Background
Whittenburg, Carolyn Sparks was born on October 3, 1946 in Danville, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Clarence Edward and Ruby Catherine Sparks.
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Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg
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Associate of Arts magna cum laude, Averett Junior College, 1967; Bachelor with honors, Meredith College, 1969; Master of Arts, Wake Forest U., 1971; Education Specialist, College of William and Mary, 1997; doctoral candidate, William & Mary College.
Career
Elementary teacher, Madison County Schools, Comer, Georgia, 1971-1973; elementary teacher, Walsingham Academy Lower School, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1980-1983; professor of history, Hampton (Virginia) U., since 1986. Hampton U. representative Virginia State Department Education Symposium, Richmond, 1992, Virginia State Department Education Conference, Fredericksburg, 1993. Guest lecturer U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member American History Association, World History Association, Virginia History Society, Southern History Association, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Theta Kappa.
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Married James Penn Whittenburg, December 27, 1970. Children: Catherine, Elizabeth.
