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Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., Ph.D., CRC, is a Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling and Director of the Center for Disabilities Studies at KSU. Dr. Rumrill has extensive experience developing, administering, and evaluating services for students with disabilities in higher education. He currently serves as Project Director for KSU’s Office of Postsecondary Education grant, which is entitled the access to Quality Higher Education project. Dr. Rumrill has authored or co-authored more than 130 professional journal articles in the fields of rehabilitation, counseling, and education; 18 book chapters, numerous measurement instruments and training manuals; and six major books. He is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences in education, rehabilitation, and health care. Dr. Rumrill has received numerous awards including the 2005 Rehabilitation Researcher of the Year Award from the National Council on Rehabilitation Education, the 1996 Innovative Program Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and the 1993 National Achiever Award from the TRIO Foundation. Dr. Rumrill has secured and administered 24 federal and private foundation grants whose total budgets exceed $12 million. In addition to his professional contributions to the fields of education and rehabilitation, Dr. Rumrill’s personal experience with a significant disability (blindness) will enable him to bring credibility and authenticity to project activities. As a former special education student, vocational rehabilitation consumer, and college student--Dr. Rumrill knows firsthand how important the support and guidance of faculty members and administrators can be to one’s academic and professional development. Accordingly, the ideals of access and inclusion that have brought him success are imbued in all proposed project activities (see Appendix C for project personnel resumes).
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Kent State University,
Center for Disability Studies, 414 White Hall, PO, Box 5190 Kent, Ohio 44242
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