The Literacy Research Association has had forty-six presidents, ranging over a period from 1952 till today.
Past Presidents
Oscar S. Causey
William Eller
George Spache
Albert J. Kingston
Paul Berg
Alton Raygor
Wendell Weaver
Earl Rankin
Edward B. Fry
Jaap Tuinman
1976-78
Harry Singer
1978-80
Frank Green
1980-82
Irene Athey
1982-84
Lenore H. Ringler
1984-85
P. David Pearson
1985-86
Jerry Harste
1986-87
M. Trika Smith-Burke
1987-88
James V. Hoffman
1988-89
Gerry Duffy
1989-90
Robert J. Tierney
1990-91
Donna E. Alvermann
1991-92
Rebecca Barr
1992-93
James Flood
1993-94
1995-96
Martha R. Ruddell
1997-98
Linda B. Gambrell
1998-99
Taffy E. Raphael
1999-2000
Peter B. Mosenthal
2000-2001
Deborah R. Dillon
2001-2002
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
2015-2016
Rebecca Rogers
2016-2017
Gay Ivey
2017-2018
Marcelle Haddix
2018-2019
2019-2020
Gwendolyn Thompson-McMillon
2020-2021