Joel Read, Academic administrator. First recipient Anne Roe award Harvard University Graduate School Education, 1980; recipient Morris T. Keaton award, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 1992. Member of executive board Milwaukee Young Men’s Christian Association, Zinc the Zebra Foundation; Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences; member Foundation for Higher Education, Women'sPhilanthropy Institute.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, Alverno College, 1948;
Master of Arts in History, Fordham University, 1951;
honorary degrees, Lakeland College, 1972, Wittenburg U., 1976, Marymount Manhattan College, 1978, DePaul University, 1985, Northland College, 1986, State University of New York, 1986
Lawrence University, 1997.
Career
Former professor, department chairman history department, Alverno College, Milwaukee
president, Alverno College, Milwaukee, since 1968. President American Association for Higher Education, 1976-1977. Member county National Endowment for Humanities, 1977-1984.
Board directors Ednl. Testing Svc., 1987-1993, Neylan Commission, 1985-1990. Past president Wisconsin Association Indiana Colleges Universities.
Member Commision on Status of Education for Women, 1971-1976, American Association Colls., 1971-1977. Secretary Foundation for Indiana Higher Education, 1994-1998. Member Executive Committee Greater Milwaukee committee General Medical Council Education Trust.
Membership
Member of executive board Milwaukee Young Men’s Christian Association, Zinc the Zebra Foundation. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Foundation for Higher Education, Women'sPhilanthropy Institute.