Fenwick W. English

Who is Fenwick W. English?

Fenwick W. English is an American educational leader, author, professor, editor, auditor and advocate of improved school leadership. He is generally considered to be the "father" of the curriculum management audit and curriculum mapping. He has served as a University Professor, Dean, Department Chair, Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, and Middle School Principal. Over the last two decades English has held many prominent positions in the American educational administration field; he is the author or coauthor of over 20 books, over 100 journal articles, editor of The Encyclopedia of Educational Administration, auditor of secondary school systems, President of the UCEA, and prominent leader in the field of education.

In 2002, he became the Robert Wendel Eaves Sr. Chair at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This distinguished position honors one of this century’s great leaders in elementary education.