Constance Christine Riddle

Background

Riddle, Constance Christine was born on October 7, 1923 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Chester Victor and Evalyn Eugenia (Billinger) Stippich.

Education

Bachelor in Journalism, University Oklahoma, 1944. Postgraduate in Education, University Houston, 1968. Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, University Houston, 1970.

Career

Teacher 3rd grade Houston Indiana School District, 1963—1967, teacher minimally brain injured, 1967—1971, diagnostic teacher, 1972—1974, chairman advisory committee, 1973—1974, administrative supervisor, 1974—1979, training coordinator special education, 1975—1979, program administrator, 1980—1982, assistant director proposal development, 1982—1985, member advisory board Volunteers in Public Schools, since 1984. Consultant American Women in Radio/television, Houston, 1983, Shearer Public Company, 1986. Executive director Literacy Advance, Houston, since 1985.

Achievements

• Constance Christine Riddle has been listed as a noteworthy educational administrator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Houston chapter American Heart Association, 1961—1962. President, board directors Literacy Advance Houston, 1979—1981. Texas representative South Central Literacy Action, 1985—1991, vice president, since 1991.

Chairman national long range planning committee Laubach Literacy Action, 1985—1987, presenter national conference, 1990, 1992. Chairman National and Texas Literacy, American Mothers, Inc., since 1991. Member steering committee Texas Adult Literacy, 1987—1989, treasurer, 1989—1991, president, since 1991.

Member steering committee Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Adult Learning and Literacy Clearinghouse, 1988—1991. Member Mayor of Philadelphia's Conference Urban Literacy, Houston Read Commission. Chairman Literacy Providers, 1988—1989, charter member, 1988, chairman nominating committee, 1988—1989.

Presenter 1st, 2nd Conference on Adult and Adolescent Literacy, International Reading Association Flotilla. Commander United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Seabrook, Texas, 1984—1985. Member of Association United Way Executives (secretary 1989), Houston Professional Administrators (executive committee member 1982-1983), Women in Communications 1983-1984, since 1990, (member National Literacy Task Force since 1992), Altrusa Club Houston (vice president 1989-1990, chairman District 9 Altrusa International Literacy since 1990), Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma (parliamentarian 1988-1989, scholar 1974, president 1976-1978, chair world fellowship 1989-1991).

Connections

Married George Archibald Riddle, Junior, June 25, 1944. Children: George ArchibaldIII, Michael Christopher, Penelope Diane, David Payne.

Father:

Chester Victor Stippich

Mother:

Evalyn Eugenia (Billinger) Stippich

Spouse:

George Archibald Riddle

child:

George Archibald III Riddle

child:

Michael Christopher Riddle

child:

David Payne Riddle

child:

Penelope Diane Riddle