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William Allan Kritsonis (PhD ‘76) is currently a professor in the newly establishedEducational Leadership Ph.D. Program at Prairie View A&M University – a member of theTexas A&M University system, where he taught the inaugural class session at the start of the fall 2004 academic year. Last fall, he chaired the first doctoral student to earn a Ph.D. inthe new program.

Kritsonis began his career as a teacher. He has served as a principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, invited guest professor, author,consultant, editor-in-chief, publisher, and has earned tenure as a professor at two majoruniversities. His popular book, School Discipline: The Art of Survival , is scheduled for itsfourth edition. His textbook, William Kritsonis, Ph.D . on Schooling, is used by professors atcolleges and universities throughout the nation and abroad, and his recent book , Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning , is the product of a 24-year collaborative effortwith the late Dr. Philip H. Phenix.

Kritsonis is most recognized as the founder of National FORUM Journals . Representing agroup of highly respected scholarly academic periodicals, over 4,000 writers have beenpublished in these refereed, peer-reviewed periodicals. In 1983, he founded the National

FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision —now acclaimed as the nation’sleading recognized scholarly academic refereed journal in educational administration,leadership, and supervision. In 1987, he founded the National FORUM of Applied EducationalResearch Journal, which aims to conjoin the efforts of applied educational researchersworld-wide with those of practitioners in education. He also founded the National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, National FORUM of Special Education Journal, National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal, International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, International Journal of Management, Business, and Administration , and theDOCTORAL FORUM —National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research . The DOCTORAL FORUM is the only refereed journal in America committed topublishing doctoral students while they are enrolled in course work in their doctoralprograms. In 1997, he established the Online Journal Division of National FORUM Journals ,publishing academic scholarly refereed articles daily at www.nationalforum.com . So far,over 500 professors have published online.

In 2004, he was recognized as Central Washington University’s (Ellensburg, Washington)Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and ProfessionalStudies. Nominated by alumni, former students, faculty, and staff, Kritsonis was recognizedfor achievement in his professional field and his positive contributions to society.

This spring, the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History invited Kritsonis to write a historyand philosophy of education.