Dr. Robert Manheimer, Dean of the C.W. Post School of Education,
Honored by the Child Care Council of Suffolk

Brookville, NY – Dr. Robert Manheimer, dean of the School of Education of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University was honored with the Outstanding Educator Award by the Child Care Council of Suffolk for his outstanding commitment to early care and education. The ceremony took place at the Council’s 22nd Annual Meeting on June 15, 2007at the headquarters of CA in Islandia, N.Y.

As dean of the School of Education since 2002, Dr. Manheimer oversees one of the most recognizable schools of education in the northeast and has spearheaded its growth to include more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as unique specializations in educational technology, special education and literacy, and communication sciences and disorders.   

He began his educational career as a science teacher in Brooklyn, rising in the administrative ranks to assistant principal of the high school and assistant to the superintendent of schools in the Syosset School District. He spent 15 years at the Jericho School District, one of the most prestigious in the United States, as the superintendent of schools. He taught as an adjunct professor at the New York Institute of Technology and the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.

He first joined the faculty as an adjunct in the C.W. Post Department of Educational Leadership and Administration (DELA) in 1980 and established himself as a gifted instructor at the collegiate level. In 1995, he was appointed to a full-time position in DELA and subsequently became its Chair and Associate Dean within the School. 

Dr. Manheimer holds a bachelor’s degree in science education from Brooklyn College and a master’s degree and Ed.D. from Columbia University Teacher’s College. He has taken graduate courses in educational administration at New York University and has won awards and citations from the United States Senate, the New York State Assembly, the New York State Senate as well as President Bill Clinton, and the Governor’s Office of New York.

Dr. Manheimer is a panel member for disciplinary hearings for the New York State Education Department, is an appointed peer reviewer for RATE, Regents Accreditation for Teacher Education, the New York State Accreditation Process and a hearing officer for Student Disciplinary Proceedings. He is an editor of Long Island Education Review. He is writing a book on Futures Forecasting in Education. He belongs to a number of professional organizations, including the American Association of School Administrators, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Educational Research Association and the Association of Supervisors and Curriculum.

Complimenting his educational background, Dr. Manheimer has designed toys for Creative Play Things, was a research associate in Biochemistry at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, was affiliated with the Medial Examiners Office in New York City, served as a consultant for software design for student management and was in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He was the director of an educational foundation and served on the Executive Board of the U.S. People for the United Nations as well as being affiliated with an anti-creationist society.

Established in 1985, the Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc., is a not-for-profit central planning and coordinating agency dedicated to making child care work for all of Suffolk County’s diverse communities. Through advocacy and education, the Council takes a leadership role in supporting children, families, providers, employers and the public to ensure that quality child care takes its place as an integral part of society.           

For more information call the School of Education at 516-299-2210.

Posted: July 3, 2007