Background
Beckum, Leonard Charles was born on November 10, 1937 in Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States. Son of Charlie and Julia (Boyd) Beckum.
Beckum, Leonard Charles was born on November 10, 1937 in Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States. Son of Charlie and Julia (Boyd) Beckum.
Bachelor, San Francisco State University, 1969; Associate of Arts, San Francisco City College, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1973.
Truck driver, Motor Assessory, P&S Company, Pueblo, Colorado, 1958-1960; psychiatric technician, Colorado Eastern State Hospital, Pueblo, 1960-1963; psychiatric technician, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1963-1964; security officer, San Francisco General Hospital, 1964-1966; police officer, San Francisco Police Department, 1966-1969; police inspector, San Francisco Police Department, 1969-1975; education researcher, Far West Education Laboratory, San Francisco, 1974-1985; dean School Education, City College of New York, CUNY, 1985-1990; university vice president, vice provost, professor of Practice of Education, Duke U., 1990-1996; professor public policy studies, Duke U., since 1996. Member California Task Force for Integrated Education, Sacramento, 1978-1982, TaskForce for Bilingual Education, Sacramento, 1977-1979. Member State New York Teacher.Certification Practices Board, 1987-1990, Task Force Teacher Preparation for New York State, 1987-1988.
Test developer San Francisco Civil Service Commission, 1972-1980. Member Advanced Certified Peace Officers Standards and Training, Sacramento, 1970-1975. Board directors National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco, 1982-1985, San Francisco Education fund, 1984-1985, Pacific Graduate School Psychology, Palo Alto, California, 1984-1988, River Vale (New Jersey) District School Board, 1986-1990, Wachovia Bank, since 1990, American Association University Administrators, 1993-1995.
Trustee Stanford University, 1990-1995. Member board advisors United States Army Command College, 1995-1997. Member American Education Research Association, American Association Colleges of Teacher Education (board directors New York state chapter 1986-1990, chairman multicultural task force 1986-1990, president New York chapter, national board directors 1990), National Alliance Black School Administrators (life), Stanford University Education Association (president 1971-1972), Stanford Alumni Association (life), Alpha Tau Boulé.
Married Eva Lee Handy, April 16, 1956 (divorced 1974). Children: Shinita La Joy, Leonard Charles Junior. Married Sandra Ann Melia, June 3, 1978.
Children: Alisha Revira, Nicole DeAnna, Tiffany Marie.