Background
Dorsey-Murphree, Betty Jo was born on January 15, 1932 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Arrived in Zimbabwe, 1955. Daughter of Forrest Lee and Mary Virginia (Snodgrass) Dorsey.
Dorsey-Murphree, Betty Jo was born on January 15, 1932 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Arrived in Zimbabwe, 1955. Daughter of Forrest Lee and Mary Virginia (Snodgrass) Dorsey.
Bachelor, Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, 1953. Postgraduate Certified in Education, University London, 1963. Diploma in Education, University London, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1974.
Professor, U. Zimbabwe, Harare, since 1967; department chairman, U. Zimbabwe, Harare, 1982-1985; research associate, St. Antony's College, Oxford, England, 1977-1979; senior associate member, St. Antony's College, Oxford, England, 1981, 93. Visiting professor Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1989-1990. Consultant World Bank, Malawi, 1991, Canada Institute Development Agency, Zimbabwe, 1991, Universalia, Montreal, Canada, 1993-1995, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1995-1996.
Treasurer Budiriro Educational Trust, England and Zimbabwe, since 1982. Board trustees National Museum and Monuments, Harare, since 1992. Member International Sociological Association, History and Comparative Education Society Southern Africa, Comparative and International Education Society.
Married Marshall Warne, September 22, 1951. Children: Wendy, Stephen, Debra, Nyasha, Michael.