Denny Lynn Schillings

Background

Schillings, Denny Lynn was born on June 28, 1947 in Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States. Son of Grady Lynn and Mary Lucille Schillings.

Education

Associate of Arts, Wabash Valley College, 1967. Bachelor of Education, Eastern Illinois University, 1969. Master of Arts in History, Eastern Illinois University, 1972.

Master of Arts in Administration, Governors State University, 1996. Postgraduate, Illinois State University. Postgraduate, Northern Illinois University.

Career

Graduate assistant department history Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1969. Teacher Edwards County High School, Albion, Illinois, 1969-1970, Sheldon (Illinois ) High School, 1971-1973, Homewood-Flossmoor (Illinois) High School, 1973—2003, teacher history, grants and development manager, 1994—2003. Supervisor history department College Liberal Arts and Scis, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, since 2003.

Retired, 2003; adjunct professor Trinity Christian College, since 2003. Participant, consultant Atlantic Council United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Washington, 1986, International Soviet-United States Textbook Project Conference, Racine, Wisconsin, 1987. Moderator Soviet-United States Textbook Study: Final Report, Dallas, 1987.

Chair history content advisory committee Illinois Teacher Certification Requirements Committee 1986. Member Illinois State Board Education, Committee to Establish Learner Outcomes, 1984, Joint Task Force on Admission Requirements Illinois State Board on Higher Education, since 1986. Member advisory committee for Jefferson Foundation School Programs, 1987-1990, Illinois State Board Education's Goals Assessment Advisory Committee, 1987-1990.

Chair Illinois Learning Standards Project, 1996-1997. President Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation, since 2004.

Achievements

• Denny Lynn Schillings has been listed as a noteworthy history professor, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Living Constitution, Teacher's Annotated Edition

    (Teacher's Annotated Edition)

Membership

Member steering committee Homewood-Floosmoor High School Foundation, 1983-1984. Elected board education Homewood Elementary District 153, since 1999, foundation president, 2005^. Member National Education Association, American History Association (James Harvey Robinson prize committee 1990-1991), Illinois Council Social Studies (vice president 1981, editor newsletter 1979-1984, president 1983), Illinois Education Association (Great Lakes coordinator committee 1982-1983), National Council Social Studies (publications board 1983-1986, board directors 1987-1990, 94-96, executive committee 1989-1990, chair conference committee 1989-1990, president 1993-1994, program planning committee 1989, 91), Phi Alpha Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: computers, reading.

Connections

Married Karen Krek; children: Denise, Corinne.

Father:

Grady Lynn Schillings

Mother:

Mary Lucille Schillings

Spouse:

Karen Krek

child:

Corinne Schillings

child:

Denise Schillings