Bill Jason Priest, community college pioneer /

Whitson, Kathleen Krebbs, 1947-

Bill Jason Priest, community college pioneer / [print] Kathleen Krebbs Whitson ; foreword by Edmund J. Gleazer. - first edition. - Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, (c)2004. - 1 online resource (xvi, 165 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

Early influences -- The war years -- The wave swells -- The Dallas story : establishing the district and hiring the president -- Building a national model : the flagship -- Building a national model : then there were seven -- Bill Jason Priest, the man personally and professionally -- Retirement : the end of an era -- Legacies.

Bill Jason Priest is credited with developing and defining the Dallas County Community College District. Drawing from archives and numerous interviews with Priest and his personal and professional associates, this text presents the life of this notable figure in Texas education.




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Dallas County Community College District.


Community college administrators--Texas--Dallas County--Biography.
Community college administrators--Texas--Dallas County.


Electronic Books.

LA2317.W623.B555 2004