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Joyce McKnight Recognized by Marquis Who's Who for Excellence in Education and Community Service

With a compassionate reputation that precedes her, Dr. McKnight has met with success because of her true desire to help communities help themselves



Dr. McKnight is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Community and Human Services at SUNY/Empire State College

    LAKE GEORGE, NY, July 28, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Joyce McKnight has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Dr. McKnight is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Community and Human Services at SUNY/Empire State College and senior author of the Pearson textbook Community Organizing: Theory and Practice. She has served in various roles as a community organizer, mediator, and counselor since 1974, as a college administrator and professor since 1980, and as designer and supervisor of online community and human services courses since 2003--co-coordinating a program which has served thousands of community and human services workers in New York State and around the world. With a compassionate reputation that precedes her, she has met with success because of her ability to share her knowledge with her students and community members. Crediting her success to her education, Dr. McKnight earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and sociology from Allegheny College, a Master of Education in counseling from Gannon College and a Doctor of Education from The Pennsylvania State University.

In recognition of her professional excellence, Dr. McKnight was honorably selected for inclusion in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. Today, she continues to share her expertise as a professor, community consultant, and local leader as well as through her blog--https://joycemcknight.com, work with the Community Builders forum of the e-democracy movement, and active support of Open Educational Resources. As she looks to the future, Dr. McKnight intends to continue to help people work together to improve the quality of life in all kinds of community settings around the world.

About Marquis Who's Who:
Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Today, Who's Who in America remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. Marquis now publishes many Who's Who titles, including Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in Asia. Marquis publications may be visited at the official Marquis Who's Who website at www.marquiswhoswho.com.

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