It is with great sadness that we share that Drake University Professor Emeritus Joseph A. Fisher passed away peacefully at his home in Newton, Iowa on March 25. Professor Fisher served as the Director of the Adult Reading and Study Skills Center and Professor of graduate students in Educational Psychology at Drake from 1961–1992.

In his professional career, he was president of the International Association of Adult Reading Specialists. He led members of this group on month-long educational tours in Europe and South America. He published articles in several professional journals. His self-published College Skills text was used by many students and college instructors.  From his analysis of literacy testing in South American Countries, the UN named him as consultant to Educational Secretaries in South America.

The ACT College Testing Program and certain units of the United States Military educational units recognized and adopted his philosophical insight of the strong correlation between test questions and responses.

Professor Fisher will be deeply missed by the Bulldog community and all those who knew him. His full obituary can be read here.