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Top execs from Sadlier and Pearson inducted
into Educational Publishing Hall of Fame
Frank and William Sadlier Dinger, Martha Smith
Comprise the Class of 2008
Logan Township, NJ--July 23, 2008--Leaders
from two of educational publishing's oldest and most respected
businesses will be honored this year with induction into the Educational
Publishing Hall of Fame. The Class of 2008 includes Frank and William
Sadlier Dinger, Chairman of the Board and President, respectively,
of Willam H. Sadlier, Inc., and Martha (Marty) Smith, who recently
stepped down as President of the School Curriculum Group at Pearson.
The induction ceremony will take place December 4 at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in New York City.
The 2008 inductees are recognized for their innovation, community
outreach, and lifelong dedication to creating better resources
for education.
Marty Smith's career is marked by dedication and innovation aimed
at meeting the needs of all students as well as programs to support
the professional development of teachers. A former high school
and middle school history teacher herself, Marty Smith got her
start in educational publishing at Scott Foresman in 1973, where
she helped develop a number of leading geography and history series.
She was recruited to Prentice Hall in 1986, where her accomplishments
included the creation of one of the first technology product groups
in the industry, anticipating by many years the demand for digital
products and developing Prentice Hall’s strategy, which set
the trajectory for Pearson’s leadership in educational publishing.
In 1997, Smith was named President of Prentice Hall. During Smith's
tenure, Prentice Hall grew from a from a $70m enterprise in 1986
to an almost $500m company today. Smith became President of Pearson's
Curriculum Group in 2002.
Her innovation and leadership in developing programs to address
issues in education were further reflected as co-founder of Pearson's
Hispanic Leadership Council, a member of Pearson's Global Diversity
Council, and Founder and Director of Pearson's Instructional Leadership
Councils. She has also served on numerous boards and councils including
the Florida Governor's Council, the LessonLab Research Institute's
Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee of the Association
of American Publishers' (AAP) School Division.
Frank and William Sadlier Dinger are the great-grandsons of William
H. Sadlier, whose uncles, Denis and James Sadlier, founded the
family-owned publishing company in 1832. During the tenure of Frank
and Bill as the company's top executives, Sadlier has grown significantly
in the number and diversity of titles it has published, increased
in sales volume, expanded its employee base, and implemented innovative
technological applications for its products and Web sites.
Frank joined the company in 1964 as a purchasing agent in the
manufacturing department and was subsequently the Director of the
Art and Production Department, Comptroller, Treasurer, and Chief
Operating Officer. He was elected Chairman of the Board in 1991.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors at William H Sadlier,
Inc., since 1975.
Frank's commitment to educational publishing goes well beyond
his 40-plus years of service at Sadlier. He has been an active
member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
(ASCD), a member of the International Reading Association’s "Issues
in Literacy Assessment Committee," a participant in the Annual
Meetings of the Advisory Commission on Textbook Specifications,
Inc. / National Association of State Textbook Administrators (ACTS/NASTA),
and a judge for the 2006 New York Bookbinders’ Guild Book
Show. In 2006 St. John’s University School of Education honored
Frank with their Leadership in Education Award.
William got his start in the business in 1963 as a sales representative
and held various positions at Sadlier, including sales manager,
Director of Marketing, and National Sales Manager. He also joined
the Board of Directors in 1975.
Among Bill's activities outside the company are the Early Literacy
Development Commission of the International Reading Association,
the Families Achieving New Standards Literacy Project at Rutgers
University, and the Mid-Atlantic Schools Consortium. For his contributions
to education and to the community, he has been honored with the
Leadership Award from the University of San Francisco Institute
for Educational Leadership and the MAC Award from the New York
State Conference. Additionally, in September 2007, Bill and his
wife, Maureen, received the Child of Peace Award from the Guardian
Society and Home Bureau of New York.
The Class of 2008 will officially be inducted at a December 4
breakfast ceremony at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. For
more information on this event, please visit www.AEPweb.org/fame
or contact Laura Rotter at 856-241-7772 or lrotter@AEPweb.org.
ABOUT THE HALL OF FAME
Founded in 1994 by AEP (the Association of Educational Publishers),
the Hall of Fame pays tribute to those who have made remarkable
and lasting contributions to education and educational publishing.
Previous honorees include Fred Rogers, founder of Family Communications
Inc.; Joan Ganz Cooney, Co-Founder of Sesame Workshop; Peter
Jovanovich, former Chairman and CEO of Pearson; and Dr. Garry
Cleveland Myers and Caroline Clark Myers, founders of Highlights
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