Interview with Dave Willis
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Abstract
Dave Willis was interviewed on November 8, 2000, by Steve Brannan, Rick Hardt, and Maxine Thomas.
Description
This interview is one of a series conducted by the School of Education History Preservation and Celebration Committee.
The committee was organized among Education faculty and staff by Dr. Ulrich Hardt, Education professor and associate dean, during his service as director of special projects for the School. The committee developed projects honoring the history of Education at PSU, including a record of significant accomplishments and milestones, a deans’ photo gallery, and this oral history project of interviews with past administrators, professors, and staff.
Dr. Hardt conducted some of the interviews along with committee members Alma Bingham, Steve Brannan, Maxine Thomas, and Barbara Wiegele. Hardt and Wiegele were also interview subjects along with Robert Everhart, Errett Hummel, Hal Jorgensen, Donald Leu, Ron Petrie, George Timmons, and David Willis. The interviews were recorded during the years 1999-2001 and describe the progress of PSU’s School of Education from its beginnings as an academic division without a dean to its organization as a School offering doctoral degrees in Education.
This interview was digitally transferred from audiocassette by PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives.
Interview Date
11-8-2000
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43735
Rights
This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use within the parameters of 'fair use' as defined under U.S. Copyright law. It cannot be reproduced, distributed, or screened for commercial purposes. For more information, please contact Special Collections at Portland State University Library at: specialcollections@pdx.edu or (503) 725-9883.
Recommended Citation
Willis, David, "Interview with Dave Willis" (2000). Portland State University Oral Histories. 17.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43735
Biographical
Dave Willis was appointed chair of the Department of Education by Portland State College President Branford Millar after the retirement of the department’s first director, Willard Spalding. After one year under Willis’ leadership, the Department of Education was established as the School of Education with Willis as its first dean. He served as dean from 1964-68 and continued as a faculty member in Education until his retirement in 1983.
Photograph of Dave Willis in 1974 from the PSU Archives Digital Gallery.