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Dean's Office
Dr. Deneese L. Jones
Dean, College of Education and Human Services
434.395.2051
jonesdl@longwood.edu
Dr. Deneese L. Jones began her service as Professor and Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Longwood University on June 25, 2005. She succeeded Dr. Judy Johnson who had served as interim dean of the college for the previous year.
Dr. Jones earned her Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on literacy instruction and her Master of Education degree in the same discipline from Texas A&M University. Her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education is from Texas Woman's University. A native of Dallas, Texas, Dr. Jones moved to Farmville from the University of Kentucky at Lexington, KY where she devoted fourteen years of her educational expertise at the state, national, and international level.
Before her appointment at Longwood University, Dr. Jones served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction in the College of Education teaching undergraduate and graduate literacy classes. For four years, she provided her expertise as an Associate Dean of the Graduate School for the university (1998-2002). Later, she was appointed as a member of the President's Executive Cabinet as Chair of the Presidents Commission on Diversity (2002-2005). She also served as the co-founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Academic Achievement in Learning Environments and as a researcher for the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development in the University of Kentucky's College of Education. In continued service to the university, she garnered more than 2.5 million dollars in grant funding for research in the area of literacy instruction for diverse populations. Dr. Jones has served as a chair, co-chair or committee member for more than 15 doctoral students in curriculum and administration as well as educational psychology, school psychology, English, and special education. Her former students and mentees are in service as professors, researchers, policy makers, and administrators in Texas, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, and Ghana, West Africa.
From 1998-2001, Dr. Jones was elected to serve as editor of Action in Teacher Education, the national referred journal for the Association of Teacher Educators. Then Dr. Jones was selected as an American Council on Education Fellow for the academic year 2002-2003 and served at the University of Kansas as an administrative apprentice under Chancellor Robert Hemenway. In the area of professional dissemination, she is the co-author of a field experience textbook, Preparing Student Teachers for Pluralistic Classrooms, published by Allyn and Bacon as well as an edited text, Education Beyond Brown: Future Perspectives (University of Kentucky Press). A former classroom teacher in Texas, her research area is equity pedagogy which focuses on culturally responsive teaching practices and access for underrepresented groups. Her emphasis is embedded in the principles of approaches that lead to closing the academic achievement gap and the acquisition of equitable instruction for all learners. She is a widely published scholar in this area and is an expert in teacher education and multicultural education.
Dr. Jones is also the recipient of three University of Kentucky teaching awards, two Outstanding Service Awards from the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, an outstanding recognition award from the Association of Teacher Educators, an Outstanding Researcher Award from the Kentucky Reading Association, and a Torch of Excellence Award from the University of Kentucky Alumni Association for her administrative leadership in graduate education. Most recently, Dr. Jones has been honored with the 2006 Outstanding Alumni Award from her alma mater, Texas A&M, for her career scholarship, teaching, and service. She serves on several state and national boards and committees: Virginia Network, American Educational Research Association SIG for Critical Examinations of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Education, and The Renaissance Group Executive Board.
Dr. Jones is married to Mr. Stephen C. Jones. They have two adult daughters (Louisville, KY and Houston, TX) and three grandsons.
Message from the Dean
When you come to Longwood University and enroll in a major in the College of Education and Human Services (CEHS), you should know that you have arrived at a "special" place.
Our college has invested heavily to offer our students technologically advanced facilities, strong academic programs, and a nurturing environment in which to learn, grow - and have some fun.
We pride ourselves on the easy accessibility and caring attitude our faculty offer as they mentor our students and support their academic success. Our faculty, who are experts in their fields and in their classrooms, share a rich tradition especially in the excellent Longwood history of teacher preparation, and we are striving to use that to move toward greatness in every program!
The CEHS prides itself on the fact that many of the nation's best educators and administrators, social workers, therapeutic recreation specialists, exercise scientists, speech and language therapists, library media specialists, and school/community counselors have come from this college. This is largely due to the reality of classroom instruction that comes alive for students through hours of multiple field experiences and internships which empower our students. Through them, students develop confidence in their ability to be effective and to excel in their chosen careers.
Field experiences are not only a requisite for graduation from the college, they are a way of life. All of the programs in the CEHS go beyond minimum standards in providing hands-on experience in real world settings. We begin early in students' programs, and continue throughout, providing experiences in diverse settings, with quality supervision, and increasing responsibilities.
Please consider visiting not only our main campus in Farmville but our regional educational centers in Powhatan and South Boston. See what thousands of students have discovered, and why they are now, like me, loyal Longwood supporters for life. I welcome you and look forward to seeing you on Brock Commons.
~ Dr. "Dee" Jones, Dean
Peggy Ward
Administrative Secretary to the Dean
434.395.2051
wardpk@longwood.edu
Peggy Ward earned her Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Management from Southside Virginia Community College and has been employed at Longwood since 1988. During her career, she has had the opportunity to work in the Library, the Learning Center, and serve as department secretary to the English, Philosophy and Modern Languages department. She currently serves as an Administrative secretary to the Dean of the College of Education and Human Services.
