Margaret Grogan

Dean, School of Educational Studies

Education

Ph.D. Washington State University, 1994 
M.A. Michigan State University, 1982
Dip.Ed. University of Queensland, Australia, 1973
B.A. University of Queensland, Australia, 1972

Biography

Dr. Margaret Grogan served as professor and chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Missouri-Columbia from July 2002- June 2008. She was the 2003-2004 President of the University Council for Educational Administration. Originally from Australia, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ancient History and Japanese Language from the University of Queensland. She taught high school in Australia, and was a teacher and an administrator at an international school in Japan where she lived for 17 years. During that time she received her Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Michigan State University. After graduating from Washington State University with a PhD in Educational Administration, she taught in Principal and Superintendent Preparation Programs at the University of Virginia for 8 years. She has served in many leadership roles at her institutions and in her professional organizations. She has also been an associate editor and/or editorial board member of two of the top journals of educational leadership. She has chaired more than 25 doctoral dissertations. She has received high flyer awards for her teaching at the University of Missouri. In 1997 she received the Willower Award of Excellence to honor scholarship in the field of leadership and ethics in education. And in 2005, along with her co-author, Cryss Brunner, she was recognized by AASA for 10 years research on women in educational leadership. In 2006, she was listed in Who’s Who Among American Teachers. A frequent keynote speaker, she has published many articles and chapters and has authored, co-authored or edited four books. Her current research focuses on women in leadership, the superintendency, the moral and ethical dimensions of leadership, and leadership for social justice. She also edits a series on Women in Leadership for SUNY Press.

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