Lannie Milon ’07 Ph.D. Educational Leadership
Photo: Dave Einsel
Performance and Continuous Improvement Manager, Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX
“I was the second AfricanAmerican male to receive a Ph.D. in education leadership. Because of this, I feel like I have a huge responsibility to be exceptional beyond measure as I represent one of the nation’s most prominent universities. From a preparedness standpoint, I feel as though the knowledge that PSU equipped me with has prepared me to be the exception.”
Lannie always has been dedicated to education. After completing an associate of arts degree in education, he went on to earn a bachelor of science in history and a master of arts in teaching from Georgia College and State University. As a doctoral student at Penn State, he was only the second African American male to earn a Ph.D. from the Education Leadership Program. Aside from furthering his own education, Lannie has focused his career on promoting the education of others, specifically students in urban areas. He has taught in some of the nation’s largest school districts including Atlanta City Public Schools and Jefferson Parish Public School System in Louisiana. Since 2013, Lannie has worked with the Houston Independent School District in Houston, Texas, the seventh-largest public school district in the country, which serves nearly 213,000 students. As the performance and continuous improvement manager, he provides training to faculty and staff at 54 high school campuses, manages performance standards and objectives across the district, assistant managers and principals with the application of performance data to inform professional development, and administers and monitors activities related to effectiveness. He has received several honors and awards, including securing more the $3 million in grants for the districts he has represented.
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