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Twila C. Liggett, Ph.D.

	Twila C. Liggett, Ph.D.
Industry	Education
Title	Professor/Teacher Education
Expertise	Educational design, literacy
Current Organization	Marymount Manhattan College
Type of Organization	Four year liberal arts college
Major Product	Education/literacy
Area of Distribution	International
University/Degree	B.A., Music and Secondary Education, Union College, Lincoln, NE; M.A., Elementary Education; Ph.D., Administration, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Nebraska, 1977; Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Marymount Manhattan College, 2000
Born	March 25, 1944, Pipestone, Minnesota
Honors & Awards	26 National Emmys; 150 Emmy nominations; American Educational Research Award, 1979; Honored by the International Reading Association for exceptional contributions to worldwide literacy, 1992
Published Works	The Reading Rainbow Guide to Children's Books: The 101 Best Titles, 1992; The Whole Person Book: Toward Self-Discovery and Life Options, 1977; Family Literacy: Connections in School and Communities, 1995; A Handbook for Literacy Educators: Research on Teaching the Communicative and Visual Arts, 1998
Affiliations	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; International Reading Association
Hobbies & Sports	Windsurfing, reading, boating, race walking
Career Accomplishments	As executive producer for Reading Rainbow, the show has won over 150 awards including the Prix Jenesse 1992, The Peabody 1993 and 20 National Emmys; As primary fundraiser for Reading Rainbow, has secured over $40 million in underwriting from foundations and corporations including The Kellogg Co., B. Dalton Booksellers, Barnes and Noble, Carnegie Foundation and the National Science Foundation
Work History	Music Teacher, Elementary Teacher, 1966-74, Assistant Elementary Principal, Statewide Reading Consultant, 1974-80, Nebraska State Dept. of Education; Project Director, Nebraska Right to Read; Creator, Executive Producer, Spokesperson for Reading Rainbow
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