Dr. Daniel Hoven Cline

Dr. Daniel Hoven Cline, 67, of Jonesboro, Arkansas died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born in Hoven, South Dakota, Dr. Cline lived in Reno, Nevada, before moving to Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1992. He was a retired Professor of Educational Administration at Arkansas State University serving from 1992 until retirement in 2010. Before coming to ASU, Dr. Cline was employed at the University of Nevada-Reno, serving as Director of Research and Educational Planning from 1983-1992. He was also associated with Indiana University, LaGrange Area Department of Special Education, Devils Lake, North Dakota Public Schools and Lyon County, Nevada Public Schools.

Dr. Cline earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nevada, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, and a Doctorate of Education degree from Indiana University.

At ASU, Dr. Cline served on the Faculty Senate and as Secretary-Treasurer of the American Association of University Professors. He was a member of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration and the Arkansas Association of Professors of Educational Administration. He was the recipient of the Eugene Smith Point of Excellence “Educator Makes a Difference” Award and the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education.

Survivors include 2 daughters, Lisa Stoner of Reno, Nevada, and Michele Brown of Tigard, Oregon;

One sister, Nancy Bobb of Woodland, California;

2 grandsons, Nicholas Thompson and Caleb Brown; and
one great grandson, Ryin Pettit-Thompson.

A memorial service will be held Saturday morning at 10:00 in Emerson Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.