Faculty Vita
Tenured Professor of Education
Appointed to Faculty, August 1, 1981
Earned degrees
Ph.D. (Educational Administration) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1990
MA (Curriculum and Instruction) Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, Illinois, 1969
BA (Elementary Education) Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, Illinois, 1965
Educational experience
Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1981 – present
King of Kings Lutheran School, Roseville, Minnesota, principal and teacher 1975-1981
Concordia Lutheran School, Rockford, Illinois, teacher grades 5-8, 1965-1974
Responsibilities, including administrative assignments
Vice President for Academic Affairs (1995-present)
Chair, Division of Education, Psychology, Health, and Physical Education (1989-1995)
Chair, Department of Teacher Education (1989-1995)
Chair, Professional Standards Committee (1989-1995)
Chair, Expanded Professional Standards Committee (1989-1995)
Coordinator of Field Experiences (1981-1989)
Member Strategic Planning Committee (1989-present)
Instructor NSS 100 Thinking Critically (Freshman seminar) 1999
Instructor of Courses in Teacher Education Program (1981-1995)
EDU 430 Effective Classroom Practices
EDU 432 Role of Professional Educator
EDU 434 Seminar in Moral and Spritual Development
EDU 521 Issues in Education
Instructor of Courses in Director of Christian Education Program (1981-1986)
ED 491 Principals of Administrative Leadership
ED 364, 365, 366 Parish Activities I, II, III
Student Teaching College Supervisor
DCE Intern College Supervisor
Academic Advisor
Current professional and academic association membership
American Association for Higher Education
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Lutheran Education Association
Professional service and travel
Participant in Chief Academic Officers’ Service Learning Initiative (a national pilot project in collaborations with the American Association for Higher Education, Campus Compact, and the Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning) (1998-1999)
Secretary/Treasurer Minnesota Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (1992-1995)
Instructor for “An Exploration of Teaching”, a sixteen week course taught for St. Paul Connections, a program of St. Paul Public School (1994-1996)
Member NCATE Pre-visit Team, Concordia College, Seward, Nebraska (September, 1993)
Members Minnesota South District Lutheran School Administration Committee (1988-1994)
Chair Minnesota South District School Study Task Force (1993-1994)
Minnesota Board of Teaching Institutional Review Team Member (1992)
Faculty Development Grant Travel in India (Summer 1994)
Faculty Development Grant Study Tour of Costa Rica (Summer 1993)
Community service
Member of board ARTS US (an African American arts/education community organization) (1991-present; present chair)
Member of Board of Directors Higher Ground Academy Charter School (1998-present)
Chair, King of Kings Lutheran Church, Roseville, MN (1988-1994)
Volunteer, Dorothy Day Center, St. Paul, MN (1992-present)
Chair Minnesota South District Nominations Committee (1993-1994)
Presentations/publications
“Educational Technology Initiative”, presentation at Lutheran Deans’ Conference, Seattle, Washington (with Dr. Eric LaMott) (November, 1998)
Chapters 2 and 3 of the 3rd and 4th grade component (volume2) of the revised curriculum guide series Integrating the Faith: A Teaacher Guide for Curriculum in Lutheran Schools (1997)
“Running a Race With A Moving Finish Line: Serving in Changing Lutheran Schools”, presentation at Rocky Mountain District Teacher / DCE Conference (1996)
“Preparing Teachers for Outcome Based Education: Higher Education and the Minnesota Graduation Rule” member of panel presentation at Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board Conference and Center for School Change, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs (1993)
“Taking Care of Sibo’s Gifts: A Photographic Essay of a Day with the Bri Bri Indians of Costa Rica” (1993)
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