Education professor John Readence was recently named editor of "Reading Research Quarterly," one of the most widely read literacy research journals in the world.

The journal is published by the International Reading Association, a 92,000-member organization of reading educators from around the world.

Last year, the association conducted an international search for new editors. Readence competed with scholars from a number of prestigious schools, including Rutgers University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Illinois, and Texas A&M University.

According to Readence, the editorship will enable UNLV to help guide literacy research into the next century. He will continue editing the publication through the year 2000.

For more information, call Readence at 895-4217.