Curtis C. Brooks

Background

Brooks, Curtis C. was born on March 15, 1932 in Lexington, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jefferson and Rosa (Lyons) Brooks.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mississippi Valley State University, 1958; postgraduate, U. Mississippi, 1975-1980.

Career

Teacher, basketball coach, athletic director, Walnut (Mississippi) Colored High School, 1958-1960; teacher, basketball coach, athletic director, Line Consolidated High School, Ripley, Mississippi, 1960-1969; science teacher, coach, assistant athletic director, Ripley Middle School, since 1969. Assistant director N.E. Mississippi Athletic Officials, Ripley, 1966-1987.

Achievements

• Curtis C. Brooks has been listed as a noteworthy Middle school science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer St. Paul United Methodist Church, Ripley, since 1970. Executive secretary N.Cen. Athletic Association, 1965-1970.

With United States Army, 1953-1955. Member National Education Association, Mississippi Association Curriculum Development, Mississippi Association Educators.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, hunting, traveling.

Connections

Married Erma Jean Sly, February 1, 1958. Children: Curtis Junior, Jimmy Ray, Barbara Smith.

Father:

Jefferson Brooks

Mother:

Rosa (Lyons) Brooks

Spouse:

Erma Jean Sly

child:

Curtis Junior Brooks

child:

Jimmy Ray Brooks

child:

Barbara Smith Brooks