The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is pleased to announce that Amy Frederick, doctoral student in literacy education, is the recipient of the inaugural Mary Alyce and P. David Fellowship in Reading for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Dr. P. David Pearson is one of the leading scholars in reading research in the nation, a faculty member and former dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. This award helps fund Amy’s doctoral studies and her recent attendance at the Literacy Research Association Conference in San Diego, CA. The Mary Alyce and P. David Fellowship in Reading will be awarded annually through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Minnesota Center for Reading Research.