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Katrina Daytner has been named the associate dean for administration in the Western Illinois University College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), effective July 1. She has served as the interim associate dean since August 1, 2014.
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Daytner Named Associate Dean for WIU College of Education and Human Services

July 10, 2015

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MACOMB, IL – Katrina Daytner has been named the associate dean for administration in the Western Illinois University College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), effective July 1. She has served as the interim associate dean since August 1, 2014.

Daytner joined Western's faculty in 2001 as an assistant professor in the educational and interdisciplinary studies department, with primary teaching responsibilities in the areas of educational psychology and human growth and development. From 2006 to 2014, she served as the faculty associate for the First Year Experience (FYE), and in that role, she was responsible for co-chairing such committees as the Foundations of Excellence Self Study, Committee on FYE Classes, FYE Review Committee and FYE Leadership Committee.

During her time at WIU, Daytner has published her research in Midwestern Educational Researcher; has written numerous grant reports; and has presented at conferences for the American Educational Research Association, the Midwestern Educational Research Association and the FYE annual meetings. She has served on the Council on Admission, Graduation and Academic Standards; the Academy for Persistence and Completion (Higher Learning Commission); and WIU's Faculty Senate. In 2013, Daytner was promoted to the rank of professor.

Daytner earned her doctorate in educational psychology (with a concentration in human development) from Indiana University—Bloomington, her master's degree in developmental psychology from Illinois State University and her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin—LaCrosse.

In 2013, Daytner won the COEHS Award for Excellence in Service and the WIU Provost's Award for Academic Excellence in University/Community Service.

For more information, contact COEHS Director of Development, Marketing and Community Relations Dana Moon at (309) 298-1690 or via email at DM-Moon@wiu.edu.

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