Background
Matthis, Eva Mildred Boney was born on August 18, 1927 in Magnolia (Waycross), North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Horace and Eva Alice (Merritt) Boney.
Matthis, Eva Mildred Boney was born on August 18, 1927 in Magnolia (Waycross), North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Horace and Eva Alice (Merritt) Boney.
Associate of Arts, Louisburg College, 1946. Bachelor of Science, East Carolina University, 1969. Master of Library Science, East Carolina University, 1971.
Advertising manager, Efirds, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1946-1949; advertising accountant, Lenoir Company News, 1950; syn. aviation instrument instructor, Serv-Air Aviation, Kinston, North Carolina, 1951-1957; advertising account executive, Kinston Free Press, 1959-1964; library, Caswell Center, 1965-1966; history teacher, North Lenoir High School, 1969-1970; library, Sampson Elementary School, 1970-1972; head library media program, Lenoir Community College, Kinston, 1972-1976; dean, learning resources, Lenoir Community College, Kinston, 1976-1989; dean, marketing institutional development, learning resources, Lenoir Community College, Kinston, 1989-1991; dean, institutional advancement, Lenoir Community College, Kinston, 1991; vice president instrumental services, Lenoir Community College, Kinston. Alumni representative East Carolina U. Liberal Studies Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Self-study, Greenville, 1987-1989.
Developer Heritage Place, local history museum, 1988. President Junior Women's Club, Kinston, 1960. District director North Carolina Junior Women's Club, 1961.
Member Kinston Mayor's All-American City Committee, 1988, co-chair, 1996-1997. Representative Lenoir County Bicentennial Committee, Kinston, 1987. Staff-parish chairman Queen Street United Methodist Church, 1988-1990, member bishop's council, 1988-1990, committee chairman, 1988-1990, chairman finance committee, 1992-1994, building committee, 1992-1994, Sunday School teacher, member administrative board, since 1984, vice president, 2000-2002, district chair nominations, 2003-2005.
Member Kinston Museum committee, Fireman Museum committee, 1992-1993. Chair architectural survey, Lenoir county, 1993. Member Southern Association of Colleges and Schools visiting team, Leveland, Texas, 1990.
Chair Louisburg College Class of '46 Golden Anniversary. Member United Methodist Women. Volunteer, tutor character education Wake Company Schools, 1997-2004.
Member North Carolina Community College Learning Resources Association (life, public information officer 1989-1992, executive board, director district II 1986-1989, Achievement award 1992, Honorary Mention Library. Journal Library of the Year 1991), Libraries of Lenoir County (president 1985, 92), Lenoir County History Association (vice president, executive board), Council on Resource Development, History Lenoir County-Kinston Celebration, East Carolina University Alumni Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma (yearbook editor).
Married George Clifton Matthis, August 31, 1949. 1 child, George Clifton Junior.