Background
Rodney, Joel Morris was born on November 9, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel Seymour and Jane (Loorya) Rodney.
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Joel Morris Rodney, Dean, campus executive officer. Recipient Distinguished Service award Widener Memorial School, 1978, Award of merit Maryland. Governor's Committee on Employment of Handicapped, 1984; named to Legion of Honor, Chapel of Four Chaplains, 1978; honoree West Philadelphia Veterans and Handicapped Employment Committee, 1977.
Education
Bachelor cum laude, Brandeis U., 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1965; attended, Institute Ednl. Management Harvard University, 1976.
Career
From instructor to associate professor, Washington State University, Pullman, 1963-1970; chairman division social science, associate professor of history, Elmira (New York) College, 1970-1972; coordinator flood relief and community planning, Elmira (New York) College, 1973; dean arts and science, professor of history, Widener College, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1973-1976; acting chief academic officer, dean, Widener College, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1976-1977; chief academic officer, dean, Widener College, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1977-1981; director university graduate programs, Widener College, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981; vice president academic affairs, Salisbury (Maryland.) State College, 1981-1986; provost, Rockford (Illinois) College, 1986-1990; Chief Executive Officer, dean, University of Wisconsin Center-Washington County, West Bend, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Vice chairman Maryland. Governor's Committee on Employment of Handicapped, 1985-1986, chairman and member Lower Shore division, 1983-1986. Chairman advisory board, member Crozer-Chester Medical Health Center, Chester, 1974-1977.
Project evaluator National Endowment for Humanities, 1986, Republic of South Africa, 1993. Member, secretary Delaware County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Board, 1975-1981. Advisory board Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 1988-1994.
Member county Court of Governor's Regents College, London, 1986-1990, Rock Valley College Industrial Council, Rockford, 1989-1990. Board directors Moraine Symphony Orchestra, 1990-1993, Welcome Home, Inc., 1990, president, 1992. Citizens advisory board West Bend Bank One, 1991, Washington County Volunteer Center, 1991-1992.
Board directors The Threshold, 1992. Appointed to State Wisconsin Council Physical Disabilities, 1994, vice chairman, 1995, chairman, 1996. Executive Committee Moraine area Technology Prep.Coun., 1994.
Member Wisconsin Governor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities, 1994-1997, vice chairman, 1996. Member of advisory board S.E. Wisconsin Area Health Education Council, 1995-1996, West Bend Art Museum, 1996. Member West Bend Chamber of Commerce Ambs., 1995, Washington County Growth Management Task Force, 1996.
Delegate Washington County Representatives, 1997. Member American Association Academy Deans, Conference on British Studies, American Association University Adminstrs., National Spinal Cord Injury Association (board directors Illinois chapter 1988-1990), Rotary, Phi Alpha Theta.
Connections
Married Judith DeStefano, July 22,1994. Children from previous marriage: Jonathan, Adam, Benjamin.
