Carolyn Wilkerson Bell

Background

Bell, Carolyn Wilkerson was born on November 16, 1943 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jack and Dorothy (Davenport) Wilkerson.

Education

AB, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1965; AM, University of Pennsylvania, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1972.

Career

Professor of English, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, since 1971; Susan Duval Adams Professor of English, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, since 1992. Usage panelist American Heritage Dictionary, since 1987. Panelist National Endowment for Humanities, 1980, 81.

Consultant Legacy Project, Inc., Lynchburg, since 1995.

Achievements

• Carolyn Wilkerson Bell has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Precinct worker Democratic Party, Texas, Virginia, since 1968. Member National Council Teachers English, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocation: gardening.

Connections

Married Alexander Wayne Bell, June 11, 1966. 1 child, Stephen.

Father:

Jack Wilkerson

Mother:

Dorothy (Davenport) Wilkerson

Spouse:

Alexander Wayne Bell

child:

Stephen Bell