Dunn and Dunn ModelDr. Rita Dunn is professor in the Division of Administration and Instructional Leadership and Director of the Center for the study of Learning and Teaching Styles, St. John's University, New York. Among honors, and awards bestowed on Dr. Dunn have been: New York University Research Scholarship Award (1967); National Academy of education Research Management Scholarship (1979); "College Teacher of the Year" (1980); Ohio State University's Research Professorship (1982); ASCD's "Outstanding Consultant of the Year" (1982); American Association of School Administrators' "Distinquished Lecturer" (1985); St. John's University's Outstanding Faculty Achievement Gold Medal (1985); Hunter College Hall of Fame (1988); St. John's University's Merit Award (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994); and the Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research (1992).
She and her husband, Dr. Kenneth Dunn, received Education Press of America national recognition for their seven part Instructor Magazine articles described as"...the best series...published in an educational journal..." . Their contributions to education have been described by authors of many books and in popular publications such as Redbook (November, 1982) and Reader's Digest (1985).
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