Important+Dates

1966-1968 Translator, RTAC/AID, American Embassy, Mexico City 1968-1974 English, French and ESL high school teacher, Lydia Patterson Institute, El Paso 1975-1977 Information Specialist, ERIC Clearinghouse, New Mexico State University 1977-1983 Professional Development Coordinator, San Diego State University 1984-1990 Bilingual Director/Faculty, University of California, Santa Barbara 1990-1994 Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, University of Texas, El Paso 1985 -Present Visiting lecturer at University of Hawaii at Kauai, Hilo, Maui, Manoa, and U. of Guam 1994-Present Senior Research Scientist / Professor, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University __Honors __ 1998 Woman of the Year, International Business and Professional Women 1994 Outstanding Contribution to Educational Leadership, University of Texas, El Paso 1993 Outstanding Contribution to the Community, U.T. El Paso 1990 Outstanding Accomplishments in Excellence in Education by President George Bush. 1986 Gold Nugget Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Education, U.T. El Paso 1985 Outstanding Hispanic Alumnus, U. T. El Paso 1985 Outstanding Alumnus, Lydia Patterson Institute __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">2003-08 Honors/Professional Appointments __ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The National Research Council’s Panel on Teacher Preparation. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Professional Advisory Board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The American Educational Research Association’s Committee on Ethics and Standards. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The National Carnegie Panel on Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The National IRA Panel on Literacy for English Language Learners <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Reading is Fundamental Multicultural Advisory Group <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">ETS Visiting Panel on Research <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth, by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, and the National Institutes of Health. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The Reading Expert Advisory Group for the Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The National Council of La Raza Latino Charter Schools’ Advisory Board. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">The George Washington University’s Advisory Board Preparing All Administrators, Counselors, and Teachers to Work with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Advisory Board member of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">· <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">Texas Senator Eliot Shapleigh’s Adult Education committee.
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