Dr. William Allan Kritsonis - Honored by Texas Chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Education, 2012
- 1. 119 Celebrating 30 Years Of NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS Home of the National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal The Texas National Association for Multicultural Education Honors Dr. William Allan Kritsonis Professor, Scholar, & Pioneer Publisher For Distinguished Service to Multicultural Research Publishing The 11th Annual 2012 Region 6 – Texas NAME Conference Texas A&M University, College Station, TX April 28, 2012 About William Allan Kritsonis, PhD Currently, Dr. Kritsonis is Professor of Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University – Member of the Texas A&M University System. He teaches in the PhD Program in Educational Leadership. Dr. Kritsonis taught the Inaugural class session in the doctoral program at the start of the fall 2004 academic year. In October 2006, Dr. Kritsonis chaired the first doctoral student to earn a PhD in Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University. Since 2006 he has chaired 23 PhD dissertations wherein students have graduated. He lives in Houston, Texas. William H. Parker Leadership Academy Hall of Honor In 2008, Dr. Kritsonis was inducted into the William H. Parker Leadership Academy Hall of Honor, Graduate School, Prairie View A&M University – The Texas A&M University System. He was nominated by doctoral and master’s degree students. Lectures at the University of Oxford, Oxford, England In 2005, Dr. Kritsonis was an Invited Visiting Lecturer at the Oxford Round Table at Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. His lecture was entitled the Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning. Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus In 2004, Dr. William Allan Kritsonis was recognized as the Central Washington University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies. Dr. Kritsonis was nominated by alumni, former students, friends, faculty, and staff. Final selection was made by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Recipients are CWU graduates of 20 years or more and are recognized for achievement in their professional field and have made a positive contribution to society. For the second consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report placed Central Washington University among the top elite public institutions in the west. CWU was 12th on the list in the 2006 On- Line Education of “America’s Best Colleges.”
- 2. 120 Educational Background Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. In 1987, Dr. Kritsonis was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in the School of Education, Palo Alto, California. Doctor of Humane Letters In June 2008, Dr. Kritsonis received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies from Southern Christian University. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Professional Experience Dr. Kritsonis began his career as a teacher. He has served education as a principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, invited guest professor, author, consultant, editor-in-chief, and publisher. Dr. Kritsonis has earned tenure and post-tenure as a professor at the highest academic rank at two major universities. Travels Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured throughout the United States and world-wide. Some recent international tours include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, and many more. Founder of National FORUM Journals – Over 5,200 Professors Published Dr. Kritsonis is founder of NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (since 1983). These publications represent a group of highly respected scholarly academic periodicals. Over 5,000 writers have been published in these refereed, peer-reviewed periodicals. In 1982, he founded the National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision – now acclaimed by many as the United States’ leading recognized scholarly academic refereed journal in educational administration, leadership, and supervision. Professorial Roles Dr. Kritsonis has served in professorial roles at Central Washington University, Washington; Salisbury State University, Maryland; Northwestern State University of Louisiana; McNeese State University, and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in the Department of Administrative and Foundational Services in the Peabody College of Education. In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE Publication’s, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was invited to write a history and philosophy of education for the ABC- CLIO Encyclopedia of World History.
- 3. 121 William Allan Kritsonis, PhD Professor Dissertation Chair for 23 PhD Graduates at Prairie View A&M University The Texas A&M University System Teresa Ann Hughes ~ December 2006 RoseliaAlaniz Salinas ~ October 2007 Yolanda E. Smith ~ February 2008 Clarence Johnson ~ September 2008 Frances Craig Worthey ~ October 2008 NasrinNazemzadeh ~ November 2008 Grace Thomas Nickerson ~ December 2008 RhodenaTownsell ~ January 2009 Robert Marcel Branch ~ March 2009 Jennifer T. Butcher ~ March 2009 Michelle Annette Cloud ~ March 2009 Janetta Carolyn Gilliam ~ March 2009 Eunetra Ellison Simpson ~ March 2009 Desiree Adair Skinner ~ March 2010 Rebecca Hoa Duong ~ May 2009 Donald Ray Brown, Jr. ~ July 2009 Debra Denise Watkins ~ July 2009 Monica Georgette Williams ~ July 2009 Steven Norfleet ~ April 2010 Alex Elias Torrez ~ April 2011 Mary Ann Springs ~ July 2011 Sheri L. Miller-Williams ~ September 2011 Simone Alicia Gardiner ~ March 2012