The Literacy Research Association has had fifty-two presidents, ranging over a period from 1952 till today.

Past Presidents

Oscar S. Causey

1952-1959

William Eller

1960-1961

George Spache

1962-1964

Albert J. Kingston

1964-1965

Paul Berg

1967-1968

Alton Raygor

1969-1970

Wendell Weaver

1971-1972

Earl Rankin

1972-1974

Edward B. Fry

1974-1976

Jaap Tuinman

1976-1978

Harry Singer

1978-1980

Frank Green

1980-1982

Irene Athey

1982-1984

Lenore H. Ringler

1984-1985

P. David Pearson

1985-1986

Jerry Harste

1986-1987

M. Trika Smith-Burke

1987-1988

James V. Hoffman

1988-1989

Gerry Duffy

1989-1990

Robert J. Tierney

1990-1991

Donna E. Alvermann

1991-1992

Rebecca Barr

1992-1993

James Flood

1993-1994

Jane Hansen

1994-1995

Richard Allington

1995-1996

Kathryn H. Au 

1996-1997

Martha R. Ruddell

1997-1998

Linda B. Gambrell

1998-1999

Taffy E. Raphael

1999-2000

Peter B. Mosenthal

2000-2001

Deborah R. Dillon

2001-2002

Lee Gunderson

2002-2003

Lea M. McGee

2003-2004

Donald J. Leu

2004-2005

Victoria Purcell-Gates

2005-2006

Patricia A. Edwards

2006-2007

Norman A. Stahl

2007-2008

Kathleen A. Hinchman

2008-2009

David Reinking

2009-2010

Patricia Anders

2010-2011

Robert Jimenez

2011-2012

Richard Beach

2012-2013

Arlette Willis

2013-2014

Janice Almasi

2014-2015

Patricia Enciso

2015-2016

Rebecca Rogers

2016-2017

Gay Ivey

2017-2018

Marcelle Haddix

2018-2019

Betsy Baker

2019-2020

Gwendolyn Thompson-McMillon

2020-2021

David B. Yaden

2021-2022

Doris Walker-Dalhouse

2022-2023