Cynthia Haldenby Tyson

Background

Tyson, Cynthia Haldenby was born on July 2, 1937 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Daughter of Frederick and Florence Edna (Stacey) Haldenby. came to the United States, 1959.

Education

Bachelor, U. Leeds, England, 1958; Master of Arts, U. Leeds, England, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Leeds, England, 1971.

Career

Lecturer, British Council, Leeds, 1959; faculty, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1959-1960; faculty, Seton Hall U., South Orange, New Jersey, 1963-1969; faculty, vice president, Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1969-1985; president, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia, since 1985.

Achievements

• Cynthia Haldenby Tyson has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Virginia International Trade Commission, Richmond, 1987. Trustee American FrontierCulture Museum, Virginia. Member Virginia Lottery Board, 1987-1994.

Chair selection committee State of Virginia Rhodes Scholarship Competition, 1993-1997. Board directors Cmty. Foundation Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro, since 1993.

Member Southern Association Colls. for Women (president 1980-1981), Association Virginia Colls. andUnivs. (president 1997-1998), Southern Association Colleges Schools (vice chair 1998), Association Presbyterian Colleges Universities (board directors 1998).

Connections

Children: Marcus James, Alexandra Elizabeth.

Father:

Frederick Haldenby

Mother:

Florence Edna (Stacey) Haldenby

child:

Alexandra Elizabeth Tyson

child:

Marcus James Tyson