Linda B. Gambrell, Professor Emerita of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education, passed away on August 6, 2024, at the age of 82.
State service time and celebration of life information will be shared when available.
She joined Clemson in 1999, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy, continuing to inspire the next generation of literacy educators.
In addition to serving as president of the International Literacy Assocation (ILA) from 2007–2008, she also served as president of the Literacy Research Association (LRA) and the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER). She was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2004 and was the 2011 recipient of ILA’s William S. Gray Citation of Merit, as well as the 2012 recipient of LRA’s Oscar S. Causey Award, which are both akin to lifetime achievement awards.
A tribute to her life and career is available on the International Literacy Association’s website.
