Background
Grimes, Dorothy Gatlin was born on February 3, 1943 in Winona, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Aubrey Elijah and Ida Lou (Boyd) Gatlin.
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Dorothy Gatlin Grimes
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Education
Bachelor, Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1963; Master of Arts, U. Alabama, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Auburn U., 1978.
Career
Instructor English, Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1964-1965;
temporary instructor English, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1965-1966;
instructor English, Alexander City (Alabama) Junior College, 1966-1970, 70-74;
from assistant professor to associate Professor of English, U. Montevallo, Alabama, 1978-1988;
Professor of English, U. Montevallo, Alabama, since 1988;
chair English Department, University Montevallo, Alabama, since 1992. Member Auburn U. Research Advisory Council, 1983-1987. Seminar participant National Institutes of Health, 1982, 87.
Consultant Talladega College, 1990, Arkansas State University, 1990, 91, Jacksonville State University, 1990. Chair university county department chairs U. Montevallo, 1993-1994, chair university writing committee, since 1983, chair faculty county, 1988-1989, task force on institutional assessment, 1989-1990, presidential search committee, 1991-1992, chair composition committee, 1985-1986, 89-, Dancy lectures committee, 1980-1984, 87-90, student government association faculty advising committee, 1981-1982.
Achievements
Membership
Elder Montevallo Presbyterian Church, 1993. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Women, National Council Teachers of English, Association College English Teachers of Alabama (newsletter editor 1981-1984), Alabama Council Teachers of English(Executive Board since 1984), South Atlantic Modern Language Association.
Connections
Married Eugene Seay Grimes Junior, April 15, 1965. Children: Jonathan Eugene, David Boyd.
Awards
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University scholar U. Alabama, 1963-1964, U. Montevallo, 1993-1994. University fellow Auburn U., 1975-1976. Fellow Linguistic Society of America Institute, U. South Florida, 1975.University scholar U. Alabama, 1963-1964, U. Montevallo, 1993-1994. University fellow Auburn U., 1975-1976. Fellow Linguistic Society of America Institute, U. South Florida, 1975.