Dr. William Allan Kritsonis Inducted into the William H.

Parker
Leadership Academy Hall of Honor

Remarks by Angela Stevens McNeil

July 26th 2008

Good Morning. My name is Angela Stevens McNeil and I have the privilege of
introducing the next Hall of Honor Inductee, Dr. William Allan Kritsonis. Dr. Kritsonis
was chosen because of his dedication to the educational advancement of Prairie View
A&M University students. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in 1969 from Central
Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his Master’s in
Education from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the
University of Iowa.
Dr. Kritsonis has served and blessed the field of education as a teacher, principal,
superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, invited
guest professor, author, consultant, editor-in-chief, and publisher. He has also earned
tenure as a professor at the highest academic rank at two major universities.
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.
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. William Kritsonis is a well respected author of more than 500 articles in
professional journals and several books. In 1983, Dr. Kritsonis founded the NATIONAL
FORUM JOURNALS. These publications represent a group of highly respected
scholarly academic periodicals. In 2004, he established 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. Over
300 articles have been published by doctorate and master’s degree students and most are
indexed in ERIC.
Currently, Dr. Kritsonis is a Professor in the PhD Program in Educational
Leadership here at Prairie View A&M University.
Dr. William Kritsonis has dedicated himself to the advancement of educational
leadership and to the education of students at all levels. It is my honor to bring him to the
stage at this time as a William H. Parker Leadership Academy Hall of Honor
Inductee.