Background
Newton, Elizabeth Purcell was born on June 3, 1925 in Madison, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charles Augustus and Anna Meta (Buchanan) Purcell.
Newton, Elizabeth Purcell was born on June 3, 1925 in Madison, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charles Augustus and Anna Meta (Buchanan) Purcell.
Associate of Arts, Peace College, 1944. Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1946. Master of Education, Georgia State University, 1969.
Educational Specialist, West Georgia College, 1981.
Teacher counselor S. Cobb High School, Austell, Georgia, 1965—1969. Counselor department head Wheeler High School, Marietta, 1969—1976. Counselor, division head guidance services Walton High School, 1976—1990, retired, 1990.
Presenter Georgia School Counselors Association, Atlanta, 1980—1990. School representative College Board, Princeton, New Jersey, 1981—1990. Panelist, presenter Southeast region, Atlanta, 1983—1985.
Consultant Panhandle Area Education Cooperative, Chipley, Florida, 1985.
School representative Citizens Advisory Council, Marietta, 1981—1982, 1985. Member of American School Counselors Association (National Secondary Counselor of Year 1984), Georgia School Counselors Association (Secondary Counselor of Year 1983), Cobb Counselor Association (organizer, chairman nominations committee 1985), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married William Edward Newton, June 11, 1949. Children: James Purcell, Betsy Newton Hein, Christina Newton Harwood.