William B. Stanley, professor and chair of the department of educational development at the University of Delaware in Newark, has been named dean of education at the University of Colorado at Boulder, pending approval by the CU Board of Regents.
The appointment, to be effective Sept. 1, will be considered by the CU Board of Regents at its Aug. 6 meeting in Boulder.
Stanley, 56, replaces former education Dean Phil DiStefano, who resigned in 1996 to become associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and now is vice chancellor for academic affairs. Professor Lorrie Shepard has served as interim dean of education since DiStefano聮s departure from the deanship.
DiStefano said Stanley "will be a fine asset to the University of Colorado at Boulder. He brings a wealth of experience in K-12 and higher education to this position. Bill understands the importance of teacher education in a research university, and he understands the importance of collaborative partnerships between higher education and the public schools."
Stanley said, "I welcome the opportunity to serve as education dean at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The School of Education faculty has an excellent reputation as researchers and teacher educators. I am also impressed by the creative system of professional collaboration linking the School of Education to local schools."
Stanley has been associated with the University of Delaware since 1987, including service as interim dean of the College of Education in 1995-96. Before joining Delaware, he served on the faculty at Louisiana State University from 1980-87 and as an instructor at Rutgers University from 1977-80. He also was a social studies teacher in New Jersey schools from 1966 - 80.
Stanley received his bachelor of arts degree in history and social science from Kean College in New Jersey in 1966 and his master of arts degree in American intellectual history and modern European history from Rutgers in 1972. He earned his doctorate in curriculum theory and social education from Rutgers in 1979.
Stanley is the author of two books and numerous book chapters and articles in his areas of expertise, which include curriculum theory and social education. He is active in several national professional organizations and a member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Board of Examiners.
He is married to Lynn W. Stanley and has two children, John and Kristian.
Annual salary for the position will be $125,000.
CU-Boulder聮s School of Education recently was ranked 19th among 225 graduate colleges of education in a US News & World Report survey. The school includes 34 faculty, teaching 800 students enrolled in the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate teacher licensure program and 400 students in the graduate program.