Dr. Don W. Locke
Dean of School of Education
E-mail: locke@mc.edu
Dr.
Don W. Locke received the Bachelor of Science in History,
English and Secondary Education and the Master of
Education in Counseling from Mississippi College and
the Doctor of Education in Higher Education from the
University of Mississippi. Dr. Locke taught and coached
at the junior high level and also served as a high
school counselor and coach. Dr. Locke has been in
higher education (Mississippi College, the University
of Louisiana at Monroe, and Mississippi State University)
for thirty-five years serving as professor, program
coordinator, department chair, assistant and associate
dean, and dean. Since 1998, he has been Dean of the
School of Education at Mississippi College.
Dr.
Locke is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and
has held licenses as a marriage and family therapist
in Louisiana and Texas. He is past president of the
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
(IAMFC), the national organization, Student Personnel
Association for Teacher Education (SPATE), and the
Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
(SACES). He has served as a member and vice-president
of the Council for the Accreditation of Counselor
Education and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
and on the Governing Council of the American Counseling
Association (ACA). He is currently a member of the
Board of Examiners for the National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Dr.
Locke has been active in his community and church.
He is currently a member of the Board of the Southern
Oaks Homeowner’s Association in Clinton, Mississippi
and previously served on the Board for the Town and
Country and Frenchman Bend Homeowner’s Associations
in Monroe, Louisiana. He has served his church as
a deacon, Sunday school teacher, choir member, and
chair of long range planning.
Dr.
Locke is married to Judy Kirkpatrick Locke, a former
second grade teacher and college instructor, and has
two married children (Mark and Laura) and one grandchild
(Gracie).
