The following post to the Lrnasst listserv was made on January
16, 2009 by Dr. Rick Sheets, Past President of CRLA.
" It is with regret that I inform you of the passing
on January 2nd, 2009 of one of CRLA's founding members, fifth
President ('71-'72) and beloved colleague: Dr. Gene Kerstiens.
Gene has been a leader and mentor in the field of developmentaleducation,
was the Director of Andragogy Associates, and the co-author
of the assessment tool Study Behavior Inventory. Gene served
as Professor of English/Reading and Associate Dean of Instruction
at El Camino College (CA); Acting Director at the National
Center for Developmental Education, Appalachian State University
(NC); and Director of the Learning Assistance Center, Scottsdale
Community College (AZ). Gene was CRLA president-elect and
conference chair for the 1971 conference in Los Angeles, California. Gene
was recognized for CRLA's Long and Outstanding Service in
1984, named a Fellow of the ACDEA in 2000, and awarded the
2002 CRLA Board SpecialRecognition Award (Jade Award 35th
Anniversary Award). He also served as the editor of the Review
of Research in Developmental Education,the Journal of
College Reading and Learning, and as the Advisory Editor of
the Journal of Reading. Gene is survived by his wife
Dorothy and family. Many of us in the field will remember
and miss Gene's presence and discussions on assessment, learning
assistance, and developmental education at our annual and
regional conferences!" |
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