Dr. William Rush

Title

Dr. William Rush

Subject

Rush, William
Distinguished Alumnus

Class of

1961

Education

  • BA - Philander Smith College
  • M. Ed. - 1966
  • D. Ed. - University of Arkansas, 1969
  • Fellowship, Southern Foundation
  • Attended University of Oklahoma and Jackson State University

Occupation

  • Department Chair/Professor, Jackson State University
  • Assistant Professor and Dean of Students, Piney Woods Country Life School
  • JSU Professor/Assistant to the Dean, School of Educational Administration
  • Head Professor, Dept. of Secondary Education
  • Head Associate Professor, Dept. Elementary Education
  • Associate
  • Professor, Department of Elementary
  • Director, JSU, Hinds County Fifth Cycle
  • Teacher Corps Project
  • Principal, East High School, Eudora, AR
  • Teacher, Math Department, Helena-West Helena Eliza Miller High School
  • Math and Science Teacher, Dora E. Perkins Elementary School, Oneida, AR

Affiliations

  • Alpha Kappa Mu, Beta Kappa Xi,
  • Business Manager, Sport Education NEA
  • Who's Who in American Colleges, President, Sophomore and Senior Classes, Philander Smith College
  • PSCNAA: AAHE; AAUP; AASP; NAACP; PTA; PTO; YMCA
  • JSU Alumni Association
  • MS Association of Education: NEA (life member)
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (life member)
  • Phi Delta Kappa
  • Mid-South Education Research Association
  • AACTE, NAAAS, MS Teachers
  • Association
  • ASCD
  • Pi Lambda Theta
  • JSU Teacher Education Council Commencement Committee
  • Faculty Senate Graduate Coordinator
  • Promotion and Tenure Committee
  • Master's Specialist and Doctoral Student Association
  • Athletic Committee
  • Member, Mount Helm Baptist Church
  • Deacon, Sunday school teacher, President
  • and Vice President of Brotherhood Bible Class, Parliamentarian, and Anniversary speaker

Honors and Awards

  • PSC Distinguished Alumnus, 2008
  • Personalities of the South-outstanding, distinguished, 1973
  • Outstanding Young Men of America, 1971 Notable American, 1977
  • Two Outstanding Leadership Awards: PTA, Faculty East High School, Eudora, AR , 1967
  • Omega Man of the Year-Beta Alpha Chapter

Source

William Rush. Alumni Affairs Collection, PSC Archives and Special Collections

Collection

Alumni Profiles

Citation

“Dr. William Rush,” Philander Smith University Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://pscdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/463.