Ajarimah Ahmad, Ed.D., James R. Anderson, Ph.D., Eunice Askov, Ph.D., Frank, Mayadas, Ph.D., Young-Lin Moon, Ph.D., Janos Toth and Armando Villarroel, Ph.D.
Class of 2007
Ahmad Ajarimah, Ed.D. has a long history of involvement in adult and continuing education through employment in significant leadership roles in the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), until 1988 known as Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO), the largest oil company in the world and the employer of choice for over seventy years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. >>>
James R. Anderson, Ph.D., earned a bachelor’s degree in human resources management from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in management and a doctorate in labor economics, both from Florida State University. He joined Central Texas College in Killeen, Texas, in July 1987 and was appointed chancellor in July 1988. >>>
Eunice N. Askov, Ph.D. 1969, University of Wisconsin – Madison, is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and the former co-director of the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy and of the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, The Pennsylvania State University. >>>
A. Frank Mayadas holds a Ph.D. in applied physics from Cornell University, is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, a former director of the Society for Engineering Science and former chair of the advisory board, University of Illinois College of Engineering. >>>
Yong-Lin Moon, Ph.D., is currently a professor of educational psychology at the College of Education, Seoul National University. His career has also included teaching at King Sejong University and serving as head researcher at the Korea Educational Institute. >>>
Janos Toth, is the founder and managing president of the Hungarian Folk High School Society which has grown to 126 member organizations in Hungary. He transformed Hungarian Adult Education to democracy, pluralism and international interaction. >>>
Armando Villarroel, Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of distance education in his native Venezuela, had the vision to see what distance education could mean for Latin America. He has dedicated many years and considerable effort to highlighting the importance of embracing international diversity, showing that work with international colleagues is a rewarding challenge. >>>