Dudley Reynolds, professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, was recently sworn in as the 51st president-elect of the Tesol (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) International Association in Toronto, Canada. Tesol has more than 13,000 members in 165 countries and 100 globally affiliated associations, including Qatar Tesol.
Reynolds was sworn in at the organisation’s annual conference - the Tesol International Convention & English Language Expo.
The Tesol Executive Committee comprises the president, president-elect and the past president. Reynolds will serve as president-elect until March 2016. He will then be sworn in as the 51st president.
“As an expert in second language literacy and instruction, Tesol International Association will benefit tremendously from Dudley’s leadership. On behalf of the Carnegie Mellon community, we congratulate Dudley on this achievement and look forward to supporting him in his new role,” said Ilker Baybars, dean of CMUQ.
A member of the Tesol board of directors from 2009 to 2012, Reynolds is also a prominent figure in Qatar Tesol, the official national Tesol affiliate that is run by English language teaching volunteers.