Background
Poad, Flora Virginia was born on October 8, 1921 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Thomas Franklin and Ethlind (Wertz) Huff.
Librarian elementary school educator
Poad, Flora Virginia was born on October 8, 1921 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Thomas Franklin and Ethlind (Wertz) Huff.
Student, Radford College, 1939—1941. Student, Ohio University, 1956—1957. Bachelor of Science in Education, Ohio Northern University, 1960.
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, University Toledo, 1964. Postgraduate, Kent State University, 1964—1966. Postgraduate, Kent State University, 1971.
Reference assistant Roanoke Public Library., 1939-1942. Catalog assistant University Library., Emory University, Atlanta, 1942. Secretary American Red Cross, 1943.
Catalog assistant Pickerington (Ohio) Public Library., 1950-1951. Teacher Celina (Ohio) Public Schools, 1957-1962. Teacher, library Toledo Public Schools, 1962-1964.
Library supervisor Oregon (Ohio) Public Schools, 1964-1985. Instructor University Toledo, 1970, reference library, 1971-1986. Teacher Sylvan Learning Center, Toledo, 1985-1992.
Retired, 1992
Evaluation team Ohio Department Education, Columbus, 1973. Representative Ohio Governor's Conference on Libraries, Columbus, 1974. Chairman, advisory board library science department Cmty.-Technology College, 1965-1969.
Vice president, president Ohio Association School Libraries, 1971-1973.
Volunteer American Cancer Society, Toledo, 1946—1948, 1986—1987, Mobile Meals, Toledo, 1986—1993, Helping Hands, Toledo, since 1994. Volunteer library Otterbein Portage Valley, 1999—2003. Bulletin editor Ohio Association School Libraries, 1968—1971, president, 1971—1972.
Member National Honor Society, Delta Kappa Gamma, Pi Lambda Theta, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Stanley Theodore Benton, December 24, 1942 (divorced October 1983). Children: Peggy, Betty, Mary Jo, Lucy. Married James Joseph Poad, June 6, 1986.