The title of Academic Fellow is a prestigious recognition of an academician's leadership, research, and publications in his or her field of expertness. Many associations such as the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology have a fellows program to recognize their members who have been exemplary members through their professional leadership and accomplishments.

In 1998, Dr. Martha Maxwell, then the Director of the Learning Center at UC Berkeley, now Emerita from UCB, wrote an article, "Fellows in learning assistance and developmental education: A proposal" in the Journal of College Reading and Learning (29 (1), 41-47) in which she proposed that there be a fellows program for learning assistance professionals in higher education.

In 1999, American Council of Developmental Education Associations (ACDEA) approved for implementation Martha Maxwell's proposal to establish a Fellows program that would recognized distinguished professionals in learning assistance and developmental education by initiating them as Council Fellows. The Council agreed that each member association (CRLA, NADE, NCLCA, and NTA) would elect three people as Fellows and that this would form the core organization. Future fellows would be selected by the existing Fellows in consultation with the Council. In 2001, Dr. Gene Kerstiens proposed a selection process for Fellows of the ACDEA, a proposal that ACDEA approved. In 2001, NTA withdrew from ACDEA membership.

A group of 13 Council Fellows was inducted at the 2000 NADE Conference in Biloxi , Mississippi . The thirteen founding fellows and subsequent fellows are listed below. Some names have a photo and short bio attached. No Fellows were chosen in 2001. Three fellows were chosen in 2002.

See "A Brief History of American Council of Developmental Education Associations" Prepared by Hunter R. Boylan, Ph.D. at http://www.crla.net/ACDEA/History.htm

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