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WILLIAM ALLAN KRITSONIS was recognized as the
Central Washington
University Alumni
Association
Distinguished Alumnus
for the College of
Education and
Professional Studies. He
was honored by the Texas
National Association for
Multicultural Education
as Professor,
Scholar, and Pioneer
Publisher for
Distinguished Service
to Multicultural
Research Publishing. The
ceremony was held at
Texas A&M
University-College
Station. He was inducted
into the prestigious
William H. Parker
Leadership Academy Hall
of Honor at Prairie
View A&M
University/Member of the
Texas A&M University
System. He was an
Invited Visiting
Lecturer at the
Oxford Round Table at
Oriel College in the
University of Oxford,
United
Kingdom. Dr. Kritsonis was a
Visiting Scholar at
Columbia University’s
Teacher College in New
York, and Visiting
Scholar in the
School of Education at
Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California.
In 2015, Dr. Kritsonis participated in the
Think Tank on Global
Education at the
Harvard Graduate School
of Education, Cambridge,
Massachusetts. The
think tank focused
on how to help students
develop intercultural
awareness, knowledge of
global issues and
multilingualism.
From 2015-2018, Dr. Kritsonis was appointed
to serve on the Texas
Higher Education
Coordinating Board,
Austin, Texas. He
also was selected by his
peers to serve on the
Graduate
Education Advisory
Committee.
Dr. Kritsonis served on a national think
tank appointed by
the Secretary of
Education in 2012-15 for
Providence Rhode Island
Schools with sessions
conducted at Brown
University in the
Annenberg Institute for
School Reform. In
2013, he was a nominee
for the Outstanding
Texas Educator
Award exemplifying
the leadership of John
Ben Shepperd for public
leadership education,
ethics, and public
service.
He is Founder of National FORUM Journals
(Since 1982). Over 5,200
professors have
published in these
prestigious periodicals.
See: nationalforum.com.
Professor Kritsonis is
the author of numerous
articles as well as
author or coauthor of
several books.
He has served as an elementary school
teacher, elementary and
middle school principal,
superintendent of
schools, director of
student teaching and
field experiences,
professor, author,
consultant, and journal
editor. Dr. Kritsonis
has considerable
experience in chairing
PhD dissertations and
master thesis and
supervised practicums
for teacher candidates,
curriculum supervisors,
central office
personnel, principals,
and superintendents. He
also has extensive
experience in teaching
in doctoral and masters
programs in elementary
and secondary education
as well as educational
leadership and
supervision. He has
earned the rank as
professor at three
universities in two
states, including
successful post-tenure
reviews.
Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured
extensively throughout
the United States and
world-wide. Some
international travels
include Australia, New
Zealand, Tasmania,
Turkey, Italy, Greece,
Monte Carlo, England,
Holland, Denmark,
Sweden, Finland, Russia,
Estonia, Poland,
Germany, Mexico, the
Caribbean Islands,
Mexico, Switzerland,
Grand Cayman, Haiti, St.
Maarten, St.
John, St. Thomas, St.
Croix, St. Lucia, Puerto
Rico, Nassau, Freeport,
Jamaica, Barbados,
Martinique, Canada,
Curacao, Costa Rico,
Aruba, Venezuela,
Panama, Bora Bora,
Tahiti, Latvia, Spain,
Honduras, and many more.
He has been invited to
lecture and serve as a
guest professor at many
universities across the
nation and abroad.
Professor Kritsonis has served in
professorial positions
at Central Washington
University; Salisbury
State University;
Louisiana State
University at Baton
Rouge; Northwestern
State University; Wright
State University,
McNeese State
University; Prairie View
A&M University/Texas A&M
University System; and
The University of Texas
of the Permian Basin/The
University of Texas
System.
Dr. Kritsonis enjoys teaching face-to-face,
online and mentoring
students and faculty. He
has extensive experience
teaching in Principal,
Superintendent and
Teacher Certification
and preparation programs
along with assisting to
develop new and existing
programs. He earned his
PhD from The University
of Iowa, Iowa City, MEd
from Seattle Pacific
University, and BA from
Central Washington
University.
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