MinneTESOL Leadership and Conference Historical Record




Year	Outgoing president	Fall Conference Location	Keynote Speakers	HBA Award Winner(s)	Journal Editors	Other info
2020	Darren LaScotte	Virtual	Mandy Manning, Karen E Johnson	Michelle Benegas, Amy Stolpestad	Michelle Benegas, Suzanne G. McCurdy	Conference held online due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Laura Lenz	St. Paul Rivercentre	Ofelia García, Luciana de Oliveira	Kim Johnson, Anne Dahlman	Jen Ouellette-Schramm, Jen Vanek
2018	Sam Ouk	Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis	Bonny Norton, Ester DeJong	Martha Bigelow	Jen Ouellette-Schramm, Jen Vanek
2017	Sam DiVita	Doubletree by Hilton, Bloomington	Tatyana Kleyn Jaylani Hussein	Elaine Tarone Kristi Herman-Hill	Jen Ouellette-Schramm	Mary Diaz Award created
2016	Amy Hewett- Olatunde	Doubletree, by Hilton, Bloomington	Shegitu Kebede Permann, Diane Staehr-Fenner	Susan Ranney Karla Stone	Anne Dahlman, Kim Johnson
2015	Michelle Benegas	Doubletree by Hilton, Bloomington	Andrea DeCapua, Steven Krashen	Lynne Ackerberg	Anne Dahlman, Kim Johnson
2014	Jill Watson	Doubletree by Hilton, Bloomington	Jeff Zwiers, Elaine Tarone	Jackie Smith	Anne Dahlman, Kim Johnson	Merger with MDE into MELEd Conference.
2013	Susan Ranney	Doubletree by Hilton, Bloomington	John Segota	Patsy Egan Vinogradov Ann Mabbott		Anne Dahlman, Kim Johnson	St Paul hosted a TESOL academy in June 2013
2012	Patricia Hoffman	Univ. Hotel, U of M	Walt Wolfram	Rosemary Sharkey	Anne Dahlman, Kim Johnson
2011	Anne Dahlman	Univ. Hotel, U of M	Mary Lou McCloskey	Deirdre Kramer Bonnie Sweirzbin Debbie Hadas	Mike Anderson, Bonnie Swierzbin	Began on-line membership
2010	Astrid Liden	Northland Inn	Jeff Zwiers	Ellen Lewin	Mike Anderson, Bonnie Swierzbin
2009	Laura Funke	Northland Inn	Elaine Tarone, Martha Bigelow, Kit Hansen	Eric Nelson	Mike Anderson, Bonnie Swierzbin	Resource Center closes
2008	Rosemary Sharkey	Univ. Of St. Thomas	Mary Ellen Vogt	Colleen Myers	Mike Anderson, Bonnie Swierzbin	Began pre- conference workshops
2007	Andrea Poulos	Univ. Of St. Thomas	Bill Johnston	Jenise Rowecamp Betsy Parrish	Mike Anderson, Bonnie Swierzbin	Began on-line conf. registration
2006	Nima Salehi	MCTC	Jo Ann Aebersold	Diane Pecoraro	Don Hones, Kristie Kline Liu, Nima Salehi, Margarite Parks
2005	Paul Magnuson	MCTC	David and Yvonne Freeman	Robin Murie	Don Hones, Kristie Kline Liu, Nima Salehi	Executive Assistant office created
2004	Lorilee Andreini	MCTC	Lorraine Valdez Pierce	Mike Anderson	Kristie Kline Liu, Nima Salehi, Susan Huss Lederman
2003	Denise Harlos	MCTC	Betsy Parrish and Diane Pecoraro	Adele Hansen	Don Hones, Kristie Kline Liu, Nima Salehi
2002	Leigh Schleicher	Thunderbird Hotel* (MW Regional)	Bill Holm, Marguerite Ann Snow, Linda Harklau	Nina Mosser	Don Hones, Susan Gillette, Randy Gwin	Hosted MW Regional Conf. (Adele Hansen, Joyce Biagini, Chair)
2001	Dawn Reilly	MCTC	Frank Sharry		Don Hones, Susan Gillette, Patricia Eliason	June 2001 workshop, Rebecca Oxford
2000	Karla Stone	Hamline Univ.	Else Hamayan, Elaine Tarone, Dee Tedick		Don Hones, Susan Gillette, Patricia Eliason
1999	Adele Hansen	Hamline Univ.	Tina Edstam, Jean McConochie		Suellen Rundquist, Don Hones	Website created
1998	Pat Eliason	Hamline Univ.	Ruth Spack, Andrew Cohan		Thomas Upton, Suellen Rundquist
1997	Judith Strohl	Hamline Univ.	Sandra Hagman	Lisa Boehlke	Robin Murie, Thomas Upton, Suellen Rundquist	Friday afternoon workshop with Sandra Hagman
1996	Lisa Boehlke	Hamline Univ.	Helen Jorstad, Kathryn Heinze		1995-96 (one year) Robin Murie, Adele Hansen, Thomas Upton	MinneWI- TESOL Journal collaboration
1995	Carole Evenrude	Hamline Univ.	Susan Griffin Berely Enns	Jon Neumann		Friday afternoon workshop
1994	Wendy Weimer	Hamline univ.	Susan Gillette Eric Nelson Linda Mrowicki		Adele Hansen, Robin Murie
1993	Thomas Upton	Hamline Univ.	Jeanne Blake, Robin Scarcella		Adele Hansen, Diane Tedick	Spring: Jaime Meyer Sue Thao Ayia Thao
1992	Janet Dixon	Hamline	Diane Tedick, Carolyn Graham, Pat Rigg (Spr.)		Diane Tedick, Adele Hansen	Official Name Change: MinneTESOL
1991	Yolanda Dewar				Diane Tedick, Adele Hansen
1990	Bruce Downing	St. Paul Hotel* (MW Regional)	Jim Cummins Jodi Crandall, Jim Cummins		Helen Jorstad, Thomas Upton	Hosted 7th MW Regional Conf. (Tina Edstam Chair)
1989	Karen Dudley	Hamline Univ.		Irene Kaplan Adele Hansen	1987-89 ^{(one issue)} Helen Jorstad, Thomas Upton, Kim Brown	Hamline Univ. Agrees to manage the Resource Center
1988	Audrae Coury	Hamline Univ.				Spring Conf held in conjunction with The Center for Refugee Ethnography
1987	Mildred Sprunck ^{(deceased, 2011)}		Linda Crawford Lange			Incorporated as MinneTESOL
1986	Kathryn Heinze Hanges				Eric Nelson
1985	Kim Brown				Eric Nelson
1984	Mark Landa				Eric Nelson
1983	Mary Jane Lipinski				Mark Landa	Hosted 3rd MW Regional Conference, Joyce Biagini, Chair
1982	Lynn Massey Oehler	Regency Hotel, Mpls.			Mark Landa	Began word-processing publications
1981	Joyce Biagini	Leamington Hotel, Mpls.	John Fanselow		Mark Landa	Journal First Published
1980	Jan Smith	Macalester College				Incorporated as Minnesota Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages
1979	Deirdre Kramer	Macalester College
1978	Kathleen Jacobson	Macalester College				Resource Center established at
1977	Kathleen Jacobson	Macalester College				Newsletter begins publication

In October, 1976, Kathleen Jacobson, Joyce Miller Biagini and Wendy Weimer called the first MinneTESOL Affiliate organizing meeting. On Dec. 7, 1976, the proposed constitution of the Minnesota Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages was approved and the first officers were elected:

President: Kathleen Jacobson
First Vice President: Deirdre Bird Kramer
Second Vice President: Jan Smith
Secretary-Treasurer: Mary Gibbons
Members at Large: Pat Rogosheske, Ellen Doege Comer, Dick Teachout. Joyce Miller Biagini, Mary Jane Lipinski, and Mark Landa