Barbara Ann Gjevre Nielsen

Background

Nielsen, Barbara Ann Gjevre was born on February 27, 1942 in Decorah, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Norman Henry and Marian Elizabeth (Haugen) Gjevre.

Education

Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1964; Master of Education, U. Georgia, 1973; Doctor of Education in Ednl. Leadership, Spalding U., 1994.

Career

English teacher, Waterloo (Iowa) Public Schools, 1964-1965; English and reading teacher, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Community Schools, 1965-1968; English and reading teacher, Ferguson (Missouri)-Florissant School District, 1968-1970; secondary reading consultant, Clarke County Schools, Athens, Georgia, 1970-1973; administrator, Albany (New York) Schools, 1973-1974; secondary institutional specialist, Guilderland (New York) Public Schools, 1974-1979; coordinator learning center, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, 1979-1984; adult literacy education specialist, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, 1984-1990; career/workforce education specialist, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, 1990-1993; curriculum assessment specialist, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, since 1993.

Achievements

• Barbara Ann Gjevre Nielsen has been listed as a noteworthy Educational administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice chair Kentucky State Council for Adult Edition and Literacy, since 1994. Board directors Ursuline Pitt School, since 1993. Member of advisory boards Jefferson Community College Nursing Program, RETS Institute.

President U. Ednl. Doctoral Alumni Association, since 1994. Member International Reading Association (guest reviewer Journal of Reading 1991-1992), Kentucky Association for Adult and Continuing Education (president 1991-1992, Outstanding Member 1992), Kentuckiana Literacy Council (secretary 1989-1991), Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Kappa PHi, Kappa Delta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, golf, reading, piano, singing.

Connections

Father:

Norman Henry Gjevre

Mother:

Marian Elizabeth (Haugen) Gjevre