Richard “Jix” Lloyd-Jones, age 87, died Tuesday, October 7, at his home in Iowa City. The great-grandson of Welsh immigrants who settled in the Wyoming Valley of Wisconsin, he warmly embraced Welsh traditions and delighted in his extended family.
He was born August 25, 1927, to Ralph and Helen (May) Lloyd Jones of Mason City, Iowa. He served in the Army of the United States (1945-46) and attended college on the G.I. Bill. He earned a BA from the University of New Mexico in 1950 and an MA in English from the University of North Carolina in 1951. On June 14, 1951, he and Jean Hall of Albuquerque New Mexico were married in Evanston, Illinois. They came to Iowa City, where Jix taught Business and Technical Writing while working towards his PhD in English Literature, which he received in 1957.
Although his PhD was in Victorian poetry, most of his professional work was devoted to the teaching of writing. With Richard Braddock and Lowell Schoer he wrote a study of research in written composition, which defined subsequent work in the area. During the 1960s, he taught in several federally funded institutes for the professional development of high school English teachers, culminating in a special institute for chairs of high school English departments, as well as creation of the Iowa Writing Project. During the 1970s, he served as a leading consultant on writing to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. During the late 1970s and early 1980s he served as Associate Director of the NEH/Iowa Institute on Writing, which led to the development of writing directors and model programs in writing instruction for colleges and universities throughout the United States.
With John Gerber as mentor, he served as Chair of the Department of English and Director of the School of Letters at the University of Iowa from 1976 to 1985, chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in 1975, and president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in 1986. Honors include the second annual Francis Andrew March Award for professional service from the Association of Departments of English in 1987, the first annual Exemplar Award for professional service by CCCC in 1991, and the NCTE Distinguished Service award in 2002.
In retirement Jix wrote several short essays about the Lloyd family and associates in Wales and several biographical sketches of family members in Wisconsin. He also assembled a short collection of his poems for family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Jean, of Iowa City and four children: Richard, Portland OR, Mary, Wyoming Valley WI, John, Los Angeles CA, and Jeffrey, Portland OR; four grandchildren: Jeremy Lynch (Erin), Wyoming Valley WI, Michal Eynon-Lynch (Riley), Iowa City IA, Ian and Finn Lloyd-Jones of Portland OR, one great-grandson, Rowan Eynon-Lynch, Iowa City IA, and many nieces and nephews.
His body has been deeded to the UI College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy; his ashes will be buried at the family graveyard in Wisconsin, in conjunction with the annual board meeting of Unity Chapel, Inc. He and other family members created the corporation in 1986 to maintain family cohesion and to preserve the gravesites and chapel building.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Unity Chapel, Inc., PO Box 471, Spring Green WI 53588 or to Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City.
[Thanks to contributor #48454782 for the parent links.]
He was born August 25, 1927, to Ralph and Helen (May) Lloyd Jones of Mason City, Iowa. He served in the Army of the United States (1945-46) and attended college on the G.I. Bill. He earned a BA from the University of New Mexico in 1950 and an MA in English from the University of North Carolina in 1951. On June 14, 1951, he and Jean Hall of Albuquerque New Mexico were married in Evanston, Illinois. They came to Iowa City, where Jix taught Business and Technical Writing while working towards his PhD in English Literature, which he received in 1957.
Although his PhD was in Victorian poetry, most of his professional work was devoted to the teaching of writing. With Richard Braddock and Lowell Schoer he wrote a study of research in written composition, which defined subsequent work in the area. During the 1960s, he taught in several federally funded institutes for the professional development of high school English teachers, culminating in a special institute for chairs of high school English departments, as well as creation of the Iowa Writing Project. During the 1970s, he served as a leading consultant on writing to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. During the late 1970s and early 1980s he served as Associate Director of the NEH/Iowa Institute on Writing, which led to the development of writing directors and model programs in writing instruction for colleges and universities throughout the United States.
With John Gerber as mentor, he served as Chair of the Department of English and Director of the School of Letters at the University of Iowa from 1976 to 1985, chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in 1975, and president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in 1986. Honors include the second annual Francis Andrew March Award for professional service from the Association of Departments of English in 1987, the first annual Exemplar Award for professional service by CCCC in 1991, and the NCTE Distinguished Service award in 2002.
In retirement Jix wrote several short essays about the Lloyd family and associates in Wales and several biographical sketches of family members in Wisconsin. He also assembled a short collection of his poems for family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Jean, of Iowa City and four children: Richard, Portland OR, Mary, Wyoming Valley WI, John, Los Angeles CA, and Jeffrey, Portland OR; four grandchildren: Jeremy Lynch (Erin), Wyoming Valley WI, Michal Eynon-Lynch (Riley), Iowa City IA, Ian and Finn Lloyd-Jones of Portland OR, one great-grandson, Rowan Eynon-Lynch, Iowa City IA, and many nieces and nephews.
His body has been deeded to the UI College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy; his ashes will be buried at the family graveyard in Wisconsin, in conjunction with the annual board meeting of Unity Chapel, Inc. He and other family members created the corporation in 1986 to maintain family cohesion and to preserve the gravesites and chapel building.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Unity Chapel, Inc., PO Box 471, Spring Green WI 53588 or to Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City.
[Thanks to contributor #48454782 for the parent links.]
Richard “Jix” Lloyd-Jones, age 87, died Tuesday, October 7, at his home in Iowa City. The great-grandson of Welsh immigrants who settled in the Wyoming Valley of Wisconsin, he warmly embraced Welsh traditions and delighted in his extended family.
He was born August 25, 1927, to Ralph and Helen (May) Lloyd Jones of Mason City, Iowa. He served in the Army of the United States (1945-46) and attended college on the G.I. Bill. He earned a BA from the University of New Mexico in 1950 and an MA in English from the University of North Carolina in 1951. On June 14, 1951, he and Jean Hall of Albuquerque New Mexico were married in Evanston, Illinois. They came to Iowa City, where Jix taught Business and Technical Writing while working towards his PhD in English Literature, which he received in 1957.
Although his PhD was in Victorian poetry, most of his professional work was devoted to the teaching of writing. With Richard Braddock and Lowell Schoer he wrote a study of research in written composition, which defined subsequent work in the area. During the 1960s, he taught in several federally funded institutes for the professional development of high school English teachers, culminating in a special institute for chairs of high school English departments, as well as creation of the Iowa Writing Project. During the 1970s, he served as a leading consultant on writing to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. During the late 1970s and early 1980s he served as Associate Director of the NEH/Iowa Institute on Writing, which led to the development of writing directors and model programs in writing instruction for colleges and universities throughout the United States.
With John Gerber as mentor, he served as Chair of the Department of English and Director of the School of Letters at the University of Iowa from 1976 to 1985, chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in 1975, and president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in 1986. Honors include the second annual Francis Andrew March Award for professional service from the Association of Departments of English in 1987, the first annual Exemplar Award for professional service by CCCC in 1991, and the NCTE Distinguished Service award in 2002.
In retirement Jix wrote several short essays about the Lloyd family and associates in Wales and several biographical sketches of family members in Wisconsin. He also assembled a short collection of his poems for family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Jean, of Iowa City and four children: Richard, Portland OR, Mary, Wyoming Valley WI, John, Los Angeles CA, and Jeffrey, Portland OR; four grandchildren: Jeremy Lynch (Erin), Wyoming Valley WI, Michal Eynon-Lynch (Riley), Iowa City IA, Ian and Finn Lloyd-Jones of Portland OR, one great-grandson, Rowan Eynon-Lynch, Iowa City IA, and many nieces and nephews.
His body has been deeded to the UI College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy; his ashes will be buried at the family graveyard in Wisconsin, in conjunction with the annual board meeting of Unity Chapel, Inc. He and other family members created the corporation in 1986 to maintain family cohesion and to preserve the gravesites and chapel building.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Unity Chapel, Inc., PO Box 471, Spring Green WI 53588 or to Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City.
[Thanks to contributor #48454782 for the parent links.]
He was born August 25, 1927, to Ralph and Helen (May) Lloyd Jones of Mason City, Iowa. He served in the Army of the United States (1945-46) and attended college on the G.I. Bill. He earned a BA from the University of New Mexico in 1950 and an MA in English from the University of North Carolina in 1951. On June 14, 1951, he and Jean Hall of Albuquerque New Mexico were married in Evanston, Illinois. They came to Iowa City, where Jix taught Business and Technical Writing while working towards his PhD in English Literature, which he received in 1957.
Although his PhD was in Victorian poetry, most of his professional work was devoted to the teaching of writing. With Richard Braddock and Lowell Schoer he wrote a study of research in written composition, which defined subsequent work in the area. During the 1960s, he taught in several federally funded institutes for the professional development of high school English teachers, culminating in a special institute for chairs of high school English departments, as well as creation of the Iowa Writing Project. During the 1970s, he served as a leading consultant on writing to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. During the late 1970s and early 1980s he served as Associate Director of the NEH/Iowa Institute on Writing, which led to the development of writing directors and model programs in writing instruction for colleges and universities throughout the United States.
With John Gerber as mentor, he served as Chair of the Department of English and Director of the School of Letters at the University of Iowa from 1976 to 1985, chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in 1975, and president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in 1986. Honors include the second annual Francis Andrew March Award for professional service from the Association of Departments of English in 1987, the first annual Exemplar Award for professional service by CCCC in 1991, and the NCTE Distinguished Service award in 2002.
In retirement Jix wrote several short essays about the Lloyd family and associates in Wales and several biographical sketches of family members in Wisconsin. He also assembled a short collection of his poems for family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Jean, of Iowa City and four children: Richard, Portland OR, Mary, Wyoming Valley WI, John, Los Angeles CA, and Jeffrey, Portland OR; four grandchildren: Jeremy Lynch (Erin), Wyoming Valley WI, Michal Eynon-Lynch (Riley), Iowa City IA, Ian and Finn Lloyd-Jones of Portland OR, one great-grandson, Rowan Eynon-Lynch, Iowa City IA, and many nieces and nephews.
His body has been deeded to the UI College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy; his ashes will be buried at the family graveyard in Wisconsin, in conjunction with the annual board meeting of Unity Chapel, Inc. He and other family members created the corporation in 1986 to maintain family cohesion and to preserve the gravesites and chapel building.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Unity Chapel, Inc., PO Box 471, Spring Green WI 53588 or to Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City.
[Thanks to contributor #48454782 for the parent links.]
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