Daniel F. Leary

Career Educator (Retired)

A Timeline of Professional Milestones

1948

Born to Francis Daniel Xavier Leary and Laurette Dolores Fauls in Meadville, PA.

1970

Earns a Bachelor of Arts in English from Allegheny College.

1970

Coaches middle school junior varsity and varsity basketball until 1976.

1970

Teaches secondary English and gifted and talented and is chairperson of the English Department for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District until 2005.

1971

Achieves a Master of Arts in education from Allegheny College.

1971

Marries Mary Deborah Oldman Leary.

1985

Coaches contestants for the Great Lakes Shakespeare recitation contests, with five becoming finalists and one winning and moving on to nationals through 1997.

1989

Participates in the Cleveland Peer Review Program until 1991.

1989

Is a part-time evening/weekend instructor of poetry, drama and composition at Cuyahoga Community College until 2001.

1994

Is named British Petroleum Teacher of the Year by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

1994

Is a presenter at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention in Pittsburgh, PA.

1995

Participates in the PRAXIS Program until 1996.

2002

Is named District Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

2005

Is a supervisor of the Office of Field Services and the Humanities Department at Cleveland State University until 2020.

2009

Is a field mentoring lead and building coordinator of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation at John Carroll University until 2019.

2020

Commences his retirement.

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