Background
Whitfield, Grace Garren was born on February 5, 1930 in Morganton, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Frederick Jay and Bonnie (McDaris) Garren.
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Grace Garren Whitfield
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, North Georgia College, 1952. Master of Library Science, West Georgia College, 1978.
Career
County clerk Fannin County Government, Blue Ridge, Georgia, 1949-1950. Teacher, assistant principal Fannin County School System, 1950-1952. Teacher Atlanta City Schools, 1953-1954, Cobb County Schools, Marietta, Georgia, 1955-1987.
Supervising teacher, media specialist Brown Elementary School, Smyrna, from 1987.
Achievements
Membership
School representative Smyrna Clean City, since 1984. Member Georgia Association Educators (local president 1952-1953), Georgia Library Media Department, Southern Association Schools and Colleges, Cobb County Association Media Specialists, Alpha Delta Kappa (various committees 1983-1985, state president 1986-1988, advisor international convention 1987, international balloting committee, international by-laws committee), Order Eastern Star.
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Connections
Married Samuel Roy Whitfield, June 7, 1952. Children: Bryan Jay, Sally R. Whitfield Creswell.
Education
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1952
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1978
Career
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1949 - 1950
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1950 - 1952
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1950 - 1952
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1953 - 1954
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1955 - 1987