Dr. Ray D. Ryan Jr., 74, passed away October 8, 2020. Ray earned his B.S. degree at UW-Stout and his M.S. and Ed.D. from the UM-Columbia. Throughout his 40-yr career Ray was Assoc Dean and Prof in the College of Ed, The Ohio State University (OSU); Provost/VP of Academic Affairs, Dean of Ed, and Full Prof at Sierra Nevada College; UNLV Assoc Prof; Affiliated Faculty Member, Global and Technology Development in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at ASU;  Deputy Supt of Public Instruction for NV & AZ; Exec Dir of the Center on Educ & Training for Employment at OSU; Pres/CEO of NOCTI; and Pres/CEO of his own successful consulting firm.



Ray received numerous awards including: Distinguished Svc to the fields of Ed & Training in OH, the US, and worldwide; AZ Voc Assoc Distinguished Educator of the Year; Outstanding Int'l Leader from the Int'l Voc Ed & Training Assn; Honorary Doctorate & Honored Prof of The Russian Federation Tomsk Polytechnic Univ; Centennial Distinguished Alumni Award from UW-Stout; Outstanding Leader EPDA 552 Leadership/Research Fellow; Education Dev Professionals Act (EPDA) representative for ND, and the Outstanding Int'l Leader in Tech Voc Ed & Training Award (IVETA).



Dr Ryan was the Lead Project Researcher for the following: US/Soviet Funding, USIA, USSR Nat'l Ed Dev Proj; Partnership for Turkey Ed System; Establishment of small businesses in Poland (World Bank, US Agency for Int'l Dev & USDOL, Bur of Int'l Labor Affairs); & the Hungary Project (World Bank, USDOL). He also led a group of Professors from OSU for the first-ever Russia/US Ed Symposium.



Ray is survived by his wife, Marianne, three children and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister. There will be a private family memorial service. Memorial contributions may be made to Source Point of Delaware, OH, or your local pet shelter or rescue. (Source: ASU Foundation)