Carolyn Sue Cooper

Background

Cooper, Carolyn Sue was born on July 19, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Albert D. and Lois (Gay) Cooper.

Education

Bachelor, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1971. Master of Arts, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1984.

Master of Arts in Philology and Translation, St. Petersburg (Russia) State University, 2003.

Career

Teacher North Kansas City Public Schools, 1971-1980. Project director, in-service teacher trainer East Central Cooperative in Education, Baldwin City, Kansas, 1982-1984. Postdoctoral fellow University Kansas, Lawrence, 1984-1985.

Coordinator special projects Western Carolina Center, Morganton, North Carolina, 1985-1987. Professor special education Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1987—2002, associate dean graduate school, director international programs, 1998—2000. Research associate Russian-E. European Center University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, since 2002.

Instructor English, Herzen Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1986-1987, Fulbright lecturer, fall 1994. Consultant Illinois Board Education, Springfield, since 1987. Associate professor translation, St. Petersburg (Russia) State University, since 2002.

Achievements

• Carolyn Sue Cooper has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Birth-Five Coordinating Council, Charleston, 1993-1994. Assistant leader delegate Citizen Ambassador Program, Prague, Czech Republic, Moscow and St. Petersburg, 1995. Member Council for Exceptional Children, International Society on Early Intervention.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, travel, studying Russian, crocheting.

Connections

Father:

Albert D. Cooper

Mother:

Lois (Gay) Cooper