Professor Lalendle holds a PhD in Educational Administration and Leadership from Michigan State University. His focus has been on the meaning, construction, and practice of leadership in Higher Education in South Africa. He has been an active practitioner in the Higher Education Sector for over three decades.
He has risen from the ranks of being a Lecturer to that of Vice-Rector in a multi-campus context of a university. He has been a student leader and a Union Leader. His accomplishments include managing complex departments in strategy, planning teaching, research, and quality assurance in a large multi-campus University.