Background

Binion, Celious was born on January 31, 1940 in Carthage. Daughter of George Lewis and Ellene Steel.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Jackson State University, 1961. Master of Arts, Chicago State University, 1981. Master of Arts, Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee, Illinois, 2001.

Career

Teacher Board Education, Chicago, 1964—1969, library, 1970—2001. Teacher District 143, Posen, 1969—1970, St. Clotilde Catholic School, Chicago, 2001—2003. Retired, 2003

Counselor Illinois Young Authors, Bloomington, since 1986.

Secretary Connexion, Inc., Chicago, since 1998.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: (children's book) Buffy Goes Skating, 1987, (poems) Poetry for the Soul, 2004.

Membership

Drama helper volunteer Washington Park Field House, Chicago, 1986—1997. Volunteer Sherman Park Library., 1999—2003, Connexions, Chicago, since 1999. Secretary Chicago State's Library.

Club, 1999—2001; Sunday school teacher God's House of All Nations, since 1989. Member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Reading, writing, music, tennis.

Connections

Children from previous marriage: Vicki Pearson, Yolanda Davis.

father:

George Lewis

mother:

Ellene Steel