Thomas Hunt is a Professor in the Center for Catholic Education and
the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton,
where he has taught since 1996. He received his B.A. in
History at Loras College, a Licentiate of Sacred Theology and an
M.A. in Seondary Education Administration from the Catholic
University of America, and his Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies
(Social and Historical Foundations of Education) from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has authored or
co-authored 20 books. James C. Carper is Professor of Foundations
of Education and Coordinator of Programs in Educational Psychology,
Research, and Foundations of Education at the University of South
Carolina. He earned his B.A. in American History at Ohio
Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in Social Foundations of
Education at Kansas State University. His research interests
include history of education in the United States, education and
religion, and private schools. He is president of Associates
for Research on Private Education. Thomas J. Lasley, II is
executive director of Learn to Earn Dayton at the Dayton Foundation
and a professor at School of Education and Allied Professions at
the University of Dayton. From 1998 until 2010, he served as dean
at School of Education and Allied Professions, University of
Dayton. He completed his baccalaureate (1969), master’s (1972), and
doctoral degree (1978) at the Ohio State University. Lasley has
published in excess of 70 articles in professional journals and
also has published a wide variety of op-eds in both regional and
national newspapers (Education Week, Columbus Dispatch, and the
Dayton Daily News). He has authored or coauthored 13 books. He was
instrumental in helping cofound the Dayton Early College Academy,
which is a unique educational partnership between the University of
Dayton and the Dayton public schools, and was the first early
college of its type in the state of Ohio. He serves on a variety of
nonprofit boards or committees including Think TV Network
(education chair), Dayton Digital Technology High School (president
of the board), the United Theological Seminary (trustee), the Ohio
College Access Network (chair), Young People Succeeding
(co-champion), and The Ohio Early College Association (executive
director).
C. Daniel Raisch received his Ph.D. in Educaitonal Administration
from Miami University in 1973. He began his career as a high
school teacher, principal, and superintendent before joining the
faculty at the University of Dayton as an assistant professor in
1991. Since that time, he has served as department chair for
Teacher Education and, since 1998, as Associate Dean of the School
of Education and Allied Professions.
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