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James Slevin Died March 1, 2006
Tribute by David Bartholomae, University of Pittsburgh

Co-Director of National Study of High School English Programs Roger K. Applebee Dies
Roger K. Applebee, who was co-director of the National Study of High School English Programs at the University of Illinois before his retirement, died at home in Northport, Michigan, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 at age 80.

John Lovas, Former CCCC and TYCA Chair, Dies at 65 (NCTE Web site, June 28, 2005)
John Lovas Died June 21, 2005, in Palo Alto, California

Literature as Exploration Author Louise Rosenblatt Dies at 100
Louise M. Rosenblatt, distinguished educator, reading researcher, and author, died Tuesday, February 8. She was 100.

Poet, Author, NCTE Past President Stephen Dunning Dies
Stephen Dunning, president of NCTE in 1975 and coauthor of NCTE's Getting the Knack: 20 Poetry Writing Exercises, died March 4, 2005.

Ted Hipple, ALAN Co-Founder, Dies
November 26, 2004

Children's Literature Expert, NCTE Past President Charlotte S. Huck Dies
Charlotte S. Huck, president of NCTE in 1976, died April 7, 2005, in Redlands, California.

Why History?
A former editor of EJ offers shares how we become better teachers�true professionals�when we can anticipate the future while still revering the forces that brought us to the present.

Broad Shoulders and Big Issues: Council Leaders Tell Their Stories
Former NCTE President Julie Jensen summarizes the goals and methods of conducting oral histories, and, through excerpts from eight of them, shares moments that are either humorous, touching, informative, thought-provoking, or still timely.

Entering the Whirlwhind: Editing the English Journal, 1994-1998
Leila Christenbury shares anecdotes from her tenure as editor for English Journal.

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