Important Dates

The Jury to select the 2007 Laureate will convene October 27, 2006 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

2008 Jurors

2007 Jurors

2005 Jurors

2004 Jurors

2003 Jurors

2002 Jurors

Jurors for 2006 Laureate

Deborah J. Arato
Superintendent, Moore Public Schools
Moore, Oklahoma
M.Ed. in Special Education, University of Central Oklahoma
Bio

Robert James Burkhardt, Jr.
Head of School, Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center
Estes Park, Colorado
Ph.D. in Education, Union Graduate School
Bio

William F. Goodling
Former U. S. Representative and Chairman, Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
M.Ed., Western Maryland College
Bio

Anthony B. Harduar
Principal, Central Elementary School
Ferndale, Washington
M.Ed. in Reading, University of Alaska Anchorage
Bio

Shaun R. Harper
Assistant Professor and Research Associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, Indiana University
Bio

Genaro M. Padilla
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of English, University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Ph.D. in English (American literature, Chicano literature, ethnic autobiography), University of Washington
Bio

W. Charles Read
Dean, School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Ph.D. in Linguistics and Education, Harvard University
Bio

Melinda K. Reeves
Principal, Decatur High School
Decatur, Texas
M.A. in Elementary Education, Texas Christian University
Bio

Cynthia A. Rudrud
Principal (retired), Raymond S. Kellis High School
Glendale, Arizona
M.A. in English Education, Northern Arizona University
Bio