DATE: October 15, 2007

CONTACT: David Reinking, (864) 656-0565
reinkin@clemson.edu

WRITER: Alex Hill, (864) 656-2061
ahill2@clemson.edu

EXPERT: David Reinking

Clemson professor elected vice president of National Reading Conference

CLEMSON – Clemson University professor David Reinking has been elected as the National Reading Conference vice president. The position automatically leads to presidency of the conference in two years.

David Reinking Reinking is the Eugene T. Moore Professor of Teacher Education. He just completed a six-year tenure as co-editor of the influential Reading Research Quarterly, and he is a former editor of the Journal of Literacy Research.

“The year of president-elect means I’m in charge of the annual conference. The year as president includes among other things, presiding over the executive board and board of directors and giving the presidential address at the annual meeting,” said Reinking.

Clemson also is the academic home of professor Linda Gambrell, the incoming president of the International Reading Association, which has more than 100,000 members worldwide.

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