AP Development Committees
One of the things that makes the Advanced Placement Program unique is its establishment of and reliance on Development Committees. These committees are essential to the preparation of Course Descriptions and exams. The College Board has found that a committee of highly qualified secondary school and college teachers can best determine the content of an AP course, and can design an exam that will be appropriate for assessing the achievement of students who have taken the AP course. Most Development Committees have six or seven members, representing a variety of types of secondary schools and colleges from all regions of the country. They also represent a diversity of knowledge and points of view in their fields. Committee members bring to their tasks knowledge of the curricula and instructional methods in their fields. As faculty members, they know the abilities and skills that are critical to mastery in a given subject, and how students can demonstrate them.
The 2007—2008 Committees
2007-08 Advanced Placement Art History Development Committee
- Susan L. Aberth, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
- Susan Bakewell, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
- Douglas P. Darracott, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas
- YuBong Ko, Tappanzee High School, Orangeburg, NY
- Heather A. McPherson, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
- Scott B. Montgomery, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
- Robert Nauman, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO
- Adrienne Thompson, School for Creative & Performing Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Sarah E. Wilkinson, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH
2007-08 Advanced Placement Biology Development Committee
- Ronald A. Balsamo, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
- Franklin M. Bell, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA
- Carolyn Schofield Bronston, Robert E. Lee High School, Tyler, TX
- Joan K. Carlson, Bancroft School, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Domenic Castignetti, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Eileen Gregory, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
- John Lepri, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
- John McMillian, Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007-08 Advanced Placement Calculus Development Committee
- Janet L. Beery, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
- Michael E. Boardman, Pacific University, Forrest Grove, OR
- Stephen L. Davis, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
- Ruth Dover, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, Illinois
- James A. M. Epperson, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
- Guy R. Mauldin, Science Hill High School, Johnson City, Tennessee
- Monique A., Morton, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Washington, District of Columbia
- Tara L. Smith, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2007-08 Advanced Placement Chemistry Development Committee
- Carol B. Brown, Saint Mary's Hall, San Antonio, TX
- Thomas J. Greenbowe, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Margaret H. Hansen, Orange Park High School, Orange Park, Florida
- Paul O. Price, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, Texas
- Maureen A. Scharberg, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
- Eleanor Siebert, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA
- James N. Spencer, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
- Ferdinand W. Vital, Fairfield Ludlowe High School, Fairfield, CT
Chinese Language and Culture Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture Development Committee
- Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
- Xiaolin Chang, Lowell High School, San Francisco, California
- Yea-Fen Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Telee R. Chi, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Lea K. Ekeberg, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC
- HongGang Jin, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
- Diane M. Mammone, Quabbin Regional High School, Barre, Maine
- Tao-Chung Yao, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2007-08 Advanced Placement Computer Science Development Committee
- Harold Donald Allen, Troy High School, Fullerton, California
- Cay S. Horstmann, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
- Tracy Ishman, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas
- Jody Paul, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO
- David Reed, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
- Ann Shen, Bishop Strachan School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Fran P. Trees, Drew University, Madison, NJ
- Paul T. Tymann, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
- Laurie A. White, Mercer University, Macon, GA
2007-08 Advanced Placement Economics Development Committee
- David Anderson, Centre College, Danville, KY
- John H. Lamb, Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, California
- Roy L. McLean, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
- Sally Meek, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas
- Col. Richard (Dick) K. Rankin, Iolani School, Honolulu, HI
- Arthur Raymond, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
- Stephen M. Reff, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Pamela Schmitt, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
- Ellen M. Sewell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2007-08 Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Development Committee
- Akua Duku Anokye, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ
- Eva D. Arce, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas
- John R. Brassil, MT Aratat High School, Topsham, ME
- Irene L. Clark, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California
- Janet Eldred, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Gary L. Hatch, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
- Lawrence F. Scanlon, Brewster High School, Brewster, New York
- Norma J. Wilkerson, Fort Worth Country Day School, Fort Worth, Texas
2007-08 Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition Development Committee
- Jane M. Archibald, Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut
- James Barcus, Baylor University, Waco, TX
- Maria A. DiBattista, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- Warren J. Carson, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Samir Dayal, Bentley College, Waltham, MA
- Sally P. Pfeifer, Spokane Public Schools, Spokane, Washington
- Brian A. Ragen, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
- Deborah T. Shepard, Lincoln High School, Tallahassee, FL
- Susan Strehle, SUNY - Binghamton, Binghamton, NY
Environmental Science Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Environmental Science Development Committee
- Dee Eggers, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina
- Nivedita (Nita) Ganguly, Oak Ridge High School, Oakridge, TN
- Alan W. McIntosh, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Chinh K. Nguyen, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, California
- Duke U. Ophori, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ
- Art Samel, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
- James R. Serach, Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ
- Pamela J. Shlachtman, Miami Palmetto High School, Pinecrest, Florida
2007-08 Advanced Placement European History Development Committee
- Julie Allen, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, South Carolina
- Celia S. Applegate, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- Eddie Carson, Houston Christian High School, Houston, Texas
- John F. DeFelice, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME
- Michael J. Galgano, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Jeffrey Hamilton, Baylor University, Waco, TX
- Lloyd S. Kramer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Pamela K. Wolfe, Yeshiva of Greater Washington, Silver Spring. MD
2007-08 Advanced Placement French Development Committee
- Irene d'Almeida, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- James Day, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- Katherine H. Fair, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire
- Pascal A. Ifri, Washington University, St.Louis, MO
- Jane E. Kairet, Cincinnati Country Day School, Cincinnati, OH
- Didier N. Karolinski, Falmouth Academy, Falmouth, MA
- Eliane Kurbegov, Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, Miami, Florida
- Christophe P. Lagier, California State University International Program, Aix-en-Provence, France
- Micheline Rice-Maximin, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
2007-08 Advanced Placement German Development Committee
- Mary H. Ashcraft, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
- Margaret Hampton, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
- Kerstin Helbing, Gunn High School, Palo Alto, California
- Adam M. Levine, T. C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia
- Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL
- Jamie Rankin, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
- Anja Restenberger, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
- Wiebke Strehl, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- Johanna Watzinger-Tharp, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Comparative Government and Politics Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Comparative Government and Politics Development Committee
- Suzanne R. Bailey, Virgil I. Grissom High School, Huntsville, Alabama
- Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
- Sarah A. Fisher, Central Kitsap High School, Silverdale, Washington
- Janet E. Johnson, Brooklyn College - CUNY, Brooklyn, NY
- Jeffrey E. Key, Hardin - Simmons University, Abilene, TX
- Minion KC Morrison, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- Jean C. Robinson, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
- James Wehrli, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
United States Government and Politics Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics Development Committee
- Kathleen A. Bratton, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- Joseph P. Cammarano, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
- Gary W. Copeland, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Jenny A. Esler, Round Rock High School, Round Rock, Texas
- B (Byron) D'Andra Orey, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- Pete Pew, William S. Hart Union High School, Newhall, California
- Andrče E. Reeves, University of Alabama, Hunstville, AL
Human Geography Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Human Geography Development Committee
- Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Christopher K. Hall, Woods Cross High School, Woods Cross, UT
- Kenneth H. Keller, Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut
- David Lanegran, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
- Max Lu, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Liliana B. Monk, Thomas S. Wooten High School, Rockville, MD
- Sheri L. Ruegsegger, Perrydale High School, Amity, Oregon
- Tim Stauss, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
- Donald J. Zeigler, Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, VA
Italian Language and Culture Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Italian Language and Culture Development Committee
- Patricia F. DiSilvio, Tufts University, Medford, MA
- Raymond R. Fleming, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
- Irene I. Marchegiani, Stonybrook University, Stonybrook, New York
- Emilio Mazzola, Newton North High School, Newton, Massachusetts
- Paola Morgavi, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
- Carmela Pesca, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
- Teresa L. Picarazzi, The Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
- Paola Scazzoli, Wheaton High School, Wheaton, Maryland
- Elissa A. Tognozzi, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Japanese Language and Culture Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Japanese Language and Culture Development Committee
- Maki Watanabe Isoyama, The Japanese Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
- Michael S. Kleinkopf, Boulder High School, Boulder, Colorado
- Kazue Masuyama, California State University, Sacramento, CA
- Kimie I. Matsumoto, Los Alamitos Unified School District, Los Alamitos, CA
- Masumi Reade, The Woodlands High School, The Woodlands, Texas
- Laurel Rasplica Rodd, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA
- Sufumi So, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
- Motoko Tabuse, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2007-08 Advanced Placement Latin Development Committee
- Jill Crooker, NY State Education Department & NY School District
- Christopher A. Francese, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- Linda W. Gillison, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
- Wells S. Hansen, Milton Academy, Milton, Massachusetts
- Dawn LaFon, White Station High School, Memphis, Tennessee
- Mary Pendergraft, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
- Patrice D. Rankine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Teresa M. Yamauchi, Loyola High School, Los Angeles, CA
Music Theory Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Music Theory Development Committee
- Melissa B. Cox, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Gilbert DeBenedetti, Pittsburgh High School for the Creative & Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Joseph C., Kraus, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
- YouYoung Kang, Scripps College, Claremont, California
- Patrick McCreless, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Kenneth Stephenson, University of Oklahoma -School of Music, Norman, OK
- Patricia M. Wiggins, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago, Illinois
2007-08 Advanced Placement Physics Development Committee
- Angela Benjamin, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Washington, District of Columbia
- Laurence S. Cain, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
- Gardner LR Friedlander, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Washington, DC
- Dolores Gende, Parish Episcopal School, Dallas, TX
- William Ingham, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Martin R. Kirby, William S. Hart Union High School, Newhall, California
- Ingrid Novodvorsky, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- Beth Ann Thacker, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Psychology Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Psychology Development Committee
- Christina Athanasopoulos, John Hershey High School, Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Bernard C. Beins, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
- Theodore Bosack, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
- Christopher M. Hakala, Western New England College, Springfield, MA
- Jane Halonen, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
- Kenneth D. Keith, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Maureen A. McCarthy, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia
- Marissa M. Sarabando, Lamar Academy / Memorial High School, McAllen, Texas
- Chuck P. Schira, Portage Central High School, Portage, Michigan
2007-08 Advanced Placement Spanish Development Committee
- Gwyn E. Campell, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
- Ana G. Colbert, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
- James J. Davis, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia
- Gustavo C. Fares, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
- Cheryl Fuentes-Wagner, George Bush High School, Richmond, Texas
- Jeffrey T. Reeder, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
- Ken C. Stewart, Chapel Hill School, Chapel Hill, NC
- Laura A. Zinke, McClintock High School, Tempe, Arizona
Statistics Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Statistics Development Committee
- Christine Franklin, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
- Kathy L. Fritz, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, Texas
- Dorinda E. Hewit, Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar, CA
- Kenneth J. Koehler, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Chris R. Olsen, Thomas Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Thomas Short, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Josh Tabor, Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda Heights, California
- Robert L. Taylor, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
- Calvin L. Williams, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Studio Art Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement Studio Art Development Committee
- Raul Acero, Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY
- Debra J. Ambush, Clarksburg High School, Clarksburg, Maryland
- Ken Daley, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
- Vivian G. Moreira Komando, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
- Patricia K. Lamb, Polk County Schools, Lakeland, FL
- Celeste Pierson, New World School of the Arts, Miami, Florida
- Michael Ryan, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
United States History Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement United States History Development Committee
- Susan M. Arenson, Middlebury Union High School, Middlebury, VT
- Ernest F. Freeberg, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
- Jason George, The Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, MD
- Christine L. Heyrman, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- Raymond (Skip) Hyser, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Stanley W. Murphy, School of International Studies / San Diego High School Complex, San Diego, California
- Christopher J. Olsen, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
- William A. Shelton, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, Texas
World History Development Committee
2007-08 Advanced Placement World History Development Committee
- Esther M. Adams, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD
- Dean T. Ferguson, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
- Jay (Joseph) Harmon, Cypress Woods High School, Cypress, Texas
- Alan L. Karras, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
- Cecil Barden Keeler, Palmetto Ridge High School, Naples, FL
- Robert B. Marks, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
- John R. McNeill, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
- Merry Wiesner-Hanks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- Peter E. Winn, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts