Ray Pastore #13 - Interview with Van Dempsey, Ph.D., Dean of the Watson  College of Education, UNCW   

Van O. Dempsey III, Ph.D., is the dean of the University of North  Carolina Wilmington’s Watson College of Education. In his previous role  at FSU, Dempsey oversaw the assessment of learning and academic  programs, and the evaluation of strategic initiatives and organizational  effectiveness. Prior to this role, Dempsey served as the Dean of the  School of Education, Health and Human Performance at FSU. His  accomplishments include leading the state in the implementation of new  standards for teaching practice; securing over $1,250,000 in external  funding; and collaborating with forty professional development schools  and six school districts.  Prior to FSU, Dempsey was a faculty member as West Virginia University  and also served as the Director of the Benedum Collaborative, which was  nationally recognized for its teacher education program and  school-university partnerships.  Dempsey has served in several state and national leadership positions.  He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the National  Association for Professional Development Schools; served on the  Executive Committee of the National Network for Education Renewal and  the WV Commission for Professional Teaching Standards, serving as chair  for three years. He currently serves on the WV Board of Education’s  Higher Education High Quality Educator Stakeholder Committee. Dempsey is  the recipient of a National Academy of Sciences Board on Children,  Families and Youth “Frontiers of Research on Children, Youth and  Families” national award and has published numerous articles and  chapters.  Dempsey holds a Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Foundations from the  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also received his Master  of Arts in Teaching in Social Studies Education and his Bachelor of  Arts in Education from UNC at Chapel Hill. Prior to working in higher  education, Dempsey was a high school social studies teacher in  Fayetteville, NC and Pittsboro, NC.   

Source of profile:  https://uncw.edu/news/2015/05/uncw-names-van-o.-dempsey-iii-dean-of-the-watson-college-of-education.html