Richard LeRoy Cummings

Background

Cummings, Richard LeRoy was born on January 24, 1933 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Son of Robert Hugh and Helen (Willsea) Cummings.

Education

Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1954; BFT, American Graduate School International Management, Phoenix, 1959; Master of Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1963; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1967.

Career

Teacher 6th grade, Ellenville (New York) Public Schools, 1956; teaching fellow, Centro-Colombo Americano, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1957-1958; teacher 4th grade, Dysart School District, Waddell, Arizona, 1959-1960; director, Brazilian-American Cultural Center, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1960-1962; research associate, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 1965-1966; assistant professor comparative education, Northern Michigan U., Marquette., 1966-1967; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization expert, Ministry of Education at Malawi, Lilongwe, 1975-1977; dean, International U.-Europe, London, 1982-1983; professor comparative education, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1967. Consultant The World Bank, Washington, 1978.

Achievements

• Richard LeRoy Cummings has been listed as a noteworthy Comparative education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1954-1956, Panama. Member Society for International Development, Comparative and International Education Society, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese.

Interests

• Avocation: rugby coaching and refereeing.

Connections

Married Betty Jane Kammerer, December 5, 1959. Children: Steven, Sean, Scott, Jennifer.

Father:

Robert Hugh Cummings

Mother:

Helen (Willsea) Cummings

Spouse:

Betty Jane Kammerer

child:

Sean Cummings

child:

Steven Cummings

child:

Jennifer Cummings

child:

Scott Cummings