Dr. Candace S. Bos, a longtime professor, colleague, student and friend in the area of Education, died Monday, August 13, 2001, at her home in Austin, Texas. A memorial service was held at the Hill Country Bible Church, Austin, Texas on Saturday, August 18 at 11 a.m.

Candace S. Bos was born May 27, 1950 in Independence, Missouri, and graduated in 1972 from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. She earned her master's degree from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida in 1974 and her doctorate at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in 1979.

Dr. Bos was a Professor of Learning Disabilities in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology at The University of Arizona. She had been active in research and teacher preparation in learning disabilities for the past 20 years where she had directed the graduate program in learning disabilities. She was well known for her work in developing and implementing interdisciplinary personnel preparation programs in learning disabilities with emphasis across learning, language, and reading disabilities and bilingual/multicultural education. Her research focused on best practices and intervention strategies for promoting effective reading and content area learning for students with learning disabilities. She was also recognized for her research in professional development with general and special education teachers that promoted the integration of students with learning and attention problems in general education classrooms. She published more than 100 articles and books, as well as several programs for learning disabled children. She co-authored Teaching Mainstreamed, Diverse, and At-Risk Students in the General Education Classroom and Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems, now in its fourth edition. Dr. Bos was active professionally and had served as President of the Division for Learning Disabilities-Council for Exceptional Children, Chair of CEC's Advocacy and Governmental Relations Committee, Chair of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. She served on the Professional Advisory Board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities and several editorial boards of journals in special education.

Candace Bos moved to the University of Texas-Austin, August 1999, where she took a position as a Professor in the area of learning disabilities in the Department of Special Education and also served as faculty advisor for the undergraduate teacher education program in special education with an emphasis in high incidence disabilities.

In Dr. Bos's memory, a scholarship fund to support graduate students at The University of Arizona is being established. You may send a contribution check made out to UA FOUNDATION to the Development Office, College of Education, PO Box 210069, Tucson 85721-0069 (or bring your check to Education 225), or to The Hutchinson Public Library, Hutchinson, Kansas 67502, or to The University of Texas-Austin, Candace Bos Memorial Fund, Department of Special Education, 206 SZB, Austin, TX 78712-1290. The fund will be called the Candace Bos Memorial Fellowship in the Study of Special Education. Please indicate on the memo line of your check that the contribution is for the Candace Bos Fellowship.