Credits

Wesley A. Hoover, Ph.D.
President and CEO

Joyce S. Pollard, Ed.D.
Director, Office of Institutional Communications

Leslie Asher Blair, M.A.
Editor

SEDL Letter is the institutional magazine of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), a private, not-for-profit education research and development corporation based in Austin, Texas. The credits for this issue are as follows:

Jane Thurmond (Austin, Texas) designed the print version of SEDL Letter while Shaila Abdullah, SEDL web design specialist, designed the online version. The photos used in this issue are courtesy of ©Eyewire, Image 100, or PhotoDisc. Nancy Richey (Austin, Texas) was copyeditor for this issue.

SEDL Letter complements and draws upon work performed by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory under a variety of funding sources, including the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Government. The publication is not supported with direct program funds related to any SEDL programs or projects. SEDL Letter does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Government or any other source. View the complete terms of use here.

You are welcome to reproduce SEDL Letter and distribute copies at no cost to recipients; please credit the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory as publisher and respect the copyrights of designated illustrators, designers, and contributors. SEDL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to affording equal employment opportunities for all individuals in all employment matters.

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EdPress Award: This edition of SEDL Letter, Putting Reading First, won first place in the nationwide EdPress 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award competition for "One-Theme Issue" in adult publications. The edition won over such estimable competitors as the National Endowment of the Humanities. The magazine was judged on content, look, design, appropriateness of audience.