Timothy J. Dyer, Phd., 80, passed away April 12, 2018.  He received his undergraduate degree in political science and graduate degree in educational administration from Eastern Michigan University. Following graduation he was a school administrator for the Wayne-Westland district, while also serving on the Ypsilanti city council and later as mayor from 1968 to 1970. He also served for 12 years as a member of the EMU Board of Regents. Tim's career in educational leadership then took him to Phoenix, Ariz., to serve as superintendent of the nation's largest high school district. Next came Washington, D.C., where he headed the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He then returned to Arizona as full professor of educational administration and Director, Division of Psychology in Education at ASU. He made a large gift made to EMU to establish the Dr. Timothy J. Dyer Distinguished Interdisciplinary Chair in Forensics/Debate and Human Rights through his estate. The chair will lead in the creation of the Center for the Study and Research of Equality and Human Rights in the College of Arts and Sciences. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 20, 2018 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 410 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti, MI.