2011 UCEA Annual Convention:
Presidential Address: Dr. Autumn Tooms

General Session 2: Featuring the UCEA Presidential Address: Dr. Autumn Tooms
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 9:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions:
Andrea Rorrer

This year's Presidential Address will be delivered by Autumn Tooms, Professor and Director of The Center For Educational Leadership at the University of Tennessee. Tooms received her doctorate from Arizona Sate University. Prior to joining academe, she served as a biology/chemistry teacher and school administrator at the Elementary, Middle, and High School level in Phoenix, Arizona. Her research has centered on the politics of school leadership and school reform with an area of emphasis on the principalship. Autumn’s primary area of interest is centered on building bridges between schools, those who lead schools, and those who prepare aspiring leaders. In addition to her books, Autumn’s work can be found in journals such as Educational Administration Quarterly, Kappan, Educational Leadership, The Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, Education Policy, School Leadership and Management, and The Journal of School Leadership. She has been involved with UCEA for over ten years and served as PSR for Kent State University.