Background
Byrd, Gwendolyn Pauline was born on July 21, 1943 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Marley and Frances (Ramsay) Byrd.
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Gwendolyn Pauline Byrd
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science in History, Marillac College, St. Louis, 1966; Master of Arts in School Administration, DePaul University, 1975.
Career
Teacher, St. Matthias School, St. Louis, 1966-1970; principal, teacher, Cathedral Elementary School, Natchez, Mississippi, 1970-1974; principal, St. Francis De Sales School, Lake Zurich, Illinois, 1974-1977; curriculum coordinator for school system, Archdiocese of Mobile, 1977-1983; school superintendent, Archdiocese of Mobile, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Chairperson Little Flower Liturgy Committee, Mobile, since 1980. Private school rep.to advising committee on teacher education State of Alabama, since 1983. Advisory board Catholic Svc.Ctr., Mobile, since 1989.
Vice president board directors Mobile Mental Health Association, since 1990. Board directors L'Arche Cmty., since 1992. Member National Catholic Education Association, Chief Adminstrs.
Catholic Education (regional representative 1995), CACE (Executive Committee 1996), Phi Delta Kappa.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Named Outstanding Career Woman, Gayfer's Career Club, 1985, Outstanding Superintendent, Alabama Association Learning Disabilities, 1988, Distinguished Diocesan Leader Today's Catholic Teacher Magazine, 1992.Named Outstanding Career Woman, Gayfer's Career Club, 1985, Outstanding Superintendent, Alabama Association Learning Disabilities, 1988, Distinguished Diocesan Leader Today's Catholic Teacher Magazine, 1992.