The History of KATESOL (in progress)
1982 to 2007
Compiled
by Edith Palmberg, Historian, KATESOL/BE
April, 1983 First KATESOL Meeting
with James Alatis, Executive Secretary, International TESOL
                                                            Red
Coach Inn-West, 
1983-84 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Michele Blatti
(
                                                            MMT Henderson (
                                                            Betty Soppelsa
(
Char Neill, Member at Large
Gaila Freeman, Member at Large
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: Penelope M. Alatis
                                                            Red
Coach Inn West, 
                                                            Note:
International TESOL was in 
1984-85 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Kathleen Mellor (
                                                            Suzanne Achleitner
(
                                                            Michael M.T. Henderson (
                                                            Bob Crosier (
                                                            Sara Farley (
                                                            Ellen Lipp (
                                                            
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: Darlene Larson, 
                                                            Public
Policy Speaker: 
April 19-20, 1985 1985 KABE/KATESOL Spring Conference
                                                            
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: 
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 85 was held in 
1985-86 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Suzanne Achleitner
(
                                                            Susan Hildebrand (
                                                            Kathleen Mellor (
                                                            Bob Crosier (
                                                            Sara Farley (
Mercedes Eskitch (Garden City), Member at Large
                                                            Red
Coach Inn West, 
Keynote Speaker: Mary Hines, Chair, TESOL Nominating Committee
Friday presenters: Jane Averill, Chuck Seibel, Anne Sanders, David Stewart, Bob Crosier, David Metzger, Mario Ramos
Saturday presenters: Carolyn Heacock, Jane McMurrer, Mona Hargadine, Sandy Crosier, Elizabeth Soppelsa,
                                                            Marguerite
1986-87 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Susan Hildebrand (
                                                            Sandy Crosier (
                                                            Suzanne Achleitner
(
                                                            Bob Crosier (
                                                            Mercedes Eskitch
(
Bobbie Anderson, Member at Large
                                                            Red
Coach Inn West, 
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: Frederick Jenks, 
Topic: “Cross-Cultural Issues and Instruction”
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 87 was held in 
                                                            Red
Coach Inn West, 
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: Michelle Sabino,
Topic: “But What About Teacher Motivation?”
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 88 was held in 
1988-89 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Enid Cocke (
                                                            Barbara Tierney (
                                                            Susan Hildebrand Russell (
                                                            Betty Soppelsa
(
Christine Chalender (Hays), Member at Large
                                                            Greta Tasker
(
                                                            Overland
Park Ramada Inn, 
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: Fraida Dubin, 
Topic: “Reading With and Without Words”
Note: KABE invited various speakers on such topics as:
*pre-reading
*reading strategies
*reading through the content area
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 89 was held in 
1989-90 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Barbara Tierney (
                                                            O. Dean Gregory (
                                                            Enid Cocke (
                                                            Betty Soppelsa
(
Christine Chalender (Hays), Member at Large
                                                            Greta Tasker
(
                                                            K-State
Keynote Speaker: James W. Abbott, Director of Cooperative Urban Teachers Education, Inc.
Topic: “Working with Multi-level, Multicultural Students”
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 1990 was held in 
1990-91 KATESOL Officers
                                                            O. Dean Gregory (
                                                            Barbara Tierney (
                                                            Betty Soppelsa
(
                                                            Ramada
Hotel at 
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 1991 was held in 
1991-92 KATESOL Officers
Christine Chalender (Hays), President
                                                            Mary Wood (
                                                            O. Dean Gregory (
                                                            Betty Soppelsa
(
                                                            Shani Crossen (
                                                            Liz Byleen (
                                                            Red
Coach Inn, 
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 1992 was held in 
1992-93 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Mary Wood (
                                                            Edith Palmberg
(
Christine Chalender (Hays), Second Vice President
                                                            Martha Harris (
                                                            Deana Reimer (
                                                            Shani Crossen (
                                                            Liz Byleen (
                                                            
Keynote Speaker: Janet Fisher-Hoult, TESOL Executive Board Member
Topic: “Effective Teaching Methods and Certification and Training for ESL”
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 1993 was held in 
1993-94 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Edith Palmberg
(
Donna Skinner (Garden City), First Vice President
                                                            Martha Harris (
                                                            Donna Reimer (
                                                            Elaine Fox (
                                                            Liz Byleen (
                                                            Quality
Inn, 
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: 
Topic: “Teaching Literacy Through Literature”
1994-95 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Edith Palmberg
(
                                                            Mary Lou Haag (
                                                            Martha Harris (
                                                            Sandra Bible (
                                                            Enid Cocke, Terry Pruett-Said, Mary Wood (
                                                            Holiday
Inn West, 
Keynote Speaker: Joy Reid
Topic: “The Reading/Writing Connection”
1995-1996 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Mary Lou Haag (
                                                            Lois Johnson (
                                                            Edith Palmberg
(
                                                            Martha Harris (
                                                            Sandra Bible (
                                                            
                                                            Enid Cocke, Terry Pruett-Said, Mary Wood (
                                                            
                                                            Keynote
Speaker: Susan Carkin,
Topic: “Content Based Context”
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 1996 was held in 
1996-1997 KATESOL Officers
                                                            Lois Johnson (
Larry Wills (Topeka Public Schools), First Vice President
Mary Lou Haag (K-State English Language Program), Second Vice President
Martha Harris (K.U. Applied English Center), Secretary/Treasurer
                                                            
                                                            Michael Mingucci
(International Services, 
Enid Cocke, Terry Pruett-Said, Mary Wood (K-State English Language Program), Newsletter Editors
                                                            Holiday
Inn West, 
Special Sessions:
“Training Students and Teachers for an Intercultural Classroom”
 Margaret
Coffey, 
“Surfing the Internet”
                                                            
                                                            Note:
International TESOL 1997 was held in 
1997-1998 KATESOL Officers
Larry Wills (Topeka Public Schools), President
                                                            Sandra Bible (
                                                            Lois Johnson (
Martha Harris (K.U. Applied English Center), Secretary/Treasurer
                                                            Michael Mingucci
(International Services, 
                                                            Joyce Drydale
(Jardine-Edison, 
Jenell Williams, Naomi Ossar, Linda Bottom (K-State English Language Program), Newsletter Editors
NOTE: The History of KATESOL project is a work in progress.
To add your information, data, documents, please e-mail: Robert Scott (drrobbscott@gmail.com)
or e-mail historyproject@katesol.org .