Ronald K. Hambleton Elected to the National Academy of Education

Ronald K. Hambleton, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and executive director of the College of Education’s Center for Educational Assessment, has been elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd). One of only 15 exceptional education scholars elected this year, Hambleton is a past-president of the International Test Commission, the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) and is the recipient of several national and international awards from NCME, Association of Test Publishers (ATP), American Psychological Association (APA) and American Educational Research Association (AERA) for his measurement research. Hambleton has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Umea in Sweden and Oviedo University in Spain.

Gloria Ladson-Billings, President of NAEd said of the fifteen newly elected members, “These diverse scholars are at the forefront of those who are improving the lives of students in the United States and abroad through their outstanding contributions to education scholarship and research.”

An induction ceremony for new members will take place during the 2020 NAEd Annual Meeting in November 2020.

The NAEd advances high-quality education research and its use in policy and practice. The Academy consists of U.S. members and foreign associates who are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship related to education. Nominations are submitted by individual Academy members once a year for review and election by the organization’s membership. In addition to serving on expert study panels that address pressing issues in education, members are also deeply engaged in NAEd’s professional development programs.