Background
Horning, Dixie Dianna was born on September 15, 1949 in Barksdale, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Robert Morris and Opal Jewel (Cain) Horning.
Horning, Dixie Dianna was born on September 15, 1949 in Barksdale, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Robert Morris and Opal Jewel (Cain) Horning.
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, East Texas State University, 1978.
Director parks and recreation, City of Texarkana, Arkansas, 1976-1991;
director maintenance, City of Texarkana, Arkansas, 1980-1991;
director personnel, City of Texarkana, Arkansas, 1980-1981;
director City Pride, City of Texarkana, Arkansas, 1986-1990;
manager human services, City of Lafayette, Louisiana, since 1991. Director development Southern Mutual Help Association, New Iberia, Louisiana, 1993-1994. Executive dir.Gray Panthers Project Fund, International, Washington, since 1993.
Guest speaker S.W. Regional Recreation and Parks Institute, 1985. Guest speaker to professional associations.
Board directors Youth Job Corps, 1976-1977, Ozan-Carver Early Learning Center, Texarkana, 1977, Volunteer Service Bureau, Texarkana, 1988-1991, Tri-State council American Red Cross, Texarkana, 1988-1991. Member Community School Advisory Board, Texarkana, 1975-1981. Founder, 1st board member Arkansas Conference on Children and Youth, 1975.
Member Clean Community Commission, Texarkana, 1976-1977. Member urban recreation committee President's Commission on Outdoors, 1986. Member advisory board For Kid's Sake, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1988-1990.
Member citizen review committee United Way, Lafayette, 1991. Fellow Sons of the American Revolution (appreciation award 1985). Member National Recreation and Parks Association (certified leisure professional, Southwest regional program committee Baton Rouge 1990), Arkansas Recreation and Parks Association (certified professional, awards chairman 1990), National Institute on Parks and Grounds, Society Municipal Arborists, Northeast Texas Parks and Recreation Society.