Stephanie Pace Marshall
Encyclopedia
Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall is an educator
and the founding president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
. She is also the founding president of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology
(NCSSSMST).
from Queens College, City University of New York
, a MA
in Curriculum and Philosophy from the University of Chicago
, and a Ph. D. in Educational Administration and Industrial Relations
from Loyola University
of Chicago. She holds three Honorary Doctorates from Illinois Wesleyan University
, Aurora University
, and North Central College
.
. She has taught at every educational level from elementary school through the doctoral level and has served as a member of the graduate faculty at National Louis University and Loyola University Chicago
.
In 1993, Marshall was elected President of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
(ASCD), the largest educational leadership organization in the world (over 175,000 members). Marshall was a consultant to the United States Department of Education
’s Overseas Schools, and also to the Near East School Administrators. She continues to consult internationally and is currently working with the Government of South Australia on a major project called Learning to Learn.
Formerly the superintendent
of schools in Batavia, Illinois
, Marshall left her position in 1985 to found IMSA in nearby Aurora, Illinois
. Working with Dr. Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate in Physics
(1988) and director emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Marshall worked with the Illinois General Assembly
to open a school
that would specifically build talent in mathematics
, science
, and technology
. She currently serves as president emeritus of IMSA.
She served as an advisor to the Education Task Force of the President’s Council of Science Advisors, as a member of the National Policy Council, the National Forum for Educational Organizational Leaders, and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Advanced Study in Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools.
She has served as the Chairman of the Great Lakes District Selection Committee for the Rhodes Scholarship
, and as a member of the Commissioning Committee of the USS Abraham Lincoln. At the invitation of Mikhail Gorbachev
, she became a member of the State of The World Forum, an international “think-tank” designed to study and resolve issues impacting global sustainability. She has addressed the Forum on several occasions on issues of educational transformation.
and serves on the board for Society for Science & the Public
.
Committee on Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science.
She is a fellow in the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in the UK
. At the invitation of Queen Noor of Jordan
, she joined the Board of Directors of the Queen Noor Jubilee School in Amman, Jordan (2002).
Marshall is a member of numerous corporate and civic groups in Chicago including the Economic Club, The Commercial Club, The Executives Club, and The Chicago Network. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tellabs, Inc., a member of the Board of Directors of Sentry Insurance, and is a Vice-President of The Fry Foundation in Chicago. She also serves as an international consultant, keynote speaker and writer on issues critical to educational transformation. After the election of Illinois Governor
Rod Blagojevich
in 2002, she was appointed to be a member of his transition team.
She is a contributor to the National Academy of Sciences
book, Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U. S. High Schools (2002), and a chapter author for the book Organizations for the Future, published by the Drucker Foundation. She is also a chapter author for Scientific Literacy for the 21st Century. Dr. Marshall has published articles on educational innovation, educational leadership, gifted education, and mathematics and science reform.
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and the founding president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, or IMSA, is a three-year residential public high school located in Aurora, Illinois, USA, with an enrollment of approximately 650 students...
. She is also the founding president of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology
National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology
National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology is an alliance of specialized high schools in the United States whose focus is advanced preparatory studies in mathematics, science and technology....
(NCSSSMST).
Education
Marshall received a BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, located in Flushing, Queens, New York City, is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York. It is also the fifth oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning. The college's seventy seven acre campus is located in the heart of the...
, a MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Curriculum and Philosophy from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and a Ph. D. in Educational Administration and Industrial Relations
Labor relations
Industrial relations is a multidisciplinary field that studies the employment relationship. Industrial relations is increasingly being called employment relations because of the importance of non-industrial employment relationships. Many outsiders also equate industrial relations to labour relations...
from Loyola University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
of Chicago. She holds three Honorary Doctorates from Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856...
, Aurora University
Aurora University
Aurora University is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Illinois, 40 miles west of Chicago, Illinois. Additional university locations include the George Williams College campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin and the Woodstock Center in Woodstock, Illinois...
, and North Central College
North Central College
North Central College is a leading liberal arts college providing students at different stages of life and from different ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds with comprehensive educational programs.-Academics:...
.
Leadership
Marshall has held numerous statewide leadership positions including President of the Illinois Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, a member of the Governor’s Science and Technology Advisory Committee, Chairman of the State Board of Education’s Gifted Policy Advisory Committee, member of the Resource Committee of the Metropolitan Planning Council of Chicago, and a member of the National Commission for the Illinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law...
. She has taught at every educational level from elementary school through the doctoral level and has served as a member of the graduate faculty at National Louis University and Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
.
In 1993, Marshall was elected President of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, or ASCD, is a membership-based nonprofit organization founded in 1943. It has more than 175,000 members from over 100 countries, including superintendents, principals, teachers, professors of education, and other educators...
(ASCD), the largest educational leadership organization in the world (over 175,000 members). Marshall was a consultant to the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
’s Overseas Schools, and also to the Near East School Administrators. She continues to consult internationally and is currently working with the Government of South Australia on a major project called Learning to Learn.
Formerly the superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
of schools in Batavia, Illinois
Batavia, Illinois
Batavia was founded in 1833, and is the oldest city in Kane County, Illinois, with a small portion in DuPage County. During the Industrial Revolution, Batavia became known as ‘The Windmill City’ for being the largest windmill producer of the time...
, Marshall left her position in 1985 to found IMSA in nearby Aurora, Illinois
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
. Working with Dr. Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
(1988) and director emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Marshall worked with the Illinois General Assembly
Illinois General Assembly
The Illinois General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois and comprises the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Illinois has 59 legislative districts, with two...
to open a school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
that would specifically build talent in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
. She currently serves as president emeritus of IMSA.
She served as an advisor to the Education Task Force of the President’s Council of Science Advisors, as a member of the National Policy Council, the National Forum for Educational Organizational Leaders, and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Advanced Study in Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools.
She has served as the Chairman of the Great Lakes District Selection Committee for the Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...
, and as a member of the Commissioning Committee of the USS Abraham Lincoln. At the invitation of Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...
, she became a member of the State of The World Forum, an international “think-tank” designed to study and resolve issues impacting global sustainability. She has addressed the Forum on several occasions on issues of educational transformation.
Current
She is currently a member of the President’s Council of Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and serves on the board for Society for Science & the Public
Society for Science & the Public
Society for Science & the Public , formerly known as Science Service, is a 5013 non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of science, through its science education programs and publications, including the weekly Science News magazine.Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the organization...
.
Memberships
Marshall is a member of the United States National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
Committee on Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science.
She is a fellow in the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. At the invitation of Queen Noor of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, she joined the Board of Directors of the Queen Noor Jubilee School in Amman, Jordan (2002).
Marshall is a member of numerous corporate and civic groups in Chicago including the Economic Club, The Commercial Club, The Executives Club, and The Chicago Network. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tellabs, Inc., a member of the Board of Directors of Sentry Insurance, and is a Vice-President of The Fry Foundation in Chicago. She also serves as an international consultant, keynote speaker and writer on issues critical to educational transformation. After the election of Illinois Governor
Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....
Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich
Rod R. Blagojevich is an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Blagojevich was a State Representative before being elected to the United States House of Representatives representing parts of Chicago...
in 2002, she was appointed to be a member of his transition team.
Publications
Her book, The Power to Transform: Leadership that Brings Learning and Schooling to Life, was published (Jossey-Bass Publishers) in February 2006.She is a contributor to the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
book, Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U. S. High Schools (2002), and a chapter author for the book Organizations for the Future, published by the Drucker Foundation. She is also a chapter author for Scientific Literacy for the 21st Century. Dr. Marshall has published articles on educational innovation, educational leadership, gifted education, and mathematics and science reform.