Background
Birdsong, Alta Marie was born on July 18, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Alton Roy and Artie Marguerite (Bentley) Flowers.
Birdsong, Alta Marie was born on July 18, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Alton Roy and Artie Marguerite (Bentley) Flowers.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting magna cum laude, U. North Texas, 1955.
Cost engineer, Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, 1955-1962; part-time accountant, Atlanta, since 1972.
Member DeKalb County Cmty. Rels. Committee, 1981-1993, chair, 1984-1987. Member Atlanta Regional Committee Advisory Group, 1981-1988, Metropolitan Atlanta United Way, since 1985;, resource investment volunteer school age children.
Chair School Age ChildCare Council, 1987-1990. Member Dekalb County Task Force on Personal Care Homes, Dekalb County Task Force on Domestic Violence. Member steering committee for bond referendum Dekalb B. Education.
Member Vision 2020 Governance Stakeholders American Red Cross, 1994-1995. Member Camp Fire Boys and Girls. Member American Association of University Women (division president 1987-1989, president elect 1987-1989, member vice president 1984-1986, recording secretary 1982-1984, association nominating committee 1993-1997, chair 1995-1997), Atlanta Council Camp Fire (president 1992-1994, vice president 1990-1992, region finance officer 1989-1990, region nominating committee chair 1991-1992), Atlanta Alumnae Panhellenic (president 1978-1979, vice president 1977-1978), Freedoms Foundation at Valley Force (Atlanta chapter president 1991-1992, vice president 1990-1991, vice president publicity 1988-1989, treasurer 1985-1987, secretary 1983-1985, eastern-southern region advisory 1994-1997), National Women's Conference, Delta Gamma Alumnae (Atlanta chapter 1st. vice president 1985-1987, treasurer 1972-1974, Oxford award 1992).
Married Kenneth LayneBirdsong, October 18, 1958. Children: Suzanne Denise, Jeffrey Layne.