Background
Houchens-Nichols, Cora was born on July 18, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Joseph Edward and Marion (Pasiuk) Radecki.
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Cora Houchens-Nichols
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Cora Houchens-Nichols, American Educational administrator. Certified teacher mentally impaired, Michigan, emotionally impaired, Michigan, learning disabled teacher consultant, Michigan, supervisor, director special education, administrator, Michigan. Author: A Secondary Curriculum Guide for Personal Adjustment, 1979.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University, 1962; Master of Arts in Special Education, Wayne State University, 1967; Doctor of Education, Wayne State University, 1986; Educational Specialist, U. Detroit, 1983; postgraduate, Western Michigan U., 1989-1993.
Career
Teacher 1st grade, Brookside School District, San Antonio, 1960-1961;
elementary teacher special education, South Lake Schools, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, 1962-1967;
elementary teacher special education, East Detroit Schools, 1967-1972;
elementary teacher consultant, East Detroit Schools, 1972-1986;
director insight, Crisis Intervention Center, Detroit, 1972;
director special services, Algonac (Michigan) Community Schools, 1986-1993. Part time faculty department special education Wayne State University, 1983-1984, U. Detroit, since 1988. Vice president Eastpointe Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, 1962-1965.
Secretary Poupard Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1969-1970. Member curriculum planning committee Grosse Pointe Public Schools, 1973-1975. Insight case worker City of Detroit, 1971-1975.
Achievements
Membership
Leader Girl Scouts American, 1968-1971, troop organizer, 1972-1974. Board directors Northeast Guidance Clinic, vice president, 1976-1978, member assistance league. Teacher Sunday school, director Christian education Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church, director.
Presenter various workshops. Consultant Special Education Superior vena cava syndrome Are Michigan Department Education, 1977-1986, others Member ASCD, Council for Exceptional Children (administrators division, president Blue Water chapter 1993), Michigan Association Adminstrs. Special Education, Michigan Local Dirs.
Association (steering committee), Michigan Association Children Learning Disabilities, Michigan Association Children Emotionally Impaired, Michigan Association Learning Disability Educators (regional representative, editor Bulletin), Michigan Association Teachers for Emotionally Disturbed Children (president 1978-1980, Teacher of Year award Special Education 1984), Delta Kappa Gamma.
Connections
Married George Houchens, June 26, 1958 (divorced June 1977). Married Leo George Nichols, May 17, 1981. Children: Blaire Anne, Michelle Lynne.
