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Keepers of the Gate or Keepers of the Dream? An Interview with Phyllis M. Cunningham
Author(s) -
Hill Robert J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new horizons in adult education and human resource development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1939-4225
DOI - 10.1002/nha3.10242
Subject(s) - adult education , sociology , continuing education , military service , dream , social justice , gerontology , management , psychology , pedagogy , medical education , law , medicine , political science , criminology , neuroscience , economics
Dr. Phyllis M. Cunningham i is professor emerita, Northern Illinois University (NIU), where she served as Presidential Teaching Professor of Adult Education. Born November 10, 1927, Phyllis holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in adult education, earned in 1973. Dr. Cunningham has received numerous awards, including in 1982, the Outstanding Adult Educators Award, American Association of Adult Continuing Education (AAACE) at Washington, DC, and in 1995, the Outstanding Service and Dedication to Latino(a) and African American Students in Adult Continuing Education, from NIU. She was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame ii in 1996. Her publications are far too numerous to list here. Phyllis has dedicated her life to working with low income families searching for equity and social transformation; she considers her lasting legacy the many students whom she has mentored. The annual Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) honors Phyllis through the “Phyllis M. Cunningham Social Justice Award.” Bob Hill, the interviewer, was selected to be the first Chair of the “Phyllis M. Cunningham Social Justice Award,” serving from 1997 to 2001. He has enjoyed a professional relationship with Phyllis for nearly fifteen years .