Ruth Johnson Colvin
Literacy Advocate
Writer
Teacher
Philanthropist
December 16, 1916 – August 18, 2024
Credits:
Founder of the non-profit organization Literacy Volunteers of America / renamed ProLiteracy Worldwide.
Awarded the Volunteer Action Award by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006 by President George W. Bush.
Books and educational videos:
Basic Reading Workshop (video);
English as a Second Language Tutor Training Workshop; Great Traveling After 55
(1989); How to Add Family Literacy to Your Program; I Speak English (1962); LVA
Works: A Guide to Workplace Education; Maintaining the Balance: A Guide to
50/50 Management; My Travels Through Life, Love, and Literacy: A Memoir (2020);
Off the Beaten Path: Stories of People Around the World (2011); Reading to
Children (video); Student Involvement Guidelines; Tutor (1962); Tutoring Small
Groups Handbook.
