William Kitz

Dr. William Kitz is the director emeritus of Project Success, a program designed to help UW Oshkosh students with learning disabilities. Dr. Kitz is an Oshkosh, WI native and UWO alumni; he attended the university from 1966-1970 and received his Bachelor’s in elementary education before returning from 1980 to 1982 to complete his Master’s in counseling. As a graduate student, Kitz volunteered to be a tutor for the then year-old Project Success program. He discusses the early days of Project Success, how the program has changed since the 1980s, and the ultimate goals of Project Success. Dr. Kitz is incredibly knowledgeable about learning disabilities and has strong opinions about the political and administrative aspects of running a program like Project Success. This interview is a detailed and comprehensive examination of how Project Success operates and what the future holds for the program. Dr. Kitz maintains that his ultimate goal is to put Project Success out of business because that would mean people with learning disabilities would have obtained the help they need before reaching college.