Background
Curlee, Dorothy Sumner was born on July 31, 1921 in Coleman, Texas, United States. Daughter of Thaddeus Pickett and Lena (Pierson) Sumner.
Curlee, Dorothy Sumner was born on July 31, 1921 in Coleman, Texas, United States. Daughter of Thaddeus Pickett and Lena (Pierson) Sumner.
Bachelor of Arts, Howard Payne College, 1942. Postgraduate Tulane University, 1944. Master of Science in Social Work, Columbia University, 1963.
Supervisor child welfare Texas Department Human Resources, 1944—1954, 1959—1960. Director adoptions Hope Cottage Children's Bureau, Dallas, 1961—1969. Consultant Adoption Resource Exchange North America, Child Welfare League American, 1969—1970.
Associate director Children's Home Society North Carolina, Greensboro, 1970—1972. Medical psychiatric social worker Texas Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Denton, 1972—1978. Program manager crippled children's division Texas Department Health, Abilene, 1978—1987.
Field instructor social work University Texas, 1950—1952, 1969, 1986.
1 child, Lenae.