Gloria Jean Bell

Background

Bell, Gloria Jean was born on October 10, 1939 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of John T. and Mary Ellen (Gray) Bell.

Education

Bachelor, Southern Wesleyan University, 1961. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1982.

Career

English teacher, N.W. Guilford H.S., Greensboro, 1962-1963; teacher, Partlow State School, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1963-1964; English and reading teacher, Tuscaloosa H.S., 1964-1965; English instructor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1965-1970; assistant Professor of English, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina., 1974-1977; faculty member, Southern Wesleyan University, Central, South Carolina., since 1977; English professor, Southern Wesleyan University, Central, South Carolina., since 1981; chair division of humanities, Southern Wesleyan University, Central, South Carolina., 1981-1993; academic vice president, dean, Southern Wesleyan University, Central, South Carolina., since 1993. Mem Tri-County College Transfer Advisory Board, Pendleton, South Carolina., 1993-1998, chair 1996-1997.

Achievements

• Gloria Jean Bell has been listed as a noteworthy English educator, dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Ad hoc committee member Wesleyan Church, since 1997. Southeast regional steering committee Conference Christianity and Literature, 1985—1988, 1994—1996. Member Clemson Area Leadership Program, 1995.

Judge Lieutenant Governor's Award for Composition, Pickens County, 1981. Fellow: Council Christian Colleges & Universities (executive leadership institute). Member: South Carolina Women Higher Education (conference steering committee 1983-1984, 1996-1997), Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, needlework, gardening, reading.

Connections

Father:

John T. Bell

Mother:

Mary Ellen (Gray) Bell