Belinda Childress Anderson

Background

Anderson, Belinda Childress was born on June 21, 1954 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Irvin Daniel and Mary Davis (Flippen) Childress.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Radford U., 1976; Master of Science, Radford U., 1977; Doctor of Education, Virginia Technology Institute, 1986.

Career

Social science teacher, Portsmouth (Virginia) City Schools, 1977-1980; instructor, Jefferson Community College, Louisville, 1980-1981; social studies teacher, Norfolk (Virginia) City Schools, 1981-1982; director student transition, Radford (Virginia) U., 1983-1988; director academic advisory services, Radford (Virginia) U., 1984-1988; assistant professor, administrator, Radford (Virginia) U., 1988-1989; acting dean, Radford (Virginia) U., 1989-1990; dean School General and Continuing Education, Radford (Virginia) U., since 1990. Appointed to Senate-House subcommittee to study the status and need for academic preparation, finance aid and incenture programs to encourage minorities to pursue post-secretary education and training, 1993, 94.

Achievements

• Belinda Childress Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator, dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member task force on pluralism Colonial Coast Girl Scouts United States of America, Norfolk,1990-. Member Better Information Project, Norfolk, since 1984. Member National Academy Advising Association (Certified of Merit 1987), Association for Continuing Education, Virginia Association Black Faculty and Adminstrs. in Higher Education (secretary since 1989), National Association Women in Education, American Association for Higher Education, Phi Alpha Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: reading historical novels, traveling, restoratoin.

Connections

Married Eugene Anderson, July 12, 1980.

Father:

Irvin Daniel Childress

Mother:

Mary Davis (Flippen) Childress

Spouse:

Eugene Anderson