Dr. Tes Mehring

Dr. Mehring has served as a school psychologist in Montana, Kansas, and Missouri; taught and served as Dean of the School of Education at Emporia State University and Baker University. She has served as President of the National Teachers Hall of Fame, the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities, Kansas Council for Learning Disabilities, and the Kansas Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. She has been a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Councils for the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, the Renaissance Group, and Kansas Council for Exceptional Children. She has published five books and 41 chapters in professional books, presented at more than 70 national and international professional conferences, and written 22 grants totaling $2 million in funding.

She has received numerous national awards, including the Renaissance Group Leadership Award, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions in Teacher Education, Distinguished Professor of the Year Award from the International Council for Learning Disabilities, and numerous Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Education, and Who’s Who of American Women recognitions. At ESU, Dr. Mehring received the highest honor given to one professor each year recognizing excellence in teaching and scholarly activity: the Roe R. Cross Award. At Baker University, Dr. Mehring has served as the major advisor to more than 50 doctoral students and as a faculty member in the Leadership in Higher Education doctoral program. She earned undergraduate degrees in applied music, music education, and psychology from St. Mary College in Leavenworth, Kansas. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Southwest Missouri State University and a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education from the University of Kansas.