Arlene Scurry Puryear

Background

Puryear, Arlene Scurry was born on July 15, 1960 in Newberry, South Carolina. Daughter of Wilbur Dwight and Callie Rae (Edwards) Scurry.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Lander U., 1981; MED in Elementary Education, Lander U., 1987; postgraduate, Lander U., 1988, 91-92; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1988-1990, 93; postgraduate, U. Oklahoma, 1990; postgraduate, Clemson U., 1993.

Career

Teacher, Hollywood Elementary School/Saluda (South Carolina.) District 1, 1981-1996; chair department science, Hollywood Elementary School/Saluda (South Carolina.) District 1, 1988-1996; teacher, Ridge Spring (South Carolina.) Monetta Elementary School, since 1996. Owner, voice performer and coach Ashlyn Arts Studio, since 1988;enrichmentinstr. Lexington 1, 1993; member Saluda District 1 science district Basic Skills Assessment Plan curriculum guide committee, Basic Skills Assessment Plantest district level mathematics testing task force, district curriculum committee, school discipline committee, Hollywood crisis team, sponsor Young Astonauts Club, since 1988, invention convention.

Member State Scuref Pre-college Science andMath. Education Committee; science consultant South Carolina. Education Department, summer 1996.

Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Arlene Scurry Puryear has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Summer youth and children director, music instructor vacation bible school Red Bank Baptist Church, 1988-1995. Teacher youth, youth choir director 1st Cavalry Baltimore Church, 1989-1991. Active Saluda County Fine Arts Council.

Area coordinator bike-a-thon, St. Jude Research Hospital, 1993. Instructor vacation bible school Ridge Association Southern Baptist, 1990, youth instructor, 1994, president youth committee. Sec.Hollywood Parent Support Organisation, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, 1993.

Member ASCD, National Science Teachers Association (regional board directors 1993, presenterCalif. county 1994, presenter Philadelphia conference 1995), South Carolina. State Science Organisation, South Carolina. Environmental Association, South Carolina.

Mathematics Council, Palmetto State Teachers Association, Women Involved in Rural Electric (vice president), Walley Bryan Caravan Camping International (past president Palmetto State).

Interests

• Avocations: flying (single engine/fixed wing private pilot), gospel singing and performing.

Connections

Married Robert Eugene Puryear, May 16, 1981. Children: Jennifier Ashleigh, Kaitlyn Nicole.

Father:

Wilbur Dwight Scurry

Mother:

Callie Rae (Edwards) Scurry

Spouse:

Robert Eugene Puryear

child:

Kaitlyn Nicole Puryear

child:

Jennifier Ashleigh Puryear