Background
Cheek, Dennis William was born on April 13, 1955 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Clarence William Junior and Laura Priscilla Cheek.
Cheek, Dennis William was born on April 13, 1955 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Clarence William Junior and Laura Priscilla Cheek.
Bachelor, Towson State University, 1979. Master of Arts, University Maryland, 1984. Bachelor of Science, University State New York Regents College, 1988.
Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1989. Postgraduate, State University of New York, Albany, 1991. Postgraduate, University Durham, England, since 1998.
Associate evangelist Don Summers Evangelistic Association, Bristol, England, 1976-1978. Assistant pastor Gospel Tabernacle Baltimore, Inc., 1978-1983. Pastor Rhaunen (Germany) Tabernacle, 1983-1984.
Chairman High School science department Department Defense Dependents School, Bitburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1984-1987. Research assistant science, technical and society program Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1987-1988. Project coordinator National Science, Technology and Society Network, 1988-1989.
Coordinator curriculum development New York science technical society education project State Education Department, Albany, 1989-1993, project coordinator alternate assessment in science project, 1993. Director American Institute of Mining Transformations Project, 1993-1997. Coordinator mathematics, science, technical and social studies Rhode Island Department Education, 1993-1997, director Office of Information Services and Research, 1997-2000, director Office Research, High School Reform and Adult Education, 2000—2002.
Senior Research and Development specialist Science Applications International Corporation, 1995-1997. Senior pastor New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, Mansfield, Massachusetts, 1995—2002. Graduate mentor Empire State College-State University of New York, 1992-1997.
Vice president Venture Philanthropy Innovation, John Templeton Foundation, since 2002. Director Rhode Island Department Education, Providence, 1993—2002. Vice president education Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri, since 2005.
Teacher Tabernacle Christian School, Baltimore, l978-80. Lecturer history European division University Maryland, Heidelberg, Germany, l985-87. Auxiliary Protestant chaplain United States Air Force, Buechel, Germany, l984-87.
Field tester, reviewer national security in nuclear age series Mershon Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, l986-87. Advisor National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 1992, The Science Matters project, 1992-1994, City Science Workshop, New York City, 1992-1996, Project 2000+ United Nations Educational, 1993. Advisor division high-level radioactive waste disposal United States Department Energy, Federal Interagy.
Task Force on Environmental Cancer, Heart, and Lung Disease. Director Times 2, Inc., 1995-2002, Rhode Island Council Economic Education, 1996-1997. Advisory board Rhode Island Technology Corps., 1996-2001.
Member Rhode Island State Information Resource Management Board, 1997-2001. Member Rhode Island State Library. Board, 1996-2002; consultant in field.
Member task force on science and technical Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, since 1989. Adjunct associate professor of education University Rhode Island, 1997-2000, research professor education, since 2000. Academy dean Catalyst, 1997-2000.
Member manuscript review panel The Science Teacher, 1999-2002. Consultant committee on technical literacy National Academy of Engineering, 2000.
Troop coordinator Dulaney district Boy Scouts American, Baltimore, 1979-1983. Volunteer American Red Cross, since 1988. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (reviewer Science Books & Films since 1987), National Science Teachers Association (task force on scope, sequence, and coordination secondary school science 1989, chairman task force on NSTA-Sponsored presentations at non-NSTA conventions and meetings 1989-1991, task force on articulation with school administrators 1990-1992), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (facilitator network for science, mathematics and technical education 1990-1996, national advisory panel United States mathematics and science achievement 1991, international polling panel 1992-1996), Society for History Technology (advisor Discovering Science and Technology through American History project), American Anthropol.
Association (task force on teaching anthropology in schools), National Association Science, Technology and Society (chairman site and conferences liaison committee, chairman subcommittee on STS assessment position paper, committee on STS evaluation, chair publications committee), Academy Parish Clergy (book reviewer), Alban Institute (book reviewer), Religious Research Association, Evangelical Theological Society, American Educational Research Association (liaison special interest group education in science and technical to Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and Council State Science Supervisors), National Council Social Studies (manuscript reviewer, book reviewer since 1991, vice-chairman science and society committee 1991-1993), National Middle School Association (manuscript & book review board since 1991), International Network for Information in Science and Technology Education, United Nations Educational, National Middle Level Science Teachers Association, Council of State Science Supervisors, Society Ordained Sciences, Kappa Delta Pi (associate counselor Sigma Mu chapter 1992-1993, area representative 1993-1995, chair constitution and bylaws committee 1993-1996), Phi Alpha Theta, Epsilon Pi Tau.
Married Kim Anita Douglas, March 9, l980. Children: Carol Annette, Michael William.