Celebrating 30 Years, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS - Honoring Dr. William Allan Kritsonis - Texas Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) on the campus of Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - April 28th 2012

1. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
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 and the Master’s Program in Administration with
emphasis in Principal certification. 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
PVAMU. Dr. Kritsonis has chaired 23 dissertations wherein students have graduated and
earned the PhD at PVAMU. 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.

2. Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus at Central Washington University
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.”
Educational Background
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his Associate of Arts Degree from Everett
Junior College in 1966 where he was named to the All-Conference Baseball Team and
recently inducted into the Trojan Baseball Hall of Fame. He earned his BA in 1969 from
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his MEd
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,
and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. 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 as a professor at the highest academic rank at two universities, including
successful post-tenure reviews.
Books – Articles – Lectures - Workshops
Dr. Kritsonis lectures and conducts seminars and workshops on a variety of topics.
He is author of more than 500 articles in professional journals and several books. His
popular book SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: The Art of Survival is scheduled for its fourth
edition. He is the author of the textbook William Kritsonis, PhD on Schooling that is
used by many professors at colleges and universities throughout the nation and abroad.
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis’ version of the book of Ways of Knowing through the
Realms of Meaning (858 pages) was published in the United States of America in
cooperation with partial financial support of Visiting Lecturers, Oxford Round Table
(2005). The book is the product of a collaborative twenty-four year effort beginning in
1978 with the late Dr. Philip H. Phenix. Dr. Kritsonis was in continuous communication
with Dr. Phenix until his death in 2002.

3. In 2011, Dr. Kritsonis was the lead author of the textbook Practical Applications
of Educational Research and Basic Statistics. The text provides practical content
knowledge in research for students at the doctoral and master’s levels.
In 2012, Dr. Kritsonis’ book Non-Renewal of Public School Personnel Contracts:
Selected Supreme and District Court Decisions in Accordance with the Due Process of
Law is scheduled for publication by The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, New York.
Dr. Kritsonis’ seminar and workshop on Writing for Professional Publication has
been very popular with both professors and practitioners. Persons in attendance generate
an article to be published in a refereed journal at the national or international levels.
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 5,000 Professors Published
Dr. Kritsonis is founder of NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (since 1982). 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 1983,
he published the National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision.
In 1987, Dr. Kritsonis founded the National FORUM of Applied Educational
Research Journal whose aim is to conjoin the efforts of applied educational researchers
world-wide with those of practitioners in education. He founded the National FORUM of
Special Education Journal (1989), National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal
(1990), International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity (1996),
National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal (2003), International Journal of
Management, Business, and Administration (2004), Focus: On Colleges, Universities,
and Schools (2006), and Schooling (2010). Besides working with university professors
and authors in the public/private sector, Dr. Kritsonis is committed to working with
doctoral students on manuscripts while they are enrolled in course work in their doctoral
programs. In 1997, he established the Online Journal Division of National FORUM
Journals that publish national and international refereed articles daily on the website:
www.nationalforum.com. Over 800 professors and practitioners have published online.
Professorial Roles
Dr. Kritsonis has served in professorial roles at Central Washington University,
Washington; Salisbury State University, Maryland; Northwestern State University,
Louisiana; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; and McNeese State University,
Louisiana in the Department of Administrative and Foundational Service.

4. Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration
In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE
Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of
Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
Honored as Professor, Scholar & Pioneer Publisher
The Region 6 Texas National Association for Multicultural Education honors Dr.
William Allan Kritsonis as a Professor, Scholar, and Pioneer Publisher for Distinguished
Service to Multicultural Research Publishing. The ceremony was on the campus at Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas.