NSDC Executive Director Dennis Sparks is now a full-time employee, as is newly hired Associate Director Stephanie Hirsh.
Georgia and Illinois recognized as first affiliates.
The Lynne Chidley Staff Development Foundation is established.
Dennis Sparks becomes part-time NSDC executive director and editor of the Journal of Staff Development.
The first issue of the Journal of Staff Development is published on the theme secondary school staff development programs.
NSDC is incorporated and chartered as a nonprofit organization in Ohio.