Barbara Jean Atkeison

Background

Atkeison, Barbara Jean was born on May 19, 1938 in Moscow. Daughter of Samuel Garrison and Mavis Marie (Hoskins) Garrison Jones.

Education

Bachelor in Business Administration and Accounting, Antioch College, 1982; Master of Science in Education Administration and Supervision, U. Memphis, 1991.

Career

Chief accountant, Fayette County Public School Sys., Somerville, Tennessee, 1969-1976; business manager, Fayette County Public School Sys., Somerville, Tennessee, 1976-1986; cooperative education coordinator, college placement director, State Technology Institute, Memphis, 1986-1990; assistant director business, industry and government training division, State Technology Institute, Memphis, 1990-1992; assistant director institutional development, State Technology Institute, Memphis, 1992-1995; director development, State Technology Institute, Memphis, since 1995. Interim assessor of property Fayette County Government, Somerville, since 1992;member of advisory county to develop uniform finance accounting and reporting structure for public elementary and secondary schools State of Tennessee Department Education, 1979.

Achievements

• Barbara Jean Atkeison has been listed as a noteworthy University director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Planned, organization 5 county-wide political campaigns. Member National Council for Resource Development (member legislation committee 1989-1990, federal funding task force committees 1994, 95, 96, vice president 1997-1998, president since 1998, presenter), Tennessee Council for Resource Development (presenter annual conference 1995), National Couns. of Cooperative Education Association, Tennessee Cooperative Education Association (secretary 1989-1990, liaison to Southeastern Cooperative Education Association 1988-1990), National Society Fund Raising Executives, Women in Higher Education Association, Fayette County Chamber of C. (chair West Fayette chapter liveability committee 1995, Executive Board 1995, past president West Fayette chapter 1995, Woman of Year 1983).

Connections

Married Ernest Chevis Atkeison, September 29, 1956 (deceased January 1992). Children: Ernest Chevis Junior, Edwin Spencer.

Father:

Samuel Garrison Jones

Mother:

Mavis Marie (Hoskins) Garrison Jones

Spouse:

Ernest Chevis Atkeison

child:

Ernest Chevis Junior Atkeison

child:

Edwin Spencer Atkeison