Bill Sterrett, Ph.D.

Dr. Bill Sterrett serves as Department Chair and Professor of Educational Leadership at Baylor University, where he holds the Fred & Edith Hale Endowed Chair for School Leadership. He received the Milken National Educator award as a Title I school principal in Charlottesville (VA), and has since helped present the award to educators in Virginia, North Carolina, and in schools throughout Texas.

As an affiliated faculty member in the BCSL, Sterrett works to support school leaders through professional development and collaborative grant work. He led the U.S. State Department-sponsored IDEA-SPORT grant to support women's leadership through sports through on-the-ground sports and leadership workshops in Pakistan and through virtual professional learning communities. Sterrett also supports efforts such as the Thriving Learning Communities grant work in Mississippi and the BCSL Research Award initiative.