DISTINGUISHED FACULTY
Dr. K. Fritz Leifeste – College of Education
After almost 30 years as a public school teacher and administrator, Dr. K. Fritz Leifeste is now passing on his “real world” experience to the next generation of education professionals in ASU’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
“I just enjoy imparting knowledge to students,” said Leifeste, associate professor and this year’s Distinguished Faculty Award recipient from the College of Education. “After 20 years as a school administrator, I decided it was time to get out of the rat race and prepare others to enter the race.”
In his eight years at ASU, Leifeste has helped his students build quite a reputation for their department.
“Friends of mine in school administration from all over Texas tell me they will hire every teacher that ASU graduates, if they can,” he said. “They like what we do here and I think they are right. We have a tremendous program.”
Leifeste earned his bachelor’s degree at ASU, master’s degree at Lamar University and his Ed.D. at Texas Tech. He and his wife Margaret have two daughters, Karla and Laura, and three grandchildren.