1. The American Reading Forum 1979-2004

2. 1979

3. Coordinator  Conference Coordinator: James Dinnan

4. 1980 Comprehension: Process and Product

5. 1 st Annual Meeting American Reading Conference Dec. 4-6, 1980

6. Board of Directors  Sylvia Carter Hutchinson, University of Georgia  Gordon Gray, Clemson University  Bob W. Jerrolds, University of Georgia

7. Board of Directors  Anthony Manzo, Cal State Fullerton  Wayne Otto, University of Wisconsin  Alton Raygor, University of Minnesota  George Spache, Spache Educational Consultants, Inc.

8. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Bob W. Jerrolds  Secretary: Gordon Gray

9. Coordinators  Conference Coordinator: James Dinnan & Bob Jerrolds

10. 1981 American Reading Forum Reading in the Disciplines

11. Board of Directors  Sylvia Carter Hutchinson, University of Georgia  Gordon Gray, Clemson University  Bob Jerrolds, North Georgia College  Alton Raygor, University of Minnesota

12. Chairs and Officers  Chair: George Spache  Secretary: Gordon Gray

13. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: George McNinch  Conference Coordinator: James Dinnan & Bob Jerrolds

14. 1982 Reading Research to Reading Practice

15. Board of Directors  Anthony Manzo, Cal State Fullerton  George Spache, Spache Educational Consultants, Inc.  Wayne Otto, University of Wisconsin Madison

16. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Sylvia Carter Hutchinson  Secretary: Gordon Gray

17. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: George McNinch  Conference Coordinators: Wayne Otto, Sam Mathews

18. 1983 Reading Teacher Education

19. Board of Directors  Bryon Callaway, University of Georgia  Marian Tonjes, Western Washington State University

20. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Bob W. Jerrolds  Secretary: Sharon Kossack

21. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: George McNinch  Conference Coordinator: Gordon Grey, Paul Berg, Tom Cloer

22. 1984 Reading Research in 1984: Comprehension, Computers, Communication

23. Board of Directors  Bernard Hayes, Utah State University  Eunice Askov, Pennsylvania State University

24. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Marian Tonjes  Secretary: Sharon Kossack  Treasurer: Thomas Cloer

25. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: George McNinch  Conference Coordinator: Eunice Askov & Martha Collins

26. 1985 Evaluation in Reading: Learning, Teaching, Administering

27. Board of Directors  Martha Collins, Akron University  Peggy Ransom, Ball State University  Charles Peters, Elected (Served 1 year) Chester Laine, University of Cincinnati (Appointed)

28. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Marian Tonjes  Secretary: Sharon Kossack  Treasurer: Thomas Cloer

29. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshbarger, Peggy Ransom  Conference Coordinator: Brenda Kolker, Paul Terwilliger

30. 1986 Changing Conceptions of Reading: Literacy Learning Instruction

31. Board of Directors  Patricia Duncan, Virginia Commonwealth  Victoria Risko, Vanderbilt University

32. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Martha Collins  Secretary: Sharon Kossack  Treasurer: Thomas Cloer

33. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshberger, Peggy Ransom  Conference Coordinators: Kay Camperell, Jane Meeks Hager

34. 1987 The Dilemmas of Teaching Reading

35. Board of Directors  Marino Alvarez, Tennessee State University  Ruth Kurth, Concordia College

36. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Martha Collins  Secretary: Lucy Dahlberg  Treasurer: Joan Elliot

37. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshberger, Peggy Ransom  Conference Coordinators: Nancy Kaufman, Catherine McMillan, Alice Randlett

38. 1988 Reading Researchers, Policymakers, and Practitioners

39. Board of Directors  Joan Elliott, Indiana University of Pennsylvania  James Dinnan, University of Georgia  George McNinch, West Georgia College

40. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Ruth Kurth  Secretary: Lucy Dahlberg, Jane Meeks Hager, Edna Coplin, Joan Elliot  Treasurer: Joan Elliot

41. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Donovan Lumpkin, Mary Harshberger, Peggy Ransom, JoAnne Williams  Conference Coordinators: Beth Ann Hermann, Martha Berry

42. 1989 Achieving Excellence in Reading

43. Board of Directors  Thomas Estes, University of Virginia  Sylvia Carter Hutchinson, University of Georgia

44. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Ruth Kurth  Secretary: Joan Elliot  Treasurer: Brenda Townsend

45. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes  Conference Coordinator: Peggy Ransom

46. 1990 Literacy: International, National, State, and Local

47. Board of Directors  Kaybeth Camperell, Utah State University  Lawrence Erickson, Southern Illinois University

48. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Joan Elliott  Secretary: Brenda Townsend  Treasurer: Richard Telfer

49. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes  Conference Coordinators: Bob Jerrolds, Sydney Benton, Rebecca Moore

50. 1991 Developing Lifelong Readers: Policies, Procedures, and Programs

51. Board of Directors  Terry Bullock, University of Cincinnati  Brenda Townsend, International Reading Association  Donovan Lumpkin, Ball State University

52. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Lawrence Erickson  Secretary: Brenda Townsend  Treasurer: Richard Telfer

53. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes  Conference Coordinators: Rebecca Moore, Brenda Rogers

54. 1992 Reading: Strategies, Practices, and Research for the 21st Century

55. ARF MOVES To Sundial Beach and Tennis Resort

56. Board of Directors  Sarah Dowhower, Miami University  Gary Moorman, Appalachian State University

57. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Lawrence Erickson  Secretary: Brenda Townsend  Treasurer: Richard Telfer

58. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes  Conference Coordinators: Peggy Ransom, Cindy Gillespie Hendricks

59. 1993 Reading: Putting the Pieces Together

60. Board of Directors  David Gustafson, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse  Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Bowling Green State University

61. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Terry Bullock  Secretary: Donovan Lumpkin  Treasurer: Richard Telfer

62. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes  Conference Coordinators: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Peggy Ransom

63. 1994 Linking Literacy: Past, Present, and Future

64. Board of Directors  Marino Alvarez, Tennessee State University  Kenneth Smith, Eastern Oregon State University  Marilyn Eanet, Rhode Island College

65. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Gary Moorman  Secretary: Dave Gustafson  Treasurer: Richard Telfer

66. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes  Conference Coordinators: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Peggy Ransom

67. 1995 Literacy: The Information Superhighway to Success

68. Board of Directors  Chester Laine, University of Cincinnati  Alice Randlett, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

69. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks  Secretary: Alice Randlett  Treasurer: Dave Gustafson

70. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes  Conference Coordinator: Valerie Bristor

71. 1996 Promises, Progress, and Possibilities: Perspectives of Literacy Education

72. Board of Directors  JoAnne Belk, Mississippi State University  Norman Stahl, Northern Illinois University

73. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Chester Laine  Secretary: Alice Randlett  Treasurer: Dave Gustafson, Lawrence Erickson

74. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes, Richard Telfer  Conference Coordinators: Joan Elliott, Ruth Kurth, Brenda Townsend

75. 1997 Finding Our Literacy Roots

76. Board of Directors  Valerie Bristor, Florida Atlantic University  Jo Ann Bass, Valdosta State University  Jerry Johns, Northern Illinois University

77. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Norman Stahl  Secretary: Alice Randlett  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

78. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Kaybeth Camperell, Bernard Hayes, Richard Telfer  Conference Coordinators: Cindy Gillespie Hendricks, Lessie Cochran, Michael French

79. 1998 Literacy Conversations: Family, School, Community

80. Board of Directors  Donna Alvermann, University of Georgia  Tom Cloer, Jr., Furman University

81. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Valerie Bristor  Secretary: Anne Mallery  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

82. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: Richard Telfer  Conference Coordinator: Marilyn Eanet, Kay Camperell, Alice Randlett

83. 1999 Literacy Transitions into the Next Millennium: Where Have We Been? Where are We Going?

84. Board of Directors  Jane Meeks Hager, Old Dominion University  Ray Wolpow, Western Washington University

85. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Valerie Bristor  Secretary: Anne Mallery  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

86. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: Richard Telfer  Conference Coordinators: Jane Matanzo, Deborah Harris, Marie Holbein

87. 2000 Multiple Perspectives in the Millennium

88. Board of Directors  Jane Matanzo, Florida Atlantic University  Woodrow Trathen, Appalachian State University  Michaeline Laine, University of Cincinnati

89. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Donna Alvermann  Secretary: Anne Mallory  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

90. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: Richard Telfer  Conference Coordinators: Joyce Fine & Susanne Lapp

91. 2001 ARF 2001: A Literacy Odyssey

92. Board of Directors  Laurie Elish-Piper, Northern Illinois University  Joyce Fine, Florida International University

93. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Jane Meeks Hager  Secretary: Anne Mallery  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

94. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editors: Gary Moorman, Woodrow Trathan  Conference Coordinator: Valerie Bristor

95. 2002 Reading at the Crossroads

96. Board of Directors  Suzanne Lapp, Florida Atlantic University  Robert Schlagal, Appalachian State University

97. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Michaeline Laine  Secretary: Alice Randlett  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

98. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: Woodrow Trathen  Conference Coordinator: Bob Schlagal  Website Manager: Gary Moorman

99. 2003 Reading Research: Has It Made a Difference in Student Learning?

100. Board of Directors  Lessie Cochran, Bowling Green State University  Terry Bullock, University of Cincinnati  Jill Lewis, New Jersey City University

101. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Joyce Fine  Secretary: Alice Randlett  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

102. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: Woodrow Trathen  Conference Coordinators: Terry Bullock, Michaeline Laine, Chester Laine  Website Manager: Gary Moorman

103. 2004 A Silver Jubilee of Reading: Legacies, Realities, and Predictions

104. Board of Directors  Mona Matthews, Georgia State University  Michael French, Bowling Green State University

105. Chairs and Officers  Chair: Jill Lewis  Secretary: Lynn Miller  Treasurer: Sarah Dowhower

106. Editors and Coordinators  Yearbook Editor: Woodrow Trathen  Conference Coordinators: Lessie Cochran, Cynthia Bertelsen, Cindy Hendricks  Website Manager: Gary Moorman