Israel Dunn Jr.
Israel Dunn Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1946 Camden, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 2010 (aged 64) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupations | Psychiatrist and academic administrator |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Grambling State University, B.A. 1968 San Francisco State University, M.A. 1972 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology |
Sub-discipline | Community, clinical, industiral and organizational |
| Institutions | Saint Mary's College of California South Arkansas Community College Anniston City Schools Foundation Arkansas Baptist College |
Israel R. Dunn Jr. (September 29, 1946 – October 6, 2010) was an African American psychologist, educator, and academic administrator. He was the president of Arkansas Baptist College from 2002 to 2005.
Early life
[edit]Dunn was born in Camden, Arkansas on September 29, 1946.[1][2] His parents were Vyleria and Israel R. Dunn Sr., the pastor of the St. Paul Baptist Church.[1][3] Dunn grew up in Arkansas and Louisiana.[3] He graduated from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Arkansas.[1]
Dunn attended Grambling State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and sociology in December 1968.[3][4] While at Grambling State, he joined Phi Beta Sigma fratenrity and was a HEW Student Fellow for a family life project.[3]
Dunn then received an Master of Science in industrial and organizational psychology from San Francisco State University in 1972. He then received a Ph.D. in community and clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1975.[1] He attended Pepperdine University, receiving a Master of Business Administration in 1978.[3]
Career
[edit]Dunn was a teacher and counselor with Job Corps.[3] He was the chief consultant and an instructor in youth career and personal development for a joint project of the College of Alameda and Oakland Public School Continuation Schools.[3] While working on his Ph.D., Dunn was the executive director and chief psychologist of the East Oakland Community Health Alliance, a nonprofit organization.[1]
Dunn then founded and was the executive director of the East Oakland Family Health Center, located on 7515 East 14th Street in Oakland, California.[3][5] In this capacity, he testified before the United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee in 1979, regarding the need for a national health care system.[5] His practice was a family care facility that provided comprehensive dental, medical, and mental health services.[5]
Dunn was a professor of health services administration at Saint Mary's College of California.[3] He was a professor at the South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado, Arkansas.[3] In 1999, he was the CEO of the Anniston City Schools Foundation in Anniston, Alabama.[6]
Dunn was elected as the twelfth president of Arkansas Baptist College in October 2021, starting the position in February 2022.[7] Dunn tried to reorganize the college with a four-tier plan that addressed enrollment management, facilities planning, internal controls and improved infrastructure, and student service.[7] He resigned from the presidency on May 20, 2005, for unknown reasons.[8][7][9]
Dunn was the president of IRA and Associate management consultant company.[3]
Honors
[edit]Dunn was a fellow of the National Institute of Mental Health.[3] In 1978, the Governor of California honored Dunn with a Community Service Recognition Award.[3] He also received an Outstanding Services to Education Award from the Oakland Public Schools.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Dunn and his wife Pearl had three children: Daphne, Shavon, and Rinaldi.[3] Dunn was a member and minister of counseling at Allen Temple Baptist Church.[3] Later, he lived in Little Rock, Arkansas and was a member of St. John Baptist Church in Little Rock.[3] In May 2008, J P Morgan Chase Bank foreclosed on the Dunns' former home in Anniston, Alabama.[10]
Dunn died in Little Rock on October 6, 2010.[3] He was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Dubach, Louisiana.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "College Chatter". The Camden News. 1975-12-08. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Obituary information for Israel R. Dunn, Jr". www.rollerfuneralhomes.com. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Obituaries: Israel Dunn Jr". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. October 9, 2010. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Registrar Tells Names -- 161 Fall Graduates Listed at Grambling". The Shreveport Journal. 1969-01-23. p. 19. Retrieved 2026-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 United States House Committee on Ways and Means (1976). National Health Insurance: Field Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 714–716 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Dunn, Israel (1999-07-11). "American Stories of Justice and Injustice". The Anniston Star. p. 46. Retrieved 2026-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Arkansas Baptist College". HBCU Connect. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ Evelyn, Jamilah (2005-06-10). "President Resigns at Ark. Baptist College". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Arkansas Baptist College Chief Resigns". The Sun. Jonesboro, Arkansas. 2005-05-29. p. 13. Retrieved 2026-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Notice of Foreclosure". The Anniston Star. 2008-03-31. p. 20. Retrieved 2026-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 2010 deaths
- People from Camden, Arkansas
- Grambling State University alumni
- San Francisco State University alumni
- California School of Professional Psychology alumni
- Pepperdine University alumni
- 20th-century American psychologists
- Saint Mary's College of California faculty
- Arkansas Baptist College
- 21st-century American academics
- African-American educators
- 20th-century American academics
- Heads of universities and colleges
- 1946 births