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Judith A. Ryan, Ph.D Joins Renaissance Learning's Board of Directors
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance
Learning(TM), Inc. , a leading provider of learning information systems and
school improvement programs for pre-K-12 schools, today announced that Judith A.
Ryan, Ph.D. has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
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Dr. Ryan, 67, brings a wealth of experience to the Board having held a number of
high-level executive and administrative positions for large organizations. Most
recently, she served from 1998 to 2003 as the president and chief executive
officer of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, a not-for-profit
long-term care and senior housing services organization with 24,000 employees
operating in 25 states. Dr. Ryan's career as a senior health care administrator
spans service as the associate director of the University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics and the associate dean of the University of Iowa College of Nursing
(1995-1998); senior vice president and chief quality officer of Lutheran General
HealthSystem in Park Ridge, Illinois (1989-1995); and chief executive officer of
the American Nurses' Association and its six subsidiary corporations
(1982-1989). Dr. Ryan has served on the board of directors of numerous
not-for-profit corporations and public service bodies, including Sioux Valley
Hospital (2000-2003), St. Olaf College (1991- 2003) and Health and Human
Services Secretary Thompson's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform
(2001-2003). Dr. Ryan holds a Ph.D in hospital and health care administration
from the University of Minnesota and is certified as a Senior Examiner by the
Lincoln Foundation for Business Excellence.
"We are very pleased that Dr. Ryan has agreed to join our board," said John
Hickey, president and chief executive officer of Renaissance Learning. "We
expect that with her extensive experience, she will provide valuable ideas,
insight and advice as we continue our work to grow the Company and fulfill our
mission of accelerating learning on a worldwide basis."
Renaissance Learning(TM), Inc., is a leading provider of learning information
systems that help teachers, principals, and superintendents improve student
achievement in reading, writing, math, and standards in grades pre-K-12.
Adopted by over 65,000 schools, Renaissance information technology products are
among the most popular in schools nationwide, including Accelerated Reader(R),
Accelerated Math(R), Accelerated Writer(R), Fluent Reader(TM), and STAR Early
Literacy(R). Over 500,000 educators have received Renaissance training. The
Company also provides electronic assessment products and services to educational
publishers and sells enterprise software for training and knowledge management.
Renaissance Learning has six U.S. locations and subsidiaries in Australia,
Canada, India, and the United Kingdom.
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe
harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements regarding future financial and operating results, and the
introduction of new products and services. Any such forward-looking statements
may involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from any future results encompassed within the forward- looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include
those matters disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q and the Company's other Securities and Exchange Commission
filings which factors are incorporated herein by reference.
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DATASOURCE: Renaissance Learning, Inc.
CONTACT: Jonas Berberich of Renaissance Learning, Inc.,
+1-800-200-4848, fax, +1-608-664-3882, or
Web site: http://www.renlearn.com/