Background
Cooke, Deborah Reid was born on July 12, 1951 in Florence, South Carolina. Daughter of Charles Mather and Sterling (Martin) Cooke.
Cooke, Deborah Reid was born on July 12, 1951 in Florence, South Carolina. Daughter of Charles Mather and Sterling (Martin) Cooke.
Bachelor in Art, Winthrop College, 1973; postgraduate, Furman U., 1976-1984; Master of Fine Arts, Clemson U., 1989.
Teacher art, Armstrong Elementary School, Greenville, South Carolina., 1973-1976;
teacher art, Pickens (South Carolina.) High School, since 1976. Member South Carolina. Advisory Board Scholastic Art, Columbia, 1978.
Special events assistant South Carolina. Governor's School for Arts, Greenville, summer 1983, assistant director residential life, summer 1984, instructor art, summer 1993. Professor Furman U., Greenville, 1990-1992.
Consultant education program Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1990, Florence (South Carolina.) School District 1, 1990. Participant College Board Consortium for Cross Discipline Education, 1993.
President Berea Community Club, Greenville, South Carolina., 1974-1976. Secretary Pickens County Educators Federal Credit Union, Liberty, South Carolina., 1979-1981. Chairperson Pickens County Art Commission, 1990-1992.
Member National Education Association, South Carolina. Education Association, South Carolina. Guild of Artists, South Carolina.
Teacher Forum, South Carolina. Art Education Association (Outstanding Secondary Art Educator award 1984), National Art Education Association, Delta Kappa Gamma.