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About
Andrew Ho is the Charles William Eliot Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A psychometrician, he develops methods for measuring educational progress and inequality, including the national Stanford Education Data Archive (SEDA). Alongside service as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education, he serves on technical advisory committees for seven state testing programs. Ho holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and M.S. in Statistics from Stanford University and previously taught middle and high school in Hawaii and California.
2023–24 Board of Directors
Michael Walker, Past President
Andrew Ho, President
Amy Hendrickson, President-Elect
Susan Davis-Becker
Li Cai
Rochelle Michel
Zachary Warner
Leslie Keng
Brad McMillen
About
Michael Walker is Director of the Center for Equity in the Research & Development division at ETS. With over three decades in testing, he has led psychometric work for major College Board programs including SAT, AP, and CLEP at both ETS and the College Board. His research focuses on test fairness, equity, and differential performance across demographic subgroups. Walker holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology and M.S. in Statistics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and M.A. and B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University. He previously taught at Ohio State University.
2023–24 Board of Directors
Deborah Harris, Past President
Michael Walker, President
Andrew Ho, President-Elect
Kyndra Middleton
Antionette Stroter
Susan Davis-Becker
Li Cai
Rochelle Michel
Zachary Warner
About
Dr. Deborah J. Harris is currently (2017-present) Visiting Professor in Educational Measurement and Statistics at The University of Iowa, where she conducts research, works with graduate students, develops and teaches graduate level courses in measurement, and consults. Formerly, Dr. Harris was Vice President of Psychometric Research at ACT, Inc., where she was responsible for providing psychometric leadership, consultation and support for multiple assessment programs including ACT, PreACT and ACT Aspire, to ensure the effective delivery and communication of measurement and reporting services to internal and external customers, and for the supervision, recruitment and retention of talent, including overseeing 60+ staff in the Psychometric Research and the Research Services Departments. In addition to being President of NCME, she is also past editor of the journal Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice. She has 40 years of experience in high stakes, large-scale assessment. She has presented and published extensively, particularly in the area of comparability of test scores, including equating, concordance, context effects, vertical scaling, and test security.
Source: https://education.uiowa.edu/directory/deborah-harris
2022–23 Board of Directors
Deborah Harris, President
Michael Walker, Past President
Derek Briggs, Past President
Kyndra Middleton
Antionette Stroter
Susan Davis-Becker
Li Cai
Ellen Forte
Sharyn Rosenberg
About
Derek Briggs is a professor in the Research and Evaluation Methodology program where he also directs the Center for Assessment Design Research and Evaluation. Dr. Briggs’s research focuses upon advancing methods for the measurement and evaluation of student learning. His daily agenda is to challenge conventional wisdom and methodological chicanery as they manifest themselves in educational research, policy and practice. As a psychometrician, Dr. Briggs works with states and other entities to provide technical advice on the design and use of large-scale student assessments. He has a special interest in the use of learning progressions as a method for facilitating student-level inferences about growth, and helping to bridge the use of test scores for formative and summative purposes. Other interests include the use and analysis of statistical models to support causal inferences about the effects of educational interventions on student achievement. Professor Briggs is also past editor of the journal Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, and author of the book Historical and Conceptual Foundations of Measurement in the Human Sciences: Credos and Controversies (Routledge).
2021–22 Board of Directors
Derek Briggs, President
Deborah Harris, President-Elect
Ye Tong, Past President
Kyndra Middleton
Antionette Stroter
Michael Walker
Howard Everson
Ellen Forte
Sharyn Rosenberg
About
Ye Tong is the senior vice president of Assessment Operations at NBME and oversees content and test development, psychometric and data analysis, and operations management. A nationally recognized measurement expert, she has produced presentations and publications in the areas of assessment best practices, equity in assessment, balanced assessment system and assessment policy, as well as technical psychometrics theory and practices related to item response theory, generalizability theory, equating, linking, and more. She is also one of the founding Board of Directors for Women in Measurement and a founding Advisory Board member for the Center of Measurement Justice. She serves on the Technical Advisory Committee for a number of states and districts and on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Educational Measurement and Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice. She was President of NCME during the COVID-19 pandemic and was largely responsible for increasing NCME’s digital outreach through webinars.
2020–21 Board of Directors
Ye Tong, President
Derek Briggs, President-Elect
Stephen Sireci, Past President
Andrew Ho
Debbie Durrence
Michael Walker
Howard Everson
Ellen Forte
Sharyn Rosenberg
About
Stephen G. Sireci, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is known for his research in evaluating test fairness, particularly issues related to content validity, test bias, cross-lingual assessment, standard setting, and technology-based assessment. He has authored/coauthored over 160 publications, and is the co-architect of the multistage-adaptive Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Tests. He is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, and of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association; Past-President of the National Council on Measurement in Education, and President of the International Test Commission. He also co-edited the Guidelines for Technology-Based Assessments (ITC & ATP, 2022).
2019–20 Board of Directors
Stephen Sireci, President
Ye Tong, President-Elect
Rebecca Zwick, Past Presient
Andrew Ho
Rose McCallin
Debbie Durrence
Michael Walker
Michael Rodriguez
Howard Everson
About
A nationally recognized measurement expert, she has produced presentations and publications in the areas of assessment best practices, equity in assessment, balanced assessment system and assessment policy, as well as technical psychometrics theory and practices related to item response theory, generalizability theory, equating, linking, and more.
2018–19 Board of Directors
Rebecca Zwick, President
Stephen Sireci, President-Elect
Randy Bennett, Past President
Ye Tong
Andrew Ho
Walter (Denny) Way
Rose McCallin
Derek Briggs
Debbie Durrence
About
Randy Bennett is the Norman O. Frederiksen Chair in Assessment Innovation in the Research & Development division at ETS. His work has focused on integrating advances in cognitive science, technology, and measurement to create assessment approaches that have positive impact on teaching and learning. His most recent work centers on explicating the idea of assessments that are “born socioculturally responsive,” including proposing a definition, provisional assessment-design principles, examples illustrating the principles, an initial theory, and a suggested path to implementation. From 1999–2005, he directed the National Assessment of Educational Progress Technology-Based Assessment project, which included the first administration of computer-based performance assessments to nationally representative samples of school students and the first use of logfile data in such samples to measure problem-solving processes. From 2007–2016, he directed the CBAL research initiative, which focused on creating theory-based summative and formative assessment intended to model good teaching and learning practice. He is a past president of the International Association for Educational Assessment, an organization constituted of governmental and nongovernmental nonprofit measurement organizations throughout the world. He is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and a winner of the NCME Bradley Hanson Contributions to Educational Measurement award, the Teachers College Distinguished Alumni award, and the AERA E. F. Lindquist award.
2017–18 Board of Directors
Randy Bennett, President
Rebecca Zwick, President-Elect
Mark Wilson, Past President
Luz Bay
Ye Tong
Dale Whittington
Walter (Denny) Way
Rose McCallin
Derek Briggs
About
Mark Wilson is a Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he directs the Berkeley Evaluation and Assessment Research (BEAR) Center. A leading measurement scholar, he has published over 250 articles and chapters and 15 books on psychometrics and applied statistics. He is a Member of the US National Academy of Education, past President of both the Psychometric Society and the National Council on Measurement in Education, and a Fellow of AERA and APA. His research focuses on developing innovative measurement frameworks, including Explanatory Item Response Modeling and the BEAR Assessment System, with emphasis on applying sound psychometric methods to educational and social science problems. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1984).
2016–17 Board of Directors
Richard Patz, Past President
Mark Wilson, President
Randy Bennett, President-Elect
Luz Bay
Kristen Huff
Won-Chan Lee
Dale Whittington
Derek Briggs
Walter (Denny) Way
About
Rich Patz served as NCME’s first professional Executive Director and is an educator, researcher and consultant who specializes in educational assessment and statistics. He has held numerous scientific and executive positions in the educational testing industry, and he has held visiting scholar appointments at UC Berkeley and Stanford University, and graduate faculty status at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has served as a Distinguished Research Advisor at the BEAR Center and on the faculty of UC Berkeley’s Fall Program for Freshmen, where he teaches mathematics and statistics. He also maintains an active portfolio of consulting projects with innovative education and research organizations. Rich earned his masters and Ph.D. degrees in statistics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Grinnell College. A former high school mathematics teacher, he has an abiding interest in education and human development that animates his work. He has served in numerous volunteer and leadership roles, and is a past president of the National Council on Measurement in Education. An author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, Rich’s scholarship has focused on quantitative methods in the social sciences, and methodological and applied research in educational testing and measurement. His practical experience includes the development and utilization of advanced technologies in support of teaching and learning.
2015–16 Board of Directors
Lauress Wise, Past President
Richard Patz, President
Mark Wilson, President-Elect
Won-Chan Lee
Luz Bay
Amy Hendrickson
Cindy Walker
Kristen Huff
Dale Whittington
About
Dr. Lauress Wise, is a Principal Scientist at HumRRO with over 35 years’ experience in educational research. He is known for his extensive work on educational policy and assessment issues. He has directed numerous evaluation projects and directs HumRRO’s quality assurance project for NAEP. He has also served on several National Research Council committees, chairing the Committees on Scientific Research in Education, the Evaluation of the National Voluntary Tests, and also the Board on Testing and Assessment. He currently serves co-chair for the committee that is revising the AERA/APA/NCME Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. He served as HumRRO’s president for 14 years.
2014–15 Board of Directors
Wim van der Linden, Past President
Lauress Wise, President
Richard J. Patz, President-Elect
Susan Rees, Secretary
Jennifer L. Kobrin
Susan Brookhart
Amy Hendrickson
Kristen Huff
Won-Chan Lee
Cindy Walker
Huafang Zhao
About
Wim J. van der Linden is Professor Emeritus of Measurement and Data Analysis, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. He is a former Distinguished Scientist and Director of Research and Innovation, Pacific Metrics Corporation, Monterey, CA, and Chief Research Scientist, CTB/McGraw- Hill, Monterey, CA. Dr. van der Linden received his PhD in psychometrics from the University of Amsterdam. His research interests include item response theory, adaptive testing, optimal test assembly, observed-score equating, parameter linking, statistical detection of cheating and response time modeling. He is the author of Linear Models for Optimal Test Design (Springer, 2005) and the editor of the three-volume Handbook of Item Response Theory: Models, Statistical Tools, and Applications (Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2016, 2018). He is also a co-editor of Computerized Adaptive Testing: Theory and Applications (Kluwer, 2000; with C. A. W. Glas), and its sequel Elements of Adaptive Testing (Springer, 2010; with C. A. W. Glas). Dr. van der Linden has served on the editorial boards of nearly every major test-theory journal and is co-editor for the Chapman & Hal//CRC Series on Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. He is also a former President of the Psychometric Society, Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Umea University in Sweden in 2008, and is a recipient of the AERA E. F. Lindquist Award as well as the ATP, NCME and Psychometric Career Achievement Awards for his work on educational measurement.
2013–14 Board of Directors
Gregory J. Cizek, Past President
Wim van der Linden, President
Lauress Wise, Vice President
Susan Rees, Executive Officer
Jennifer L. Kobrin, Secretary
Susan Brookhart
Amy Hendrickson
Joseph Martineau
Cindy Walker
James Wollack
Huafang Zhao
About
Gregory J. Cizek is Guy B. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Emeritus at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His scholarly interests include assessment of learning, validity, standard setting, test security, and testing policy. He is editor of the Handbook of Educational Policy (1999) and Setting Performance Standards (2001, 2012); co-editor of the Handbook of Formative Assessment (2010), Handbook of Quantitative Methods for Detecting Cheating on Tests (2017), and Handbook of Formative Assessment in the Disciplines (2019); and author of Cheating on Tests: How to Do It, Detect It, and Prevent It (1999), Detecting and Preventing Classroom Cheating (2003), Addressing Test Anxiety in a High-Stakes Environment (with S. Burg, 2005), Standard Setting: A Practitioner’s Guide (with M. Bunch, 2007), and Validity: An Integrated Framework for Test Score Meaning and Use (2020). He has held service and leadership positions with the National Assessment Governing Board, the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and is past President of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). Dr. Cizek has worked on test development for a statewide testing program, managed national licensure and certification programs, and has served as an elected member of a local board of education. He began his career as an elementary school teacher.
2012–13 Board of Directors
Linda Cook, Past President
Gregory J. Cizek, President
Wim van der Linden, Vice President
Plumer Lovelace, Executive Officer
Susan Brookhart
Deborah Harris
Joseph Martineau
James Wollack
Huafang Zhao
Bruno Zumbo
About
Linda Cook graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a doctorate in Psychometric and Evaluative Research. She was employed at ETS for 32 years. During her employment at ETS she served in several roles including Executive Director, Admissions and Guidance Programs, Vice President, Assessment Division, and Director of the Center for Validity Research. Linda’s early research focused on test equating and scaling. Later in her career, she focused her research on improving testing for individuals with disabilities and on investigating ways to provide more inclusive assessments for all individuals. She spent time after retirement from ETS serving on advisory committees for state assessments and on several Board’s of Trustees for testing organizations. Her professional activities included President of NCME, Vice President of AERA Division D, Chair, Management Committee to revise the Joint Standards, Member of the Technical Committee to revise the Joint Standards, and Co-editor of the fifth Edition of Educational Measurement. She received the NCME 2017 award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement, 2021 Women in Measurement Leadership Award, and the 2025 E.F. Lindquist Award. In 2025, ETS established the Linda Cook Chair for Science and Measurement.
2011–12 Board of Directors
Wayne Camera, Past President
Linda Cook, President
Gregory J. Cizek, Vice President
Plumer Lovelace, Executive Officer
Sherry Rose-Bond
Michael Rodriguez
Deborah Harris
Bruno Zumbo
Joseph Martineau
James Wollack
About
Wayne J. Camara is currently the Distinguished Research Scientist for Innovation for The Law School Admission Council. Most recently he held the Horace Mann Research Chair at ACT. Camara has also served as Vice President for Research & Development at the College Board, where he was responsible for managing research and assessment development, including policy research, for the SAT, the Advanced Placement Program and other assessments. Camara was also Assistant Executive Director of Science for the APA. While there, he directed governance and scientific involvement in policy and federal advocacy initiatives in behavioral science research. Camara directed the revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, and in 2006, was appointed as Chair of the AERA/APA/NCME management committee overseeing the Standards and subsequent revisions. Camara’s principal areas of research are standards and professional practice in testing, as well as legal and regulatory issues relating to assessment, test validity and public-policy issues concerning assessment. He also has served as an expert witness in testing cases.
2010–11 Board of Directors
Terry Ackerman, Past President
Wayne J. Camara, President
Linda Cook, President-Elect
Plumer Lovelace, Executive Officer
Kadriye Ercikan
Susan Loomis
Sherry Rose-Bond
Michael Rodriguez
Deborah Harris
Bruno Zumbo
About
Dr. Terry Ackerman, retired Professor of measurement and research methods, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Ackerman earned his Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, after which he worked at ACT for five years. This was followed by a return to the university, first the University of Illinois for 10 years, then UNC – Greensboro where he co-founded the program in educational measurement. He left UNCG in 2016 to become the E.F. Linquist Chair at ACT, and held the position of Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa until his retirement in 2021. Dr. Ackerman has won several awards, such as the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Education Teaching Excellence Award. While at the University of Illinois he won the College of Education Distinguished Scholar, Vice-Chancellor Teaching Scholar Award, the Distinguished Teaching Career Award for the College of Education, and the Educational Psychology R. Stewart Jones Teacher of the Year Award seven times. His research covered a wide range of issues in test development, including computer adaptive testing, test dimensionality, score interpretation, test construction and more.
2009–10 Board of Directors
Mark Reckase, Past President
Terry A. Ackerman, President
Wayne Camara, President-Elect
Plumer Lovelace, Executive Officer
Todd Rogers
Larry Rudner
Kadriye Ercikan
Susan Loomis
Michael Rodriguez
Sherry Rose-Bond
About
Dr. Mark Reckase, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Reckase’s decades-long career has produced major contributions to several areas of educational measurement and psychometrics including computer adaptive testing, standard setting, and multidimensional item response theory. Dr. Reckase has authored books on the latter two: Multidimensional Item Response Theory (2009) and The Psychometrics of Standard Setting: Connecting Policy and Test Scores (2023).
In addition to serving as President of NCME, Dr. Reckase has served as the president of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT), the vice president of Division D of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the secretary of the Psychometric Society. He has served as the editor of the Journal of Educational Measurement and Applied Psychological Measurement. Prior to joining Michigan State University, he was the assistant vice-president for Assessment Innovations at ACT, Inc. Earlier, he was on the faculty of the College of Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Souce: https://touchstoneinstitute.ca/people/mark-reckase/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckase
2008–09 Board of Directors
Anne Fitzpatrick, Past President
Mark Reckase, President
Terry Ackerman, President-Elect
Plumer Lovelace, Executive Officer
Leslie Lukin
Steve Sireci
Todd Rogers
Larry Rudner
Kadriye Ercikan
Susan Loomis
About
Anne Fitzpatrick, Educational Testing Service
2007–08 Board of Directors
Dan Eignor, Past President
Anne Fitzpatrick, President
Mark Reckase, President-Elect
Bruce Wheeler, Executive Officer
Judith Koenig
Leslie Lukin
W. Todd Rogers
Larry Rudner
Hariharan Swaminathan
Stephen Sireci
About
Dr. Daniel Eignor (1946-2012), Principal Psychometrician at the Educational Testing Service, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education in 2006-2007. Dr. Eignor spent nearly his entire career at ETS, serving in numerous roles including psychometrician for many prominent testing programs and, more recently, Editor of the ETS Research Report Series. Dr. Eignor’s research contributed advancements in computer adaptive testing, linking and equating, and the concordance tables, among other areas.
Dr. Eignor was active in a number of professional organizations, including the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and NCME. He served as editor from 1998 to 2001 for the Journal of Educational Measurement (JEM). In addition to his presidency, Dr. Eignor served on NCME’s Board of Directors from 2005 to 2008. From 1992 to 1998 Dr. Eignor was the chair of the important NCME Standards and Test Use Committee, and served as the NCME liaison to the Joint Committee on Revising the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. At the time of his passing, Dr. Eignor was the editor of what eventually became the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. In his career he received numerous awards, including the 2004 ETS Presidential Award and the ETS Psychometrician Award, which he received in 2010 as recognition of his contributions to ETS over a career of more than 30 years.
Source: https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/trenton/name/daniel-eignor-obituary?id=21755412, https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Daniel-R-Eignor-79520505
2006–07 Board of Directors
James Impara, Past President
Daniel Eignor, President
Anne Fitzpatrick, President-Elect
Bruce Wheeler, Executive Officer
Terry Ackerman
Linda Cook
Judith Koenig
Leslie Lukin
Stephen Sireci
Hariharan Swaminathan
About
Dr. James Impara, Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, served as President of the National Council on Measurement Education in 2005-2006. His scholarly work concerned areas such as standard setting, teachers’ knowledge of assessment and testing, test security and test validation.
Dr. Impara obtained his PhD in Educational Research and Testing from Florida State University in 1972. He taught at Virginia Tech from 1976-1992 before taking a position at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where he stayed until he retired in 2006. During his time at the University of Nebraska, he served as director of the Buros Institute of Assessment Consultation and Outreach, edited multiple Yearbooks, and was co-editor of Applied Measurement in Education. In addition to his term as President, Dr. Impara served on the NCME Board of Directors from 1995-1998. In 1997, he co-chaired the Program Committee for Division D of the American Educational Research Association. In 2003, he co-founded Caveon, a test security company. Dr. Impara has directed state testing programs in Florida and Oregon and served as a consultant on test security and psychometric issues.
Source: https://buros.org/mental-measurements-yearbook; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James-Impara, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-3992.2007.00083.x, http://ulearn.unl.edu/a/8/30
2005–06 Board of Directors
David A. Frisbie, Past President
James Impara, President
Daniel R. Eignor, President-Elect
Bruce Wheeler, Executive Officer
Terry Ackerman
Jeri Benson
Linda L. Cook
Judith A. Koenig
Duncan MacQuarrie
Hariharan Swaminathan
About
Dr. David Frisbie, a longtime measurement professional and professor, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Frisbie received his Ph.D. in Educational Measurement from Michigan State University in 1971, after which he began his post-doctoral career as an Assistant Professor at Wichita State University. He would go on to hold faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Iowa, where he spent the remainder of his career. Dr. Frisbie’s career involved roles as both an instructor and researcher as well as an operational measurement professional via Iowa’s Evaluation and Examination Service, the Iowa Basic Skills Testing Program, Iowa statewide testing programs, and more. Dr. Frisbie contributed to many areas of educational measurement including reliability analysis, standard setting, item formats, teacher grading and assessment practices, generalizability, equating and more. He retired in 2007.
Source: http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/archives/edatiowa/spring07/retiringfaculty/index.html; Deb Harris to send email to Dave
2004–05 Board of Directors
Suzanne Lane, Past President
David Frisbie, President
James Impara, President-Elect
Felice J. Levine, Executive Officer
Duncan MacQuarrie
Linda L. Cook
Jeri Benson
Wayne Camara
Douglas F. Becker
Terry Ackerman
About
Dr. Suzanne Lane is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1986. Dr. Lane’s scholarly work focuses on design, technical, validity, equity, and policy issues in testing, and the relationship between learning and assessment. She is currently a member of the National Assessment Governing Board.
Dr. Lane has served as the President of NCME (2003-2004), Vice President of Division D-AERA (2000-2002), and member of the Joint Committee for revising the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1993-1999). She has served on the Editorial Boards for several prominent journals for educational measurement research including Journal of Educational Measurement, Applied Measurement in Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Researcher, and Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice. She has served on technical advisory boards for ETS (GRE, Visiting Panel, and CBAL), The College Board (Research Advisory Committee and AP TAC), PARCC, NCSC Alternate Assessment Consortium, NBPTS, AICPA, ABIM, PSI, NBPTS, and state assessment and accountability systems (NY, PA, TX, DE, NJ, NC, SC, TN).
Source: https://www.education.pitt.edu/people/sl, https://www.nagb.gov/about-us/board-members/suzanne-lane.html
2003–04 Board of Directors
Linda Crocker, Past President
Suzanne Lane, President
David A. Frisbie, President-Elect
Felice Levine, Executive Officer
Douglas Becker
Jeri Benson
Wayne Camara
Duncan MacQuarrie
Mark Reckase
Sharif Shakrani
About
Dr. Linda Mitchell Crocker, a distinguished figure in educational measurement who devoted her career to advancing the field at the University of Florida served as President of the National Council of Measurement and Education (2002-2003) and Vice President of Division D of the American Educational Research Association. She earned her BS from Ohio University and her PhD from Michigan State University. Dr. Crocker’s tenure at the University of Florida was marked by significant roles, including Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research in the College of Education and graduate teaching professor of Test Measurement and Theory. Known for co-authoring the influential graduate textbook “Introduction to Classical and Modern Test Theory,” she earned an informal title as the “Goddess of Measurement.”
Dr. Crocker was not just a scholar but a mentor and role model, inspiring students and colleagues with her dedication to rigorous research and her trailblazing role as a woman in leadership. Her legacy is felt through the generations of students she mentored, many of whom credit her with shaping their academic and professional paths in educational measurement.
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7150853280103874560/
2002–03 Board of Directors
H. D. Hoover, Past President
Linda Crocker, President
Suzanne Lane, President-Elect
Felice Levine, Executive Offier
Douglas Becker
Wayne Camara
LeAnn M. Gamache
Mark Reckase
Sharif Shakrani
Rebecca Zwick
About
H. Dee Hoover’s served the UI College of Education not just as an esteemed professor but also as the director of the Iowa Testing Programs for Grade K-8. He was the President of NCME from 2001 to 2002.
Hoover’s unwavering dedication to educational research continues as he chairs the research committee for the Iowa Measurement Research Foundation. Additionally, he’s invested over a decade in the UI Senior College, even leading it for four years, and has been a guiding light in courses centered on antiquarian maps and educational testing.
Among several accolades, Hoover’s commitment earned him the “Eight over 80” award from the UI Center for Advancement, celebrating his sustained Hawkeye spirit of accomplishment and community involvement. H. Dee Hoover remains a beacon of dedication, inspiring generations at UI and beyond.
Source: https://education.uiowa.edu/news/2022/06/hoover-honored-eight-over-80-ceremony
2001–02 Board of Directors
John Fremer, Past President
H. D. Hoover, President
Linda Crocker, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Jerry Sroufe, Executive Officer
LeAnn M. Gamache
Suzanne Lane
Mark Reckase
Sharif Shakrani
Catherine J. Welch
Rebecca Zwick
About
John Fremer, whose esteemed career has been marked by pivotal roles at industry powerhouses, including Educational Testing Service (ETS) and The Psychological Corporation/Harcourt (now Pearson) served as the President of NCME from 2000 to 2001. At ETS, Fremer dedicated 35 years, holding influential positions such as leading the major revision of the SAT, serving as Director of Exercise Development for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and directing Test Development for School, Professional, and Higher Education Programs. From 2000-2003, he expanded his global footprint, delivering measurement training via the ETS Global Institute.
Currently, Fremer champions test security, developing strategies at Caveon to curb test fraud and boost fairness. A recognized voice in this arena, he collaborates widely and contributes through various platforms, including publications and conferences.
Fremer also served as the President of ATP (Association of Test Publishers), and AAC (Association for Assessment in Counseling).
As a co-chair of the JCTP (Joint Committee on Testing Practices), he co-created the influential Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education. Among his notable publications are co-edited works “Computer-Based Testing” (2002) and “The Handbook of Test Security” (2013), and his contribution to “Measuring Up” (2004).
With countless conference appearances and publications, Fremer stands as an important figure in educational measurement, continuously addressing industry challenges with evolving expertise.
Source: https://wwwcdn.caveon.com/our-team/john-fremer/
2000–01 Board of Directors
Michael J. Kolen, Past President
John Fremer, President
H. D. Hoover, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Catherine J. Welch
LeAnn M. Gamache
David Frisbie
Rebecca Zwick
Mary Lyn Bourque
Suzanne Lane
About
Michael J. Kolen served as the president of NCME from 1999-2000. His affiliations include being a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association’s Division 5 and the American Educational Research Association.
Dr. Kolen served on Hofstra University’s faculty between 1979 and 1981 before joining American College Testing (ACT) until 1997. At ACT, he held the esteemed position of Director of Measurement Research from 1990.
Dr. Kolen’s expertise in test equating and scaling is showcased through his co-authored book, “Test Equating: Methods and Practices”, alongside a myriad of articles and chapters in educational measurement and statistics.
His distinguished contributions earned him the NCME Award for Outstanding Technical Contribution in 1997 and the Career Contributions Award in 2008. Today, Dr. Kolen imparts his expertise as a Professor of Educational Measurement at the University of Iowa, marking an enduring legacy in the world of educational research.
Source: http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/html/iae/Pages/bio-kolen.html
1999–2000 Board of Directors
Edward H. Haertel, Past President
Michael J. Kolen, President
John Fremer, Preident-Elect
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
David A. Frisbie
Mary Lyn Bourque
Linda Crocker
Lorna Earl
Catherine J. Welch
Suzanne Lane
About
Dr. Edward Haertel, a distinguished expert in educational testing and assessment, known for his significant contributions in psychometrics and educational policy served as the president of NCME from 1998 to 1999. He has also held the presidency of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Haertel’s extensive academic career includes serving as the Jacks Family Professor of Education, Emeritus, at Stanford, and earlier as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Additionally, he has contributed as editor for the Journal of Educational Measurement and the American Educational Research Journal.
His research primarily focuses on test-based accountability and the policy use of test data. He has explored various aspects of educational testing, including standard-setting methods, the limitations of value-added models for teacher and school accountability, and the impacts of testing on curriculum, students, and educational policy. Dr. Haertel’s work extends to test reliability and generalizability theory.
Dr. Haertel’s academic journey began with a BA in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by a PhD from the University of Chicago in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis. His career spans decades of research and policy consultation, shaping the discourse and practice in educational testing and assessment.
Source: https://cap.stanford.edu/profiles/frdActionServlet?choiceId=printerprofile&profileversion=full&profileId=51891
https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/haertel
https://ed.stanford.edu/commencement/speaker
1998–99 Board of Directors
Cynthia B. Schmeiser, Past President
Robert L. Brennan, Past President
Edward H. Haertel, President
Michael J. Kolen, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Linda Crocker
Anne R. Fitzpatrick
Lorna Earl
David A. Frisbie
Mary Lyn Bourque
Pamela A. Moss
About
Cyndie Schmeiser, an esteemed expert in assessment design served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) (1997-98) contributing to the development of the NCME Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement. She performed duties at the College Board as the Chief of Assessment. Her profound experience includes her role as President and COO of ACT’s Education Division, where she led the development and support of ACT’s education assessments. Schmeiser’s tenure at ACT was marked by her commitment to data-driven decision-making, significantly contributing to the Common Core State Standards and overseeing pivotal policy reports on key educational issues.
At the College Board, Schmeiser managed essential programs like the SAT®, PSAT/NMSQT®, ACCUPLACER®, and the College-Level Examination Program®, ensuring their alignment with educational standards and the College Board’s mission. She also spearheaded the development of an improved SAT, aligning it more closely with the needs of students and educational institutions.
Schmeiser’s academic credentials include master’s and doctoral degrees in educational measurement and statistics from the University of Iowa, underscoring her deep-rooted knowledge in the field.
Source: https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/cyndie-schmeiser-named-college-boards-chief-assessment
1997–98 Board of Directors
Robert L. Brennan, Past President
Brenda H. Loyd, Past President
Cynthia B. Schmeiser, President
Edward H. Haertel, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Linda Crocker
Anne R. Fitzpatrick
Lorna Earl
James C. Impara
Steven F. Ferrara
Pamela A. Moss
About
Dr. Robert L. Brennan is a distinguished figure in educational measurement and served as the president of NCME from 1996 to 1997. At the University of Iowa, Dr. Brennan directed the Iowa Testing Programs and founded CASMA. He has authored key texts on generalizability theory and test equating and edited the fourth edition of “Educational Measurement.” Dr. Brennan is the E. F. Lindquist Chair of Measurement and Testing and the Emeritus Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Measurement and Assessment (CASMA) at the University of Iowa. He received his doctorate from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1970 and worked at SUNY Stony Brook before joining American College Testing, where he served for 18 years in roles such as Assistant Vice-President for Measurement Research. His contributions to the field have been recognized through multiple awards, including the 2000 NCME Award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement and the 2004 AERA.ACT E.F. Lindquist Award.
Source: https://education.uiowa.edu/news/2017/07/college-board-names-first-robert-l-brennan-chair
1996–97 Board of Directors
Wendy M. Yen, Past President
Brenda H. Loyd, Past President
Robert L. Brennan, President
Cynthia B. Schmeiser, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Executive Offier
Steven F. Ferrara
John Fremer
Anne Fitzpatrick
James Impara
Pamela Moss
Carole Perlman
About
Dr. Brenda Holliday Loyd was an esteemed educator and researcher, known for her profound contributions to the field of educational testing and assessment. She served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) from 1995 to 1996, she was a faculty member at the University of Virginia, where her excellence in teaching earned her the University’s Outstanding Teacher Award.
Dr. Loyd’s research significantly advanced educational testing recognized multiple times by the Virginia Educational Research Association (VERA) with awards for outstanding research between 1983 and 1990, and the Charles Edward Clear Research Award in 1987 and 1990. Tragically, she passed away suddenly on December 6, 1995.
Advocating for the evolution of educational testing to meet changing curricular and political demands, Dr. Loyd’s advocacy for a new science of educational testing and assessment marked her career. Her legacy, characterized by warmth, generosity, and dedication to nurturing students and colleagues, continues to inspire and influence the field of educational measurement and assessment.
Source: https://www.academia.edu/72149239/Brenda_Holliday_Loyd_1949_1995_
1995–96 Board of Directors
Brenda Loyd, President
About
Wendy M. Yen, accomlished psychometric researcher and applied psychometrician, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Yen’s career has included research leadership positions at CTB McGraw-Hill and Educational Testing Service, where her work was immensely influential upon operational practice in standardized testing as well as psychometric research. Dr. Yen’s work reflects her expertise in item response theory, scaling, linking and equating and spans dozens of journal articles and operational technical reports. Dr. Yen was particularly influential in the realm of measuring student growth, where she contributed several seminal articles on vertical scaling; she has also made enduring contributions in numerous other areas including IRT model fit and the scaling in the presence of local item dependence, such as in performance assessment. Dr. Yen served as an editorial board member for the Journal of Educational Measurement and Applied Measurement in Education. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Source: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/9683/chapter/10#81
1994–95 Board of Directors
Anthony Nitko, Past President
Wendy M. Yen, President
Brenda Loyd, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Stephen B. Dunbar
John Fremer
Edward Haertel
Michael J. Kolen
Carole Perlman
Edward D. Roeber
About
Anthony Nitko, Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Nitko’s research interests include curriculum-based criterion-referenced testing, integrating testing and instruction, classroom assessment, and the assessment of knowledge and higher order thinking skills. He was the Chair of the Department of Psychology in Education at Pittsburgh as well as a private consultant. He has authored several books including Educational Assessment of Students.
Source: https://www.education.pitt.edu/people/ajnitko
1993–94 Board of Directors
Ronald A. Berk, Past President
Anthony J. Nitko, President
Wendy M. Yen, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Joy A. Frechtling
Edward H. Haertel
Michael J. Kolen
Brenda H. Loyd
Edward D. Roeber
Stephen B. Dunbar
About
Ronald A. Berk, Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics and Measurement at Johns Hopkins University, served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. During a 30-year teaching career, 11 years in the School of Education and 19 in the School of Nursing, Dr. Berk mentored numerous faculty and hundreds of students, including as chair or member of 96 dissertation committees. His research in educational, psychological, and healthcare measurement produced more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and five books on criterion-referenced measurement, performance assessment, item and test bias, and program evaluation. Since retiring from Johns Hopkins in 2006, Dr. Berk has written additional books and given numerous presentations on the use of humor in education and the workplace.
Source: https://www.ronberk.com/
1992–93 Board of Directors
Barbara S. Plake, Past President
Ronald A. Berk, President
Anthony J. Nitko, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Offier
Joy A. Frechtling
Edward H. Haertel
H. D. Hoover
Brenda H. Loyd
Edward D. Roeber
Wendy M. Yen
About
Barbara Plake, Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Plake’s distinguished career bridged academia and practice: Dr. Plake has not only published numerous scholarly articles in the field of measurement, but also created the Buros Center for Testing within UN-L’s Buros Institute. At the Buros Center for Testing, Dr. Plake oversaw eight Mental Measurements Yearbooks and four volumes of Tests in Print. She co-chaired the Joint Committee for the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, served as co-editor of Applied Measurement in Education and served on numerous other editorial boards. In addition to President of NCME, Dr. Plake was also President of the Midwestern Educational Research Association and a consultant with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The College Board, and many state assessment programs. She is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Test Publishers and the Career Award from the National Council on Measurement. She is a Fellow of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association.
Source: http://ulearn.unl.edu/c/32
1991–92 Board of Directors
Dale Carlson, Past President
Barbara S. Plake, President
Ronald A. Berk, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Beverly Anderson
Joy A. Frechtling
Brenda Loyd
Jane Faggen
H. D. Hoover
Wendy Yen
About
Dale Carlson, longtime director of assessment for the California Department of Education, served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. His significant work on accountability and large-scale assessment included both operational and research contributions. At CDE, he led the design, implementation, and validation of the California Learning and Assessment System (CLAS), a cutting-edge assessment system that operationalized innovations in matrix sampling and high-quality performance assessment tasks. Dale and colleagues led the writing of the U.S. Department of Education Standards and Assessment Peer Review guidance and review procedures. Soon after No Child Left Behind was passed, Dale became the lead trainer for the newly created position of NAEP state coordinator, a position authorized for each state by NCLB. He remained in this position for over a decade until his retirement. Dale was the founding Board Chair of the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment and served on the board for a total of nine years; he also served on technical advisory committees for several testing programs.
Source: Email communication with Scott Marion, Rich Hill
1990–91 Board of Directors
Ronald K. Hambleton, Past President
Dale Carlson, President
Barbara S. Plake, Vice Presdient
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Beverly Anderson
Ronald A. Berk
Leigh Burstein
Jane Faggen
H. D. Hoover
Wendy Yen
About
Ronald K. “Ron” Hambleton was an immensely influential and accomplished reseacher and teacher of psychometrics and measurement. In addition to serving as President of NCME, Dr. Hambleton held numerous other positions of leadership including presidencies of the International Test Commission (which he cofounded), Division 5 (Measurement) of the American Psychological Association, and and Division 2 (Psychological Assessment & Evaluation) of the International Association of Applied Psychology. Dr. Hambleton founded the Research, Educational Measurement, and Psychometrics program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he was a member of the faculty for over 40 years and directed the Center for Educational Assessment. An astonishingly prolific scholar, Dr. Hambleton published over 200 journal articles; authored, coauthored or edited 12 books; received 7 career awards from organizations including NCME, AERA and APA among others; received two honorary doctorates; and provided his expertise to dozens of testing technical advisory committees both in the United States and abroad. Dr. Hambleton served on 172 dissertation committees, indicating the extent of his influence on the measurement profession, and remained an active force in the field until his passing in 2022. His expertise and influence spanned nearly the entirety of what we know as educational measurement. He may be best known for his work in Item Response Theory, but his contributions went far beyond this to include standard setting, cross-lingustic testing, score reporting, differential item functioning, computer adaptive testing, and more.
Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/emip.12530 ; https://naeducation.org/our-members/ronald-hambleton/
1989–90 Board of Directors
Irvin J. Lehmman, Past President
Ronald K. Hambleton, President
Dale Carlson, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Beverly L. Anderson
Ronald A. Berk
Robert L. Brennan
Leigh Burstein
Jane Faggen
Barbara S. Plake
About
Irvin “Irv” Lehmann, a respected and accomplished academic, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Lehmann was a Professor of Statistics at Michigan State University, where he worked for nearly 50 years. An expert on standardized testing and measurement more broadly, Dr. Lehmann co-authored two longstanding and influential textbooks, “Standardized Tests in Education” and “Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology.”
Source: Email communication with Scott Marion, Rich Hill
1988–89 Board of Directors
Carol K. Tittle, Past President
Irvin J. Lehmman, President
Ronald K. Hambleton, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Ronald A. Berk
Robert L. Brennan
Leigh Burstein
Barbara S. Plake
Cynthia B. Schmeiser
Ross E. Traub
About
Carol Kehr Tittle, an accomplished academic whose work spanned several fields within education research, served as the president of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Tittle is a Professor Emeritus of Women’s and Gender Studies at the City University of New York. Her expertise spans areas including validity and validation; women and education; museum and arts education; evaluation; and math instruction. Dr. Tittle’s published research anticipated both the incorporation of test consequences into the consensus understanding of validation evidence in the 2014 Standards and the emergence of sociocognitive and sociocultural approaches to assessment, the former by several decades. In addition to serving as President of NCME, Dr. Tittle also served as President of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association; a Fellow of Divisions 5 (Measurement), 15 and 35 (Women); and a Charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society.
Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-3992.1989.tb00303.x; https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/carol-tittle ;
1987–88 Board of Directors
Richard M. Jaeger, Past President
Carol K. Tittle, President
Irvin J. Lehmman, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Offier
Robert L. Brennan
Sylvia Johnson
Dean H. Nafziger
Barbara Plake
Cynthia B. Schmeiser
Ross E. Traub
About
Richard M. Jaeger, a respected educational measurement researcher and longtime professor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education; editor of the Journal of Educational Measurement; and director of the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation in the UNCG School of Education. Dr. Jaeger was a recipient of the E.F. Lindquist Award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement and the NCME Career Contributions Award, among numerous other honors. He authored nine books and over 80 journal articles reflecting expertise in several areas within and beyond educational measurement such as survey sampling, standard setting, performance assessment, and professional certification. Before spending the majority of his career at UNCG, where he co-founded the Department of Educational Research Methodology, Dr. Jaeger was a member of the faculty of the University of South Florida. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Source: https://greensboro.com/obituaries/article_10f1d587-a239-57e6-b07c-50402076e64a.html; https://greensboro.com/man-was-devoted-educational-expert-an-internationally-known-uncg-professor-dies-at-62/article_676406ef-dd6c-5865-99cd-8b8cfa033356.html
1986–87 Board of Directors
William A. Mehrens, Past President
Richard M. Jaeger, President
Carol K. Tittle, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Sylvia Johnson
Dean H. Nafziger
Anthony J. Nitko
Carol Robinson
Cynthia B. Schmeiser
Ross E. Traub
About
William A. Mehrens, Michigan State University
1985–86 Board of Directors
George F. Madaus, Past President
William A. Mehrens, President
Richard M. Jaeger, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Ronald K. Hambleton
Sylvia T. Johnson
Dean Nafziger
Anthony J. Nitko
Carol Robinson
Judith S. Shoemaker
About
George F. Madaus, an acclaimed academic, distinguished educator, and internationally recognized authority in educational testing, served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education and Vice President of the Measurement and Research Methodology Division of the American Educational Research Association. He was an honored recipient of the E.F. Lindquist Award for his significant research in educational measurement. Dr. Madaus was renowned for his critical insights on standardized testing, viewing it as a ‘fallible technology.’ His critiques reshaped perspectives on educational testing nationally and globally. He played a pivotal role in launching the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP) at Boston College in 1980, significantly contributing to educational testing research. He was also instrumental in the inception of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which has evolved into the world’s longest-running, large-scale assessment of mathematics and science education. TIMSS eventually spun off to form the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, further expanding its scope and impact.
Source: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/george-madaus-obituary?id=16049674
1984–85 Board of Directors
Nancy S. Cole, Past President
George F. Madaus, President
William A. Mehrens, Vice President
William J. Russell, Executive Officer
Peter W. Airasian
Ronald K. Hambleton
Richard M. Jaeger
Anthony J. Nitko
Carol Robinson
Judith S. Shoemaker
About
Lorrie A. Shepard is a renowned academic and expert in the field of research and evaluation methodology, holding the prestigious title of University Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. She served as the president of the American Educational Research Association, the National Academy of Education, and the National Council on Measurement in Education (1982-1983). She also served as editor-in-chief of both the Journal of Educational Measurement and the American Educational Research Journal.
Shepard’s research focuses on psychometrics and the use and misuse of tests in educational settings. Her technical work has contributed significantly to validity theory, standard setting, and statistical models for detecting test bias. Furthermore, her research has illuminated key aspects of educational testing such as the identification of learning disabilities, readiness screening for kindergarten, grade retention, teacher testing, and the impacts of high-stakes accountability testing.
Her significant contributions to educational research and assessment have earned her a variety of prestigious awards. These include the Distinguished Career Award from the National Council on Measurement in Education, the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education award from the American Educational Research Association, the Henry Chauncey Award for Distinguished Service to Assessment and Education Science from Educational Testing Service, and the David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievements in Teacher Education from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Even in retirement, Shepard continues to impact the field of education as a respected academic and researcher.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrie_Shepard https://www.colorado.edu/education/lorrie-shepard
1982–83 Board of Directors
Robert L. Linn, Past President
Lorrie A. Shepard, President
Nancy S. Cole, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Secretary Treasurer
Peter Airasian
John R. Hills
Grace Iverson
Richard M. Jaeger
Melvin R. Novick
Douglas R. Whitney
About
Nancy Cole, a distinguished educational psychologist served as the President of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) (1983-1984) and Educational Testing Service (ETS). Prior to her role at ETS, she was the Dean of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of the National Academy of Education and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She is nationally recognized as an expert in test fairness. Her notable scholarly contribution includes the co-authored book, “Gender and Fair Assessment” (Willingham & Cole, 1997), which is a comprehensive study on gender and educational assessment. Educational Testing Service, under Cole’s leadership, developed and administered achievement, occupational, and admissions tests, including the SAT for the College Board, serving clients in education, government, and business across 180 countries.
Source: http://www.glass-castle.com/clients/www-nocheating-org/adcouncil/news/nancycolebio.html
1983–84 Board of Directors
Lorrie A. Shepard, Past President
Nancy S. Cole, President
George F. Madaus, Vie President
Peter W. Airasian, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Secretary Treasurer
Ronald K. Hambleton
Grace Iverson
Richard M. Jaeger
Judith S. Shoemaker
Douglas R. Whitney
About
Robert Lee Linn, an esteemed American educational psychologist known for his significant contributions to the understanding of educational assessments served as the president of the American Educational Research Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) (1981-1982). He was also the editor of the Journal of Educational Measurement and Co-Director of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing at UCLA. Linn dedicated his career to exploring technical and policy issues related to the application of test data and the impacts of high-stakes testing on teaching and learning. He was a leader in educational assessment policy and his writings informed not only the psychometric field, but educational policy makers as well. Linn completed his PhD and MA in Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He started his professional journey as a research scientist at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ, later becoming the research division director. In 1973, he joined the faculty at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and, in 1987, became a professor at the University of Colorado. Linn’s research, which revolved around the effects of high-stake testing in academics, gained wide recognition in the field. His work “Measurement and Assessment in Teaching” remains a key reference in graduate schools nationwide and has been translated into several languages for international use.
Source: https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2015/12/14/remembering-the-life-of-educational-psychologist-robert-l.-linn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Linn
1981–82 Board of Directors
Roger T. Lennon, Past President
Robert L. Linn, President
Lorrie A. Shepard, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Secretary Treasurer
John R. Hills
Grace Iverson
Irvin Lehmann
William A. Mehrens
Melvin R. Novick
Douglas R. Whitney
About
Dr. Roger T. Lennon, a renowned psychologist, a former executive at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, and chairman of the Psychological Corporation, served as the president of NCME from 1980-1981. He co-authored the widely-used Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test, served as the head of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich’s testing division, and retired as associate to the chairman in 1981.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/25/nyregion/dr-roger-t-lennon.html
1980–81 Board of Directors
Jason Millman, Past President
Roger T. Lennon, Presidnet
Robert Linn, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Secretary Treasurer
Scarvia B. Anderson
Nancy S. Cole
John R. Hills
Irvin Lehmann
William A. Mehrens
Melvin R. Novick
About
Jason Millman, a prominent Cornell professor of education and an authority on standardized testing methods, served as the president of NCME from 1979-1980. Millman was renowned for his extensive work on standardized testing for high school and college students, developing evaluation guidelines for educators, and investigating accurate methods for measuring academic performance. One of his notable achievements was a 1992 commission by the New York State Court of Appeals to examine potential bias in the New York Bar examination. His 1993 report concluded that the exam was not biased despite differing pass rates among groups. This work led to a 1994 study where he developed a unique methodology for evaluating the importance of task completion within a set timeframe as a legal skill. His further contributions to education include a 1983 study, published with colleagues in the Research in Higher Education journal, highlighting the threat of grade inflation to the reliability of grade-point averages. Millman also co-edited The New Handbook for Teachers with Linda Darling-Hammond.
Source: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/1998/02/professor-jason-millman-dead-64
1979–80 Board of Directors
John W. Menne, Past President
Jason Millman, President
Roger T. Lennon, President-Elect
William J. Russell, Secretary Treasurer
Scarvia B. Anderson
Nancy S. Cole
Mary A. Fruen
Robert S. Lankton
William A. Mehrens
Sharon L. Weinberg
About
John W. “Jack” Meene, of Iowa State University, served there as Director of Test and Evaluation Services when he joined NCME’s board, becoming President three years later. With background in electrical engineering, education, and psychology, he conducted work on validation of public sector employment practices; secondary school dropout; female prisoner characteristics; college environment evaluation; evaluation of social studies texts; and more. He was the editor of the NCME test item pool, a set of items used in courses on educational and psychological measurement.
1978–79 Board of Directors
Eric F. Gardner, Past President
John W. Menne, President
Jason Millman, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmman, Secretary Treasurer
Scarvia B. Anderson
Nancy S. Cole
Mary A. Fruen
Edward F. Iwanicki
Robert S. Lankton
George F. Madaus
About
Eric Freeman Gardner is a highly respected psychology educator emeritus, renowned author, and expert consultant who served as the president of NCME from 1977-1978. Gardner also served in various capacities at Syracuse University, New York, from 1952 until his retirement in 1979. His roles included the Director of the Division of Advanced Studies in the School of Education, the Director of the Psychological Service Center, the Chairman of the Psychology Department, and the Missouri Slocum Professor of the Psychology Department. Post-retirement, he was conferred the title of Professor Emeritus. In addition to his academic roles, Gardner also worked as a consultant for GPU Service Corporation and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, both in New Jersey, since 1987. He has also been a faculty member of the New York State Regents Nuclear Technology in Albany since 1987.
A testament to his influence in the field, the Eric F. Gardner Annual Conference on Evaluation and Statistics was established in his honor. Furthermore, he was recognized as a notable psychology educator emeritus, author, and consultant by Marquis Who’s Who. Gardner’s published works include multiple editions of the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test, contributing significantly to educational testing. An esteemed fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education, Gardner’s influence and contribution to the fields of psychology and education are far-reaching and well-regarded.
Source: https://prabook.com/web/eric_freeman.gardner/1696413
1977–78 Board of Directors
Joan Bollenbacher, Past President
Eric F. Gardner, President
John W. Menne, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmman, Secretary Treasurer
Mary A. Fruen
George F. Madaus
Marjorie M. Mastie
Robert F. McMorris
Jason Millman
Robert S. Lankton
About
Joan Bollenbacher was an accomplished educator and administrator, who served as the NCME president from 1976-1977. She dedicated her career to the Cincinnati Public Schools, where she served as the Director of Testing Services until her retirement in 1979. Bollenbacher’s diverse professional experience spans several roles. She showcased her expertise and versatility by serving as a teacher, providing educational support as an examiner in Testing Services, managing finances as a university cashier, and demonstrating organizational prowess as a secretary. She was twice elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the NCME. Throughout her career, Joan Bollenbacher has proven to be a dedicated professional, making a substantial impact on educational testing services and contributing significantly to the field of education at large. One of her research areas was the effectiveness of instructional programs on television, and teachers’ perceptions of televised instruction.
Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-3992.1982.tb00640.x; Jacobs, J. N., & Bollenbacher, J. (1960). Teacher and Pupil Opinions of Instructional Television. The Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, 44(254), 71–78. https://doi.org/10.1177/019263656004425413
1976–77 Board of Directors
Thomas Fitzgibbon, Past President
Joan Bollenbacher, President
Eric Gardner, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmman, Secretary Treasurer
Thomas Fitzgibbon
George F. Madaus
Robert McMorris
John Menne
Jason Millman
Daniel Stufflebeam
Annie W. Ward
About
Dr Thomas Fitzgibbon utilized a basketball scholarship and the GI Bill to earn a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Bradley University after captaining a World War II landing craft in the Pacific. He held key positions as a counseling director and later as Vice-President of the California Test Bureau. Fitzgibbon played an integral role in the advancement of educational measurement, advocating for the fair use of testing in schools. He served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education and was known for his passionate speeches.
1975–76 Board of Directors
Christine McGuire, Past President
Thomas J. Fitzgibbon, President
Joan Bollenbacher, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmman, Secretary Treasurer
Margaret Fleming
Christine McGuire
David Payne
Thomas Fitzgibbon
Daniel Stufflebeam
Annie Ward
Joan Bollenbacher
Robert McMorris
Jason Millman
Eric Gardner
George Madaus
Jack Menne
About
Christine McGuire, former president of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), is a leading figure in medical education. Her work in performance assessment transformed evaluation practices by emphasizing the importance of transparency particularly in the context of medical educationa and assessment. She argued that candidates should know the tasks they must demonstrate, such as taking vital signs, ensuring practical skills are effectively assessed. McGuire’s work helped to reshap medical education and assessment
1974–75 Board of Directors
Christine McGuire, President
Thomas J. Fitzgibbon, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmman, Secretary Treasurer
J. Stanley Ahmann
Jason Millman
Willard Warrington
Margaret Fleming
Christine McGuire
David Payne
Thomas Fitzgibbon
Daniel Stufflebeam
Annie Ward
Joan Bollenbacher
Robert McMorris
Jason Millman
About
Willard G. “Bill” Warrington of Michigan State University became NCME president after more than two decades in the field. Prior to joining MSU in 1952, he held positions ranging from a high school teacher in Illinois to a research assistant and associate at the University of Illinois where he collaborated with Lee Cronbach on papers related to time-limited tests and multiple-choice test construction. At MSU he held the title of Director and Professor of Evaluation Services when he assumed the presidency. His work at MSU attended to educational measurement and the total educational process, including such wide-ranging topics as the use of scientific articles in teaching, attitude measurement, and assessment of spatial ability.
1973–74 Board of Directors
W. G. Warrington, President
Christine H. McGuire, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmmanl, Secretary Treasurer
William E. Coffman
Thomas J. Fitzgibbon
Howard W. Stoker
Annie W. Ward
J. Stanley Ahmann
W. G. Warrington
Margaret Fleming
Christine McGuire
David A. Payne
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William E. “Bill” Coffman of the University of Iowa served as NCME president in 1972-73. He joined the University of Iowa from the Educational Testing, at which point he had already made more than two decades of contributions to the measurement field. Much of his published work addresses issues in the use of essays in achievement testing, though he also conducted work related to teaching evaluation, gender differences in item responding, and factor analysis, including of such important tests as the SAT.
1972–73 Board of Directors
William E. Coffman, President
Willard G. Warrington, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmman, Secretary Treasurer
Joseph L. Mazur
Jack C. Merwin
Howard W. Stoker
William E. Coffman
Thomas J. Fitzgibbon
Annie W. Ward
J. Stanley Ahmann
Christine McGuire
Willard G. Warrington
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Jack C. Merwin was a distinguished educator and veteranHe earned a doctorate in education from the University of Illinois in 1954 and became a professor at Syracuse University before joining the University of Minnesota, where he served for 36 years, including seven as dean. A pioneer in international education, Jack was among the first American educators to work in China in 1974. He co-authored the Stanford Achievement Test and established the Merwin Chair for Education. A World War II veteran, he reached the rank of major in the Air Force Reserve.
1971–72 Board of Directors
Jack C. Merwin, President
William E. Coffman, President-Elect
Irvin J. Lehmman, Secretary Treasurer
Joan Bollenbacher
Carmen J. Finley
Richard E. Schutz
Joseph L. Mazur
Jack C. Merwin
Howard W. Stoker
William E. Coffman
Thomas J. Fitzgibbon
Annie W. Ward
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Dr. Richard E. Schutz of Southwest Regional Laboratory served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Schutz was a pioneer of decodable books and created the reading series Beginning Reading Instruction/Advanced Reading Instruction (BRI/ARI), known to many as “I See Sam.” Schutz served as the Editor of the American Education Research Journal. [should include solictation for additional info]
Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1162730?seq=3 https://teachmykidtoread.org/dr-richard-e-schutz-walk-for-community-literacy-solutions/
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Dr. Frank Womer served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Womer received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan; he joined UM’s faculty in 1956, and remained there for thirty years until his retirement. Dr. Womer made several key contributions to the field of educational measurement. He founded the journal Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, an NCME journal that remains a major venue for practice-focused educational measurement research to this day. He founded the annual Michigan School Testing Conference, and was staff director for the National Assessment of Educational Progress upon its launch. A lecture series at the University of Michigan bears his name, and among his many professional accomplishments and awards, he served as President of the Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance after his presidency of NCME.
Source: https://www.colorado.edu/cadre/2013/03/08/economist-psychometrician-and-father-special-needs-child-walk-school, https://www.brownfuneralhomeniles.com/obituaries/Frank-B-Womer?obId=27747383,
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J. Thomas Hastings served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Hastings was a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At UIUC, he proposed, founded and directed the Center for Instructional Research and Currculum Evaluation.
Source: https://archon.library.illinois.edu/archives/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=4294, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1084312
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Howard A. Bowman of Los Angeles Public Schools served as NCME’s president during a career devoted to preparing teachers and using measurement information productively in schools. He published work on measurement training for in-service teachers, supporting teachers in test administration, and graphical reporting of student test scores to teachers to support instruction.
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Wilbur “Bill” Layton served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Layton received his Ph.D. in Psychology at the Ohio State University after serving in World War II, after which he initially held a faculty position at the University of Minnesota. In 1962 he became the head of the Psychology department at Iowa State University, where he also served as Iowa State’s first Vice President for Student Affairs. Beyond his work in psychology, Dr. Layon was a passionate civil rights advocate who led the integration of the campus and remained engaged in such work throughout his life.
Source: https://cremationsocietyofmn.com/tribute/details/6149/Wilbur-Layton/obituary.html, https://news.las.iastate.edu/2017/05/02/manning-ouellette-earns-wilbur-l-layton-faculty-recognition-award/
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John C. Flannagan, founder of the American Institutes for Research, served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Flannagan received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University in 1934. He was a major figure in World War II aptitude testing, developing tests to identify pilots suitable for combat missions. After the war, he founded AIR in 1946, where he further developed the “critical incident technqiue,” a testing method he pioneered during the war. Flannagan’s work at AIR included Project Talent, a large-scale survey of more than 400,000 American high school students administered in 1960. The project led to the development of one of the nation’s first computer-assisted learning programs. AIR remains a highly influential and productive research institution to this day. Among the many awards he received for his work, Dr. Flannagan received APA’s Thorndike Award for lifetime achievement in educational psychology and the ETS Award for Distinguished Service to Measurement.
Source: https://www.air.org/air-history, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Flanagan
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Dr. Frederick Barton Davis (1909-1975), who made significant contributions to educational psychology and testing was the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) from 1964 to 1965. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he served as an aviation psychologist for the United States Army Air Force from 1942-1947, earning the Legion of Merit for his service. Dr. Davis completed his Bachelor of Science at Boston University in 1931, followed by a Master of Education and Doctor of Education at Harvard University.
His career spanned various roles, including a psychologist at Avon Old Farms School, Connecticut, and editor for the Cooperative Test Service in New York City. From 1947-1949, he served as professor and head of the psychology department at George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, before joining Hunter College as a professor of education until 1964. Dr. Davis was a professor of education and director of the Center for Research in Evaluation and Measurement at the University of Pennsylvania from 1964 to 1975.
A respected lecturer and Fulbright professor, Dr. Davis also held visiting positions at multiple institutions, including Wellesley College, University of California, Harvard, Teachers College Columbia University, Syracuse University, and Rutgers University. His contributions to educational measurement are recognized through his development of the Davis reading tests and consultancy roles with various organizations, including the Secretary of War, the Air Force, and the Ford Foundation. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a member of the Psychometric Society, Dr. Davis’s legacy in psychology is enduring.
Source: https://prabook.com/web/frederick_barton.davis/1106291, https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/03/archives/dr-frederick-davis-test-developer-65.html
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Julian Cecil Stanley was a pioneering American psychologist who revolutionized education for gifted children served as the president of NCME from 1963 to 1964. Stanley started his career as a high school math and chemistry teacher. He earned his Ed.D. from Harvard University in 1950 and began his academic career at George Peabody College for Teachers. Stanley gained renown for his work in experimental designs and psychometrics at the University of Wisconsin, where he co-authored the seminal book “Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs for Research” with Donald Campbell in 1963.
However, Stanley’s most transformative contribution came at Johns Hopkins University. In 1971, he founded the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), which identified and supported gifted children through a novel use of the SAT. The success of SMPY led to the establishment of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) and influenced gifted education globally. Stanley’s work was institutionalized through the Julian C. Stanley Study of Exceptional Talent (SET), which continues to provide academic assistance to gifted youth.
Stanley retired as Professor Emeritus in 1992 but remained active until his death in 2005. He was a signatory on the influential 1994 Wall Street Journal editorial, “Mainstream Science on Intelligence,” which outlined scholarly consensus on intelligence research. Stanley’s legacy continues to shape how we identify and educate intellectually gifted youth.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Stanley
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David Tiedeman was a pioneering figure in the development of career construction theory, significantly shaping the understanding of vocational behavior. Initially focused on the statistical analysis of occupational behavior, Tiedeman later adopted a constructivist epistemology to explore careers as an expression of self-direction and purposeful action. His theoretical framework emphasizes key concepts: that careers emerge from self-organization, purposeful actions bridge gaps, and decision-making evolves through differentiation and integration. As a thought leader, Tiedeman’s work continues to resonate in career development, helping individuals navigate their professional paths with intention and clarity. His legacy endures, influencing both scholars and practitioners in the field of career counseling and construction.
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Paul Dressel, a distinguished American educational psychologist served as the president of NCME from 1961 to 1962. He is renowned for his contributions to Michigan State University (MSU).
Initiating his career as a statistician, Dressel rose to prominence at MSU, serving as the chairman of its board of examiners and playing a pivotal role when MSU students participated in the Graduate Record Examinations in 1943 for the Carnegie Foundation.
Dressel’s most notable achievement was founding MSU’s Counseling Center, primarily established to aid World War II veterans. His leadership as its director spanned several decades until 1981. Furthermore, Dressel took on significant administrative roles, heading the Office of Institutional Research from 1959 to 1961 and subsequently serving as the Assistant Provost until 1964. Beyond his administrative accomplishments, Dressel also contributed to the academic community as an author, with “College to University: The Hannah Years at Michigan State, 1935-1969” being one of his notable works. His multifaceted career, spanning from teaching mathematics to pivotal roles in university administration and research, has left a legacy at MSU and the broader educational community.
Source: https://onthebanks.msu.edu/Object/162-565-7395/paul-dressel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dressel
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Max D. Engelhart served as NCME’s president while working at Chicago Public Schools. A published book review in the Journal of Educational Measurement indicates that by 1970, he was working at Duke University. His work included areas such as the history of educational measurement, interrater reliability, factor analyses in math assessment, and improvement of tests both large and small in scale.
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Arthur E. Traxler spent a large portion of his career at the Educational Records Bureau. In his career, he made important contributions related educational assessment to the counseling and guidance of individual students.
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Victor H. Noll of Michigan State University served as NCME president after at least 25 years of work in the emergent field of educational measurement. Much of his work dealt with scientific thinking and instruction/assessment of scientific thinking, though he also published work related to international assessment and the use of written tests to improve student motivation in higher education.
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Bob Ebel was Vice President for Educational Testing Service at the time of his NCME Presidency. After to ETS, he was a Professor at Michigan State University. He was also President of AERA (1972-1973)–perhaps the only person to have served as President of both NCME and AERA. He also served on the joint committee that developed the APA, AERA, and NCME for thre consecutive versions–1966, 1974, and 1985. He published widely in the areas of test development and validation, and is credited with the Ebel method for setting standards on educational tests. He is one of the few NCME Past Presidents with a Wikipedia page and in 2005 there was a special session to honor him and his research at the NCME annual meeting (see Cizek et al., 2006). He remains one of the most prolific and influential NCME Past Presidents of all time.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Ebel; Cizek, G.J.; Crocker, L.; Frisbie, D.A.; Mehrens, W.A.; Stiggins, R.J. (2006). “A Tribute to Robert L. Ebel: Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, and Statesman”. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 25(1). pp. 23–32. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
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Walter N. Durost served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. He authored the book Children’s Collecting Activity Related to Social Factors and conducted research on assessment of literacy, including the publication of a critical article noting discrepancies between an NCME-published list of recommended reading and the books that children of the time were actually reading.
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Frank White was a pivotal figure in the establishment of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), greatly influencing the landscape of educational assessment. He was the main driving force behind the first 10 years of NCME’s existence, at which time the organization was small and took the names National Association of Teachers of Educational Measurements (1938-1942) and National Council on Measurement used in Education (1942-1961).
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Herschel T. Manual served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Manuel spent his career as a professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas Austin advocating for the education of Spanish-speaking children. He published two books in this area, The Education of Mexican and Spanish-speaking Children in Texas (1930) and Spanish-speaking Children of the Southwest: Their education and the Public Welfare (1965). Part of Manuel’s work was the development of bilingual education tests published by ETS in 1950. He was named a fellow in the division of evaluation and measurement of the American Psychological Association and was a diplomate in counseling of the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology.
Source: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/manuel-herschel-thurman , https://www.austintexas.gov/blog/herschel-thurman-manuel
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Warren G. Findley served as the President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. His career at ETS produced contributions to many areas of educational measurement and beyond, including classical test theory item evaluation; the evaluation of the efficacy of educational systems; and even the goals of education as an enterprise. [Insert sentence seeking additional information]
Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1083387, https://www.ets.org/research/policy_research_reports/publications/article/1950/ibej.html, https://www.ets.org/research/policy_research_reports/publications/article/1956/cfph.html
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J. R. Gerberich served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Gerberich held positions at ETS, as well as the University of Arkansas. Gerberich contributed research on the education of gifted students at the K-12 and higher education levels, as well as the predictive relationship between test performance and college achievement.
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Henry D. Rinsland served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. He held faculty appointments at the University of Connecticut and the University of Oklahoma. He published work on the construction and evaluation of educational tests, as well as the use of actuarial predictions for students’ postsecondary paths.
Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00220671.1956.10882331?needAccess=true&journalCode=vjer20, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00220671.1961.10882705
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Jacob S. Orleans, Professor at the City College of New York, served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. He published books including Measurement in Education and A Study of the Nature of Difficulty, and produced work in the psychology of algebra.
Source: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/jacob-s-orleans/5038291/, https://www.amazon.com/psychology-algebra-1923-Leather-Bound/dp/B07R14K13F/ref=sr_1_8?qid=1693167096&refinements=p_27%3AJacob+S+Orleans&s=books&sr=1-8
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Ray G. Wood of the Ohio State Department of Education served as president of NCME (then known as the National Council on Measurements Used in Education) in 1948-49 and on its board in the years that followed. During his career, Wood led the state of Ohio’s work in educational testing. This work reaches at least as far back as 1929, at which point Wood was conducting survey research on the usefulness of the “Every Pupil Test,” Ohio’s contribution to the emerging practice of state-sponsored educational tests, and remained in place at least as late as 1942, when Wood published work describing the program.
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Roy C. Woods was an education and educational measurement researcher who conducted work related to school finance, intelligence testing, end-of-course assessment in secondary and higher education, and more. He was a faculty member at Marshall College.
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E.C. Denny, Professor at Iowa State Teachers College-Cedar Falls (now University of Northern Iowa), served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Denny co-founded NCME in 1938 and served on its board for many years. Prior to joining ISTC-CF, Dr. Denny served as a teacher, school principal, and superintendent in Indiana rural schools; taught at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and Berea (Kentucky) College; was head of the education department at Teachers College, Lewiston, Idaho; and served with the U. S. Army in England, France, and Germany during World War I. He served fifteen years as head of the Iowa Department of Education from 1934-1949. In addition to NCME, he was a member of the National Education Association, the Iowa State Education Association, and the National Council for the Social Studies.
Source: https://scua.library.uni.edu/university-archives/biographies/emerson-charles-denny
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H.E. Schrammel, Director of the Bureau of Educational Measurements at Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia University), served as President of the National Council on Measurement in Education. As one would expect of one of the first presidents of NCME (until 1942 known as the National Association of Teachers of Educational Measurements), Schrammel developed tests. These included the Schrammel-Brennan Revision of the Army Alpha test and the Barrett-Ryan-Schrammel English Test.
Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3625174, https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_692394, https://www.jstor.org/stable/41862741
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Earl Bennet South was a Professor of Education and Psychology at the New York State College for Teachers, which today is the State University of New York at Albany. He was also a licensed psychologist in NY state. He published research aimed toward educating people about tests, such as an 88-page book “A dictionary of terms used in measurements and guidance.”
Source: South, E. B. (1927). Some psychological aspects of committee work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 11(6), 437–464. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0072396; South, E. B. (1939). A dictionary of terms used in measurements and guidance. Psychological Corporation.