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18-19, 2000
ITEM 107-1008-R0500������ Resolution
Concerning the Retirement of Richard R. Adler, Professor of English, College of
Arts and Sciences; The University of Montana-Missoula
THAT: ���������������������������������� Richard R.
Adler, Professor of English, in his 29 years of� meritorious service to The University of Montana, has earned the
appreciation and commendation of� the
Board of Regents and the title, Professor of English Emeritus.
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�EXPLANATION: ��������������� Professor Adler received his
B.A. from Montana State University in 1957.�
In 1971 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at
Urbana.� That same year he joined the
English Department at The University of Montana and created the English
Teaching Program.� During his 29 years
of service, Professor Adler has indefatigably taught, researched and written on
the teaching of writing.� In 1990 he
published a book, Writing Together: A Peer Editing Approach to Composition.� He has published many articles and given
almost 100 presentations and workshops regarding effective pedagogy in English
language arts.�
Professor Adler
has been a mainstay of the English Department's Teacher Training� program, developing new graduate courses,
supervising masters� papers, and working collaboratively with the School of
Education.� In 1973, he was honored as
the University of Montana�s Teacher of the Year.�
He has been
particularly generous in advising prospective English teachers and in sharing
his expertise across the campus, the state and the country.� His intelligence, dedication and energy have
inspired hundreds of prospective and experienced� teachers. He has taught�
teachers of English as a Visiting Professor in Canada, Greece, and
across the Near East. He was a Fulbright Scholar in New Zealand during 1984‑88.
Throughout his
career, Professor Adler has been an active leader at the national and State
levels.� A long-time member of the
National Council of Teachers of English, Professor Adler has served as chair
and member of numerous NCTE Committees.�
He has recently been elected as an officer to NCTE�s� International Assembly for Teaching
English.�� Professor Adler has also
served as President of the Montana Association of Teachers of English Arts
(1972) and as Chair of the Northwest Regional Conference of NCTE (1990).���
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Montana has benefited
enormously from Professor Adler's work with teachers. As founder of the Montana
Writing Project, he has co-directed or directed the Project since 1978.� Because of his on-going leadership in the
Montana Writing Project, Professor Adler has helped teachers improve their
teaching of writing at all grade levels and in all content areas.� He was also instrumental in starting the
Calgary Writing Project.����
For his exciting
classroom performance and his sound reputation throughout the country, Professor
Adler has earned the respect, admiration and gratitude of colleagues and
students alike.� In recognition of his accomplishments and
meritorious service, the Department of English recommends Professor Richard R.
Adler for Emeritus status.