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