President's Bio
Dr. Dan F. Bakke became president of Pulaski Technical College on July 1, 2000. Previously, he served as vice president for instruction at the college.
Dr. Bakke has spent 32 years in various administrative positions with Arkansas and Texas community colleges, including two years as vice president for student services at Pulaski Tech and three years as dean of instruction at Southeast Arkansas College at Pine Bluff.
He holds a doctorate in education from Nova Southeastern University at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a master of education in guidance and counseling from Prairie View A&M University at Prairie View, Texas, and a bachelor of science in industrial technology from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.
Dr. Bakke is a member of the Rotary Club of Little Rock and sits on the boards of directors of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, the North Little Rock Economic Development Corporation and the Aerospace Education Center.
He and his wife, Jane, who has taught physical education in the Watson Chapel School District for the past 36 years, make their home in Sherwood. He is the father of two daughters, Rachel Mooney and Lindsey Bakke, of Houston, Texas, and has two grandchildren, Sophie Louise and Luke Thomas Mooney.