Jeanne Smith Kelly

Background

Kelly, Jeanne Smith was born on February 4, 1945 in Corinth, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of James Aaron and Mary Lin (Patterson) Smith.

Education

Bachelor, Mississippi College, 1966. Master of Education, Mississippi College, 1981.

Career

English teacher, Forrest County Agricultural High School, Brooklyn, Mississippi, 1966-1969; assistant library, Hattiesburg (Mississippi) Public Library., 1969-1970; English and French teacher, Greenville (Mississippi) Christian School, 1971-1972; English teacher, Goodwater (Alabama) High School, 1976-1979; English teacher, Madison (Mississippi)-Ridgland Academy, 1979-1995; English instructor, Holmes Community College, Ridgeland, Mississippi, since 1995; reading teacher, Alexander City (Alabama) Junior High School, 1978-1979.

Achievements

• Jeanne Smith Kelly has been listed as a noteworthy Community college educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Publicity chairman Madison Chamber of Commerce, 1986. Member Mississippi Private School Association (district board directors 1986-1987, department co-chair 1992-1993, State English chairman 1993-1994, State Secondary Teacher of Year 1987), Mississippi Scholastic Press Association (Newspaper Adviser of Year 1994), National Council Teachers English, Mississippi Poetry Society (named Poet of Year, 2002), Holmes Chamber of Commerce (Teacher of Year award 2002).

Interests

• Avocations: writing poetry, reading.

Connections

Married Phillip Lamb Kelly, August 13, 1966. Children: Andrew Phillip, Patrick Kirby.

Father:

James Aaron Smith

Mother:

Mary Lin (Patterson) Smith

Spouse:

Phillip Lamb Kelly

child:

Patrick Kirby Kelly

child:

Andrew Phillip Kelly