Dianne Lucy McAulay

Background

McAulay, Dianne Lucy was born on August 5, 1940 in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Ernest Francis and Clarissa May (Atwood) Marcotte.

Education

Bachelor, U. Rhode Island, 1972; Master of Education, Rhode Island College, 1974; certified Advisory Graduate Studies, Rhode Island College, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Connecticut, 1987.

Career

Secretary, Metropolitan Life Insurance, Union Mutual Insurance, Providence and Barrington, Rhode Island, 1957-1962; resource teacher gifted and talented, Cranston (Rhode Island) Public Sch.s, since 1972. Educational consultant, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, since 1975. Discussion leader Great Books Foundation, since 1976.

Educational services consultant New England Power Svc., Westborough, Massachusetts, since 1978. Adjunct Professor education and curriculum U. Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1979, Rhode Island College, Providence, since 1979, director educator of gifted certified program, since 1981. Coach The Future Problem Solving Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1988.

Advisory Rhode Island State Project Dirs. Gifted and Talented Programs, Providence, since 1990. Lecturer Jason project, South Kingstown, since 1991.

Trainer Talents Unlimited, 1991, ASCD's Tactics for Thinking, 1992. Chairperson advisory board Rhode Island State Commissioner of Education on Gifted and Talented, since 1994.

Achievements

• Dianne Lucy McAulay has been listed as a noteworthy Gifted education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisory Save the Bay, Providence, since 1981. Field tester, promoter Rhode Island Naturally Audubon Society, Smithfield, since 1978. Supporter U. Rhode Island School Oceanography, Naragansett, since 1989.

Data collector, evaluator, Rhode Island WatershedWatch, Kingston, since 1989. Member National Science Teachers Association, Association Supervision and Curriculum Devel, Center Economics Education, Law Related Education, S.E. New England Marine Educators (Executive Board 1987-1991), Rhode Island State Advocates of Gifted Education (president, vice president since 1982), Rhode Island Agriculture in Classroom (advocate), Phi Kappa Phi (highest distinction 1972).

Interests

• Avocations: expedition travel, wild plant propagation, jazz, sailing, fitness.

Connections

Married William Alexander McAulay, April 22, 1960. Children: Laurie Mae McAulay Cambrola, W. Scott, Lisa Dianne.

Father:

Ernest Francis Marcotte

Mother:

Clarissa May (Atwood) Marcotte

Spouse:

William Alexander McAulay

child:

Lisa Dianne McAulay

child:

Laurie Mae McAulay Cambrola McAulay

child:

W. Scott McAulay