Language Education Ed.D., Oklahoma State University At UGA: 1967-1991 |
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| Kantor, Ken Program in Secondary English Education Ph. D., Stanford University At UGA: 1975-1986 |
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| Keiffer, Ronald Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph. D., The Ohio State University At UGA: 19xx-1998 |
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| Kirby, Dan Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., The University of Colorado At UGA: 1972-19xx |
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Labbo, Linda D. Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Texas, 1993 At UGA: 199x-2010 |
| Ladd, Eleanor M. Program in Reading Education Ed.D., Florida State University At UGA: 1967-1971 |
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Majors, Yolanda Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., University of Iowa At UGA: 2001-2004 |
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Marshall, James Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 1985 At UGA: 2005-present |
| Mason, George Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Syracuse University At UGA: 1966-198x |
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| Mitchell, Addie Program in Reading Education (visiting professor from Atlanta University) At UGA: |
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Morain, Genelle Program in Foreign Language Education Ph.D., the Ohio State University At UGA: 1968-1996 |
| Myers, Shirley Darling Program in Reading Education (off-campus) Ed.D., The University of Georgia At UGA: 1968-1979 |
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| Natarella, Margaret Deitrich Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., Michigan State University At UGA: |
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Nist-Olejnik, Sherrie Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Florida At UGA: |
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O’Donnell, Roy Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D.,Vanderbilt University University of Georgia At UGA: 1972-19xx |
| Olson, Arthur Victor, Jr. Program in Reading Education Ed.D., Boston University At UGA: 1964-1968 |
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| Otto, Wayne Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison At UGA: 1964-1965 |
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| Palmatier, Robert Allen, Jr. Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Syracuse University At UGA: 1968-1977 |
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| Paradis, Edward Eugene Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison At UGA: 1970-1974 |
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| Peterson, Joseph Martin Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Syracuse University At UGA: 1968-1977 |
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Rasinski, Timothy Program in Reading Education Ph.D., The Ohio State University At UGA: 1985-1988 |
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Ratliff, Joanne Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Louisiana State University At UGA: xxxx-present |
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Readence, John Program in Reading Education Ph.D., Arizona State University At UGA: 1978-1983 |
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Reinking, David Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota At UGA: 1985-2003 |
| Root, Shelton L. Jr. Program in Children’s Literature Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University At UGA: 1967-1986 |
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| Rosen, Carl Lyle Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota At UGA: 1965-1967 |
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Rubin, Donald L. Program in Teaching Additional Languages/English Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1978 At UGA: 1978-2008 |
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Rymes, Betsy Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph.D., UCLA At UGA: 1998-2006 |
| Rystrom, Richard C. Program in Reading Education Ed.D., University of California-Berkeley At UGA: 1968-1978 |
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| Seaton, Hal W. Program in Reading Education Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia At UGA: 1974-19xx |
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Sheppard, Pamela K. Program in Teaching Additional Languages Ph. D., The University of Georgia At UGA: 200x-2009 |
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Simpson, Hazel M. Deal Program in Reading Education Ph.D., The University of Georgia At UGA: 1938-1944; Graduate Assistant, 1957-1961; 1961-1982; Emerita 1982 |
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St. Pierre, Elizabeth Adams Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995 At UGA: 1995-present |
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Smagorinsky, Peter Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1989 At UGA: 1998-present |
| Smith, William Program in English Education Ph.D., Florida State University At UGA: 1969-1974 |
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Stahl, Steven Program in Reading Education Ed. D., Harvard University, 1982 At UGA: 1990-2002 |
| Sutton, Rachel Sibley Program in English Education Ph.D., The Ohio State University At UGA: 1933-1972; Emerita 1973 |
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Taxel, Joel A. Program in Children’s Literature and Elementary Language Arts Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980 At UGA: 1979-2010 |
| Tingle, Mary Jane Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., University of Minnesota At UGA: 1936-1972; Emerita 1973 |
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| Veal, Ramon L. Program in Secondary English Education Ph.D., University of South Carolina At UGA: 1964-1983 |
















































