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Janice M. Lauer (born c. 1932) was a distinguished professor of English at Purdue University from 1980 to 2003 and is a credited founder in the rhetoric and composition field. Lauer passed on the 7th of April, 2021 and is survived by husband John R. Rice.

Life
Lauer was born in Detroit, Michigan, adopted by parents Vincent and Viola Lauer. She has one sibling, younger sister Carolann Tierney. Lauer attended St. Matthew's Grade School, Dominican High School and Marygrove College. She went on to receive her master's degree in English from St. Louis University and her doctorate in English from the University of Michigan.

Profession
Lauer has an extensive teaching career, working in Detroit Public Schools, at Marygrove College, the University of Michigan, and finally settling in at Purdue University in 1980 until her retirement in 2003. During her teaching and scholarly career, she directed the Cranbrook Writers Conference; offered a two-week international summer Rhetoric Seminar for professors for thirteen years; directed and taught in Purdue’s Rhetoric and Composition Program for 23 years including directing 57 dissertations.

She served as Coordinator of the Consortium of Rhetoric and Composition Doctoral Programs; as Executive Committee member of the National Council of Teachers of English; and as a member of the Board of Directors of Rhetoric Society of America.

In retirement, she served as President of the Aquinas Educational Foundation; continued in her position as Coordinator of the Consortium of Rhetoric and Composition Doctoral Programs; as Executive Committee member of the National Council of Teachers of English; as a member of the Board of Directors of the Rhetoric Society of America; and began volunteering at the Indiana Veterans' Home.

Notable Publications
Lauer has written and contributed to many books and essays in the field. Listed below are just a few of her most notable works. A link to a comprehensive list of her published books can be found here.

Books:


 * Invention in Rhetoric and Composition
 * Composition Research: Empirical Designs
 * Four Worlds of Writing: Inquiry and Action in Context
 * Winter Journey [Viaggio D'Inverno]
 * English Studies: An Introduction to the Discipline

Essays:


 * "Writing as Inquiry." (1982)
 * "Composition Studies: Dappled Discipline." (1984)
 * "The Meaning of Heuristic in Aristotle's Rhetoric and Its Implications for Contemporary Rhetorical Theory" (1998)

Honors and Awards
A Distinguished Professor, she received awards including an “Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters” from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas; the College Composition and Communication Conference’s “Exemplar Award;” Purdue’s School of Liberal Arts’ “Excellence in Education Award;” a “Hopwood Award” at the University of Michigan, and the Rhetoric Society of America’s “Distinguished Service Award ."