Background
Curol, Helen Ruth was born on May 30, 1944 in Grayson, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Alfred John and Ethel Lea (McDaniel) Broussard.
Librarian English language educator
Curol, Helen Ruth was born on May 30, 1944 in Grayson, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Alfred John and Ethel Lea (McDaniel) Broussard.
Bachelor, McNeese State University, 1966. Postgraduate, Long Island University, 1969—1970. Master of Library Science, Louisiana State University, 1987.
Teacher, library Cameron Parish Schools, Grand Lake, Louisiana, 1966—1967. Media specialist Brentwood School District, New York, 1967—1969. School library Patchogue High School, 1969—1970.
Reference library, manager circulation department McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1976—1996. Test administrator Education Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1987—1995. Assistant professor McNeese University, 1989—1995.
Owner Curol Consulting, Lake Charles, 1995—2002. Head adult services Laman Public Library., North Little Rock, Arkansas, 1996. Media library, technical representative LaGrange High School, Lake Charles, 1997—2004.
Library consultant Calcasieu Parish School Systems, Louisiana, since 2004. Researcher Boise Cascade, DeRidder, Louisiana, 1987-1988, Vidtron, Dallas, 1990-1992, National Archives, Washington, 1989. Consultant Community Housing Resource Board, Lake Charles, 1988-1993, Boyce International Engineers, Houston, 1988-1989, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Baton Rouge, 1989.
Development consultant Calcasieu Women's Shelter, 1988-1992. Reference consultant Calcasieu Parish Public Library., 1990-1995. Presenter at conferences.
Senior arbitrator Better Business Bureau, Lake Charles, 1986-1995. Local facilitator Louisiana Committee for Fiscal Reform, Lake Charles, 1988. State board directors Parent-Teachers Association, Baton Rouge, 1981-1983, Baton Rouge, 1983-1985.
Chairperson budget panel committee United Way Southwest Louisiana, Lake Charles, 1992-1994, board directors, 1995-1996. Judge Louisiana region IV Social Studies Fair, 1979-1989. Program speaker region IV training conference Housing and Urban Development, El Paso, 1992.
Representative on National Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, 2002-2005, to Louisiana's Virtual Library. Commission, since 2000. Member I-10 Petrochemical Industry's Citizen Advisory Panel, since 2003.
Appointed City of Lake Charles Alcohol Review Board, since 2003. Secretary League of Women Voters, Southwest Louisiana, since 2008, member Southwest Louisiana Dalegate Distance Learning Committee, since 2007. Member American Library Association (secretary council 1988-1990, chairperson council 1990-1991), American Association of University Women (chairperson intellectual freedom committee 1988-1989), Louisiana Library.
Association (chairperson reference group 1988-1990, speaker Annual State Convention, 2006), Louisiana Association College and Research Libraries (chairperson 1995-1996), Arkansas Library. Association, McNeese University Alumni Association, Southwest Louisiana Chamber of Commerce (legislation committee 1992), Ad and Press Club SWLA, Krewe du Feteurs (Mardi Gras Court Duchess 1992), Beta Sigma Phi (president Lake Charles chapter 1983-1984 United States of America Freedom Corp Silver medal of appreciation, 2000), Beta Phi Museum.
Married Kenneth Arthur Curol, June 25, 1967 (divorced 1988). Children: Edward, Bryan.