2000 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Outgoing NCME President Michael J. Kolen delivers his presidential address, “Linking Assessments Effectively: Pur- pose and Design.

William A. Mehrens Cleft) presents the 2000 NCME Career Award to Robert L. Brenturn.

The 2000 NCME Brenda H. Loyd Outstanding Dissertation Award was presented by Mark D. Reckase (left) to Won-Chan Lee with advisors Robert L. Brennan and Michael J. Kolen.

CME’s 2000 Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, April N 25-27, featured a variety of symposia, paper sessions, poster sessions, and interactive symposia. Highlights included numer- ous sessions on computerized adaptive testing and standard set- ting methods, plus others on international and cross-lingual assessment, the voluntary National Test, testing accommoda- tions, nontraditional test takers, second language tests, IRT, and testing over the Internet. Two of the invited symposia examined measurement issues for the 21st century. An invited address by the 1998 NCME Career Award winner, Lorrie Shepard, was pre- sented. There were poster sessions sponsored by the NCME Teacher’s Classroom Assessment Recognition Program and by the NCME Graduate Student Issues Committee. NCME also spon- sored nine training sessions with more than 58 participants. (All photos were provided by Ron Berk.)

Linda L. Cook (left) presents the 2000 NCME Award for Outstanding Technical and Scientific Classroom Assessment Awards were presented by Rick Stiggins Contribution to the Field of Educational Mea- and J e f f Oescher to (left to right) Charlene Hebert, Cheryl surenient to Sharon Robinson, accepting the Barnes, Thomas Mauor, Susan Cooper, Colleen Fiegel, and Anita Award for Robert Mislevy, Linda Steinberg, and Rodriquez. Robert Almond.

26 Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

David A. Frisbie presents a plaque f i r ser- vice to Lisa E Smith, outgoing editor of the NCME N d e U e .

Michael J. Kokn presents plaques to outgoing Board mem- bers (left to right) Lorna Earl, Linda Cracker, and Edward H. Haertel.

55 runners and walkers participated in NCME’S 10th Anniversary Annual Fitness 5Kt2.5K Runt Walk in Audu- bon Park.

Michael J. Kblen pnsento a phque @ leadership on the NCME Joint Stoncdonle Committee to Daniel R. Ei!gIWE

Michael J. pments a plaque to outgoiw 2000 Annual Meeting Chairperson Lkbomh J. Harris.