Important Dates

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

2009 Jurors

2008 Jurors

2006 Jurors

2005 Jurors

2004 Jurors

2003 Jurors

2002 Jurors

Jurors for 2007 Laureate

Nicholas C. Burckel
Dean of Libraries and Professor of History, Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ph.D. in History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bio

Joan Countryman
Head of School (retired), Lincoln School
Providence, Rhode Island
M.U.S. (Urban Studies), Yale School of Art and Architecture
Bio

Sarah D. Jerome
Superintendent, Arlington Heights School District 25
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Ed.D., Duke University
Bio

James A. Perry
Interim Associate Vice President and Dean
Office of International Programs
Professor and Member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Professor of Water Quality and Head of the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Ph.D. in Biology, Idaho State University
Bio

James H. Ryan
Vice President Emeritus for Outreach, The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education and Higher Education Administration, State University of New York-Buffalo
Bio

Susan J. Simpson
Superintendent, White Settlement Independent School District
Fort Work, Texas
Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Texas A&M University
Bio

Lucy F. Smith
Superintendent, McAlester Public Schools, Retired
McAlester, Oklahoma
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of Oklahoma
Bio