Lisa Flores and Joellen Coryell, doctoral students at Texas A&M University, were honored as research fellows at the Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning (TCALL) reception on October 6, 2005.  Lisa Flores, second-year doctoral student in Hispanic studies, will focus her research on the transition of ESL students in adult literacy programs to other educational programs. Joellen Coryell, third-year doctoral student in adult education, will determine themes among adult education, language acquisition for English-language learners and distance education.  In its first year, the TCALL Research Fellows provides monetary support and guidance to doctoral students with an interest in adult learning and literacy.

Dominique Chlup, director of TCALL, used her experiences as a Fellow at the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) to create the TCALL Research Fellows.  "I was so grateful for my time as a NCSALL Fellow that I wanted others to have a similar opportunity," Chlup said. "We hope to continue to receive, annually, the fellowship funding to recruit other wonderful scholars interested in adult education and adult literacy/family literacy to Texas A&M."