This document summarizes Dr. William Allan Kritsonis' achievements over the past five years, including being inducted into halls of honor, receiving honorary degrees, lecturing internationally, publishing numerous books and articles, founding academic journals, serving on dissertation committees, and holding various professorial roles. It outlines his extensive work in educational leadership.

1. Summary of Achievement the Past Five Years
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
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.
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.
Dr. Kritsonis 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.
Dr. Kritsonis 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 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.”
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 in 2010. 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.
This book is scheduled for its third edition in 2010.
In 2009, Dr. Kritsonis coauthored a book with Dr. Donald F. DeMoulin titled A
Statistical Journey: Taming of the Skew! The book has been adopted by professors in many
colleges and universities throughout the nation.
In 2008- 2009, Dr. Kritsonis coauthored a book with Mary Ann Springs, a doctoral
student in Cohort 4. The title of the book is Effective Teaching in the Elementary School.
First year teachers and seasoned educators will find the book packed with practical solutions
to typical classroom problems.

2. 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 started in 1978 with the late
Dr. Philip H. Phenix. Dr. Kritsonis was in continuous communication with Dr. Phenix until
his death in 2002.
In 2007, 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 graduate students at the doctoral and master’s levels. The book has been
revised.
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.
Founder of National FORUM Journals
Dr. Kritsonis is founder of NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (since 1983). In 2004,
he founded the DOCTORAL FORUM – National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring
Doctoral Student Research. The DOCTORAL FORUM is the only refereed journal in
America committed to publishing doctoral students while they are enrolled in course work in
their doctoral programs. Since being at Prairie View A&M University, Dr. Kritsonis has
edited over 42 separate issues of National FORUM Journals which featured many faculty
members and doctoral students at Prairie View A&M University.
Professorial Roles
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).
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was invited to write a history and philosophy of education for
the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History.
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 newly
established 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
PVAMU. Since 2004, Dr. Kritsonis has chaired 19 doctoral dissertations and served as a
member on 25 committees.

3. Dissertation Committees
Cheantel Adams, PhD
Principal
Alief Independent School District
Graduated: May 2009 – Member
Roselia Alaniz, PhD
Vice President of Human Resources
IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, Texas
Graduated: December 2007 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Gary D. Bates, PhD
Principal
Royal Independent School District
Graduated: May 2007 – Member
Cynthia Lawry-Berkins, PhD
Geology Instructor
Blinn College
Brenham, Texas
Graduated: May 2009 – Member
Robert Marcel Branch, PhD
Principal
Clear View Education Center
Clear Creek Independent School District
League City, Texas
Graduated: May 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Donald Ray Brown, Jr., PhD
Principal
Alvin Independent School District
Alvin, Texas
Graduated: August 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Jennifer T. Butcher, PhD
Assistant Principal
Aldine Independent School District
Houston, TX
Graduated: May 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Michelle Cloud, PhD
Principal Intern
Houston Independent School District
Graduated: May 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair

4. Rebecca Duong, PhD
Principal-Hall Career Academy
Aldine Independent School District
Houston, Texas
Graduated: August 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Sorie Gassama, PhD
French Teacher
Houston Independent School District
Houston, Texas
Graduated: May 2009 – Member
Janetta Gilliam, PhD
Financial Aide Administrator
Prairie View A&M University
Graduated: December 2008 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Teresa A. Hughes, PhD (First recipient of PhD degree)
Assistant Professor
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas
Graduated: December 2006 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Karen Dupre Jacobs, PhD
Science Instructional Specialist
Alief ISD
Graduated: May 2009 – Member
Clarence Johnson, PhD
Director of Safe and Secure Schools
Aldine Independent School District
Houston, Texas 77032
Graduated: December 2008 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
James D. Laub, PhD
Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Coordinator
Educational Leadership
University of Texas - Permian Basin
Graduated: May 2007 –Member
Cheng-Chieh Lai, PhD
Assistant Professor
Hsiuping Institute of Technology
Taichung, Taiwan
Graduated: December 2008 – Member

5. Nasrin Nazemzadeh, PhD
Professor of Economics and Business
Lone Star College- Tomball
Tomball, Texas
Graduated: December 2008 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Grace Thomas Nickerson, PhD
Associate Principal of Small Learning Communities Instruction
Dekaney High School
Spring Independent School District
Spring, Texas
Graduated: December 2008 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Lautrice Nickson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas
Graduated: May 2007 – Member
Margaret Curette Patton, PhD
Educational Consultant
Director of Fundamentalogy
Graduated: May 2009 – Member
Arthur L. Petterway, PhD
Principal
Houston Independent School District
Houston, Texas
Graduated: May 2007 – Member
Gail C. Samuels-Parson
Administrator
Fort Bend ISD
Graduated: December 2007 – Member
Eunetra Ellison-Simpson, PhD
Response to Intervention
Houston Academy
Graduated: May 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Yolanda E. Smith, PhD
EVA System Manager
United Space Alliance
Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
Graduated: May 2007 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair

6. Samuel Todd Stephens
Superintendent of Schools
Magnolia Independent School District
Magnolia, Texas
Graduated: August 2007 – Member
Rhodena Townsell, PhD
Principal
Madisonville Consolidated School District
Madisonville, Texas – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Debra Denise Watkins, PhD
Defended July 31st
Teacher
Brazos Independent School District
Bellville, Texas
Graduated December 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Monica G. Williams, PhD
Vice President for Human Resources &
Director of Resource Development
Houston Works USA
Houston, Texas
Graduated: August 2009 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Melody Ann Wilson, PhD
Assistant Principal
Aldine Independent School District
Houston, Texas
Graduated: May, 2008 – Member
Frances Craig Worthey, PhD
Director of Student Life
Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
Graduated: December 2008 – Dr. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair
Committee Service to the University/College/Department
Member, (Elected by the Faculty) Promotion and Tenure Committee, Prairie View A&M
University, Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Whitlowe R. Green
College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System, Prairie View, TX.
2004 –2009
Member, (Appointed by the Dean of Whitlowe R. Green College of Education) College of
Education Advisory Committee on Post-Tenure Review, Prairie View A&M
University, The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M
University System, Prairie View, TX.. 2006 – 2008

7. Certification of Completion – The NIH Office of Human Subjects Research certifies that
William Kritsonis successfully completed the National Institutes of Health Web-based
training course “Protecting Human Research Participants.” Date: 03/09/2008,
Certification Number: 5765
Member, Educational Programs: Graduate Programs Compliance Certification
Committee for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Reaffirmation of Accreditation Process – 3.6 Comprehensive Standard 3.6 and the
Core Requirement 2.7. 2008-2009
Faculty Mentor to New PhD Doctoral Faculty, Dr. Tyrone Tanner, 2007-2008
Member, (Appointed by the Dean of The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education) Holmes
Partnership Council, Prairie View A&M University, The Whitlowe R. Green College
of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System, Prairie View, TX. 2005 –
2007
Member, (Appointed by the Dean of The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education) Task
Force On Grants and External Funding, Prairie View A&M University, The
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University
System, Prairie View, TX. 2004-2007