Dominic 'Dic' Leonardelli
Nov. 9, 2000
Longtime WMU administrator and faculty member Dominic B. "Dic"
Leonardelli, emeritus in education, died Nov. 2 in Kalamazoo.
He was 86.
Leonardelli joined the WMU faculty in 1951 and taught at the
University High School until 1956 when he began teaching in-service
education programs through the Division of Continuing Education.
He later co-directed the Division of Continuing Education and
was in charge of non-credit programs and conferences. He returned
to the faculty in 1977 as an assistant professor of education
and professional development and retired in 1979.
Widely known across Michigan for his work with adult groups
and in-service training programs in the public schools, Leonardelli
served on the Schoolcraft Board of Education and the executive
board of the Michigan Education Association. He was a founding
board member of the Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
Leonardelli was a graduate of Northern Michigan University
and earned a master's degree at the University of Michigan. A
longtime supporter of WMU, he and his wife, Nadia, created an
endowed Medallion Scholarship in 1997.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the
Fetzer Center.
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