School of Education Deans

Department of Pedagogy

• 1891-1894 Charles Duncan McIver, Head of Department of Pedagogy
• 1895-1902 Philander Priestly Claxton, Chairman of the Department of Pedagogy
• 1902-1907 Julius Isaac Foust, Head of the Department of Pedagogy
• 1907-1914 Junius Matheson, Head of the Department of Pedagogy

In 1912, the Department of Pedagogy becomes the Department of Education

• 1914-1915 Charles H. Elliott, Head of the Department of Education
• 1915-1918 John A. Lesh, Head of the Department of Education
• 1918-1941 John H. Cook, Head of the Department of Education

In 1920, the Department of Education becomes School of Education

In 1932, the School of Education reverts to Department of Education

• 1941-1946 Franklin McNutt, Dean of the Department of Education
• 1946-1947 An administrative committee, headed by Carl W. McCartha, was appointed to guide the Department of Education
• 1947-1949 Dennis Cooke, Head of the Department of Education

In 1949, the Department of Education becomes School of Education

• 1949-1959 Charles E. Prall, Dean of the School of Education
• 1959-1968 Kenneth Howe, Dean of the School of Education
• 1968-1974 Robert O’Kane, Dean of the School of Education
• 1974-1986 David Reilly, Dean of the School of Education
• 1986-1988 Jack Bardon, Dean of the School of Education (interim)
• 1988-1995 A. Edward Uprichard, Dean of the School of Education
• 1995-1997 Mary W. Olson, Dean of the School of Education (interim)
• 1997-2001 David G. Armstrong, Dean of the School of Education
• 2001-2011 Dale Schunk, Dean of the School of Education
• 2011-2015 Karen Wixson, Dean of the School of Education
• 2015-January 1, 2025 Randy Penfield, Dean of the School of Education
• January 2, 2025 – Dr. Morgan Chitiyo (Interim)