Background
Powers, Gerald William was born on April 13, 1940 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis Joseph and Nora Ann (Mazur) Powers.
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Gerald William Powers
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Bachelor, U. Massachusetts, 1962; Master of Education, U. N.H., 1965; Doctor of Education, U. Northern Colorado, 1971.
Career
Teacher, Amsterdam (New York) Schools, 1965-1967;
director, Beaumont (Texas) School for Deaf, 1967-1969;
professor, Bloomsburg (Pennsylvania) U., since 1971;
department chairman communication disorders, Bloomsburg (Pennsylvania) U., 1979-1983;
assistant department chairman communication disorders, Bloomsburg (Pennsylvania) U., 1983-1990. Instructor Lamar U., Beaumont, 1969. Director Camp Wilaha, Idaho Springs, Colorado, 1971.
State co-chairman Better Speech and Hearing Month, Pennsylvania, 1988, 89. Item writer Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New York, 1987-1988. Member of advisory committee Constnl.
Convention for Deaf, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1989. Grant reviewer unites states department Education, Washington, since 1980. Vice president Association Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty, Bloomsburg U., 1977-1980.
Achievements
Membership
Active Bloomsburg School Board, since 1983, treasurer, 1987-1989, vice president, 1990, president, 1991-1994. Board directors Control Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1983-1984. Vice president Diocesan School Board, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1976-1977.
Member Pennsylvania Board Examiners in Speech, Hearing and Language. Chairperson State Licensure Board, since 1992. Member National School Board Association, American College Educators of Hearing Impaired, Pennsylvania School Board Association, Pennsylvania Society for Advancement of Deaf, Elks, KC.
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Married Nancy Marilyn Binder, April 1, 1967. Children: Elizabeth Ann, Francis Joseph, Mary Corcoran.
