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About the president, Dr. Randy Dunn



Ed.D. University of Illinois 1991 Educational Administration

M.S.E. Illinois State University 1983 Educational Administration & Foundations

B.S. Ed. Illinois State University 1980 Elementary Education/Reading

 

State Superintendent of Education
for the Illinois State Board of Education effective September 20, 2004 through January 31, 2007 (while on leave from Southern Illinois University Carbondale)

University Assignment:

Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2003 – Present

  • Department Chair, 2000-2004
  • Associate Professor, 1995-2003

Assistant Professor
Department of Leadership, The University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University)
Memphis, TN
1994 – 1995 (served as adjunct during Fall 1993)

Superintendent of Schools
Chester, IL Community Unit School District No. 139
1991 – 1994

Superintendent of Schools
Argenta-Oreana, IL Community Unit School District No. 1
1989 – 1991

Principal
Roanoke-Benson, IL  Middle School
1984 – 1989

Principal
Paw Paw, IL Grade School
1983 –1984

Teacher
Gibson City, IL Grade School
1980 – 1983

 
 
MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS :

International Society for Educational Planning Board of Directors, 1998 – Present

American Association of School Administrators

American Educational Research Association SIG:  Research on the Superintendency

National Society for the Study of Education

Mid-Western Educational Research Association

  • Division A Proposal Reviewer, 2002

Phi Delta Kappa International

  • Chapter Faculty Sponsor, 2002 - 2003
  • Chapter President, 1999 – 2001
  • Chapter Foundation Co-Chair, 1995 – 1999
  • Chapter Research Chair, 1994 – 1995

Illinois Association of School Administrators

University of Illinois Educational Administration Alumni Association

Educational League of Illinois