The Jack H. and Paula A. Hassinger Chair in Education was established in 1996 to reward distinguished professors who advance and foster education through teaching and administration, at any level. The chair honors the life work of Paula Hassinger, who had a distinguished career as an educator, ranging from Chapman University to American elementary schools in Japan and South America. The chair further pays tribute to her husband, Jack, also a career educator and administrator who supported numerous teaching efforts in China.
Dr. Randy Busse is the Jack H. and Paula A. Hassinger Chair in Education and a professor in the Attallah College of Educational Studies. He has been teaching at the university level since 1995 and has achieved tenure at Chapman University and the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. His research, writing, and presentations topics include single-case outcomes, direct academic assessment, problem-solving models, selective mutism, and other-esteem. Visit his faculty page for a full bio.