DR. ASA G. HILLIARD, III [Nana Baffour Amankwatia II]
H I S T O R Y N O T E S
DR. ASA G. HILLIARD, III [Baffour Amankwatia, II]
Biographical Sketch
By RUNOKO RASHIDI
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Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III, is the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban Education at Georgia State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Department of Educational Psychology Special Education.
A teacher, psychologist, and historian, he began his career in the Denver Public Schools, teaching psychology, mathematics and American History. He earned a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Counseling, and Ed.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Denver, where he also taught in the College of Education, and in the College of Arts and Sciences in the Honors
Program in philosophy. Dr. Hilliard served on the faculty at San Francisco State University for 18 years.
During that time he was a Department Chair for 2 years, Dean of Education for 8 years, and was consultant to the Peace Corps and Superintendent of Schools in Monrovia, and school psychologist, during his six years in Liberia, West Africa.
He has helped to develop several national assessment systems, such as proficiency assessment of professional educators, and developmental assessments of young children and infants.
He is a Board Certified Forensic Examiner and Diplomate of both the American
Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Board of Forensic Medicine.
He served as lead expert witness in several landmark federal cases on test validity and bias, including Larry P v. Wilson Riles in California, Mattie T. v. Holliday in Mississippi, Deborah P. V. Turlington in Florida, and also in two Supreme Court cases, Ayers v. Fordice in Mississippi, and Marino v. Ortiz in New York City.
Dr. Hilliard is a founding member and First Vice President of the Association for
the Study of Classical African Civilizations. He has conducted Ancient African History
study tours to Egypt for 15 years, is the co-
He is Co-
Dr. Hilliard has written more than four hundred research reports, articles and books on testing, Ancient African History, teaching strategies, African culture and child growth and development.
He served with Dr. Barbara Sizemore as Chief Consultant on the Every Child Can Succeed television series, produced by the Agency for Instructional Technology.
Dr. Hilliard has consulted with many of the leading school districts, publishers, public advocacy organizations, universities, government agencies and private corporations on valid assessment, African content in curriculum, teacher training, and public policy. Several of his programs in curriculum, assessment, and valid teaching have become national models.
He has worked on projects with the National Academy of Sciences, and has spoken at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the
Smithsonian Institution, and the National Geographic Society.
He has been visiting professor at many Universities, including Oakland University, Stanford University, University of New Mexico, and Harvard
University.
Dr. Hilliard has served on such boards as the Agency for Instructional Technology, Zero to Three, The Public Education Fund Network, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, The Far West Regional
Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, and The Center for Applied Linguistics.
His most recent books are:
* The Maroon Within Us: Selected Essays on African American Community Socialization, Baltimore: Black
Classics Press
* SBA: The Reawakening of the African Mind, Gainesville
Florida: Makare Publishing
* African Power, Gainesville, Florida: Makare
Publishing
* Co-
American Education Research Association Award for Excellence], Beacon Press
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Selected Awards
Morehouse College "Candle in the Dark Award in Education"
National Alliance of Black School Educators "Distinguished Educator Award"
American Evaluation Association, President's Award
Republic of Liberia Award as Knight Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption
New York Society of Clinical Psychologists Award for Outstanding Research, Scholarly Achievement, and Humanitarian Service.
Association of Black Psychologists Distinguished Psychologist Award
Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Leadership Award
Honorary Degree, DePaul University Doctor of Humane Letters
Honorary Degree, Wheelock College Doctor of Education
American Psychological Association, Fellow
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society Laureate Chapter
American Educational Research Association Committee on the Role & Status of Minorities in Education, Research & Development Distinguished Career Contribution Award
American Association of Higher Education Black Caucus, Harold Delaney Exemplary Educational Leadership Award
American Association of Colleges for Teacher, one time only Thurgood Marshall Award for Excellence, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary observance of the Brown versus Board of Education Topeka Decision"