Young Children - March 2008 - (Page 67) In Memoriam We are fortunate to be working with a committed and distinguished group of NAEYC leaders on the Advisory Council. They understand that the future success of NAEYC and the early childhood education field depend on the quality and diversity of the leaders that we engage and develop today. Council members believe that individuals who participate in this leadership program will become even more effective leaders in their communities on behalf of young children, families, and the early childhood profession. Advisory Council We hope that you will choose to on NAEYC be a part of this important effort. Through contributions, we all Advancement come together as a community of Cochairs: caregivers and educators to help shape the future leadership of the Josué Cruz Jr. Association and the profession Karen Ponder and assure a better future for all Members: young children. 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We invite you to provide feedback on the digital edition at editorial@naeyc.org Leslie Rowell Williams, an influential leader in early childhood education with a special interest in multicultural education and curriculum and program development, died at age 63 on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2007, after a five-year battle with colon cancer. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, Leslie grew up in the Granite State and was the valedictorian of her high school class. Over the years she contributed to the field of early childhood education as a teacher, a teacher educator, an author, and an editor. Leslie attended Wellesley College and received her MAT from Harvard, and her EdD at Teachers College, Columbia University. She began teaching at Teachers College in 1974. At the time of her death, Leslie had been teaching in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching for 33 years. Through her work as both book and journal editor on a range of early childhood publications, Leslie left a lasting influence on the field. She was longtime series editor of the Teachers College Press Early Childhood Education series and also served as editor of the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. From 2002 to 2005 she served as coeditor of Greenwood Press’s Innovations in Early Childhood Education series. Leslie had a special interest in multicultural, international education and full-day kindergarten. Among her many contributions to the field, she cofounded The National All-Day Kindergarten Network, initiated the Early Childhood Encyclopedia Project, and cofounded the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center, at Teachers College, Columbia University. She was director of the International Exchange Program with Day Care Association in Hiroshima, Japan, and from 1989 to 1991 served on NAEYC’s Early Childhood Teacher Education Advisory Panel. An active author and researcher, Leslie wrote numerous publications and presented at many conferences on topics related to the early childhood curriculum, multicultural education, diversity, developmentally appropriate practice and cultural values, all-day kindergarten, and social justice for young children. Over the years, Leslie presented at 10 NAEYC conferences. Two weeks before she passed away, she led a session at the 2007 NAEYC Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on the topic, “Powerful Curriculum Elements in Full-Day Kindergartens: Negotiating for Success,” at which her colleagues gave her a long, standing ovation. When she returned home, she told friends that the trip was a challenge but it was worth the huge effort. Her colleagues, friends, and students will remember that she felt that way about everything she did—it was always worth the effort. She found the strength to give everything she had to her family, her profession, her friends and colleagues, and especially her students. The combination of her knowledge, experience, humor, energy, and incomparable level of concern and nurturance of students and colleagues will be sorely missed. Correction In the Young Children (January 2008) article “Sparking Interest in Nature—Family Style,” by Donna J. Satterlee and Grace D. Cormons, the correct e-mail address for Cormons is gcormons@es.vccs.edu. Young Children • March 2008 67 http://www.naeyc.org/about/campaign.asp http://www.naeyc.org/about/campaign.asp
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