Gary Bigham, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education Office: Old Main, Room 442
Email: gbigham@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2618 Professional Profile Dr. Bigham joined the College of Education and Social Sciences in 2008. He received a B.S. in agricultural education in 1988, a M.Ed. with a major in agricultural education and minor in educational administration in 1991 and an Ed.D. in educational leadership in 1999, all from Texas Tech University. He has nine years of teaching experience, six years as a principal and five years as a superintendent. Teaching and Related Service Dr. Bigham teaches courses in the Educational Leadership program. His primary focus is certification of superintendents and principals. Dr. Bigham has presented information at professional development workshops at the Region XVII Educational Service Center and various school districts. His topics include brain research, teaching strategies for gifted and talented students, visionary leadership and reaching at-risk students. Dr. Bigham has served as a District U.I.L. executive committee chairman and actively as an advisory committee member on the Region XVII Educational Service Center’s Curriculum Contract Service and Principals’ Advisory Committee. He’s a board member for the regional SUMMIT (Students United to Make Meaningful Influences Together), the Lamb County Jr. Livestock Show and the WesTex Allied Communities Project (the first enterprise facilitation project in the state of Texas). Research and Creative Activity Dr. Bigham had a top dissertation in educational administration by the National Council of Professors in Educational Administration in 2000. He has co-author articles on leadership frames and teacher appraisals published in the Texas Study of Secondary Education and in Contemporary Education. He co-authored a chapter in the book 21st Century Challenges for School Administrators. He has presented his research at regional conferences of the Southwest Educational Research Association, the Texas Administrators’ Midwinter Conference, local meetings of the West Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Dr. Bigham researches the importance of leadership and the effect of legal and financial issues on the educational process. Personal Sketch Dr. Bigham lives on a farm and ranch between Amherst and Earth with his wife Missy, son Garrett and two daughters Garyn and Garicyn. They own and operate their 350 acres of land with 50 head of registered Angus cows. Garrett shows cattle through FFA and the family enjoys being involved. | 
