Background
Melton, Emma Alexander was born on August 26, 1933 in Louisville. Daughter of Jesse Wilson and Reella Odessa Alexander.
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Emma Alexander Melton
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Education
Bachelor in English and Speech, Central State College, 1954. Master of Arts in Elementary Education, Ohio State University, 1962. Certified in reading, John Carroll University.
Career
English teacher Xenia (Ohio) City School, 1955—1957. Elementary teacher Cleveland Public School, 1957—1963, reading consultant, 1969—1990. Social skills consultant Society Prevention of Violence, 1990—1992.
Diversity trainer of educators Anti-Defamation League, 1992—1997. Worksh
Workshop facilitator Institute Cultural Affairs International, various locations, 1970—2000. Speaker at national and international conference and workshops, since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Advisory board Nuclear Age Resource Center, Cleveland, 1994—2004. Deacon First Baptist Church, since 1980. Advocacy board Interreligious Partners in Action, since 2000.
Member advisory board Cleveland Ecumenical Institute for Religious Studies, since 2006. Member of Delta Sigma Theta.
Interests
Connections
Married Brady Melton Junior, April 17, 1960. Children: Brady Aldred, Tia Meychelle.
Education
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1954
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1962
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Career
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1955 - 1957
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1990 - 1992
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1992 - 1997
Awards
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Recipient Ecumenical award, Interchurch Council, Cleveland, 1998. Grantee, Cleveland Education Fund, 1987. Martha Holden Jennings scholar, Jennings Foundation, 1981.Recipient Ecumenical award, Interchurch Council, Cleveland, 1998. Grantee, Cleveland Education Fund, 1987. Martha Holden Jennings scholar, Jennings Foundation, 1981.