Background
Collins, Joe Lena was born on November 18, 1922 in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Morton Daniel and Rosetta Francis Collins.
Collins, Joe Lena was born on November 18, 1922 in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Morton Daniel and Rosetta Francis Collins.
Bachelor of Science in English, Tennessee Technology, Cookeville, 1949. Master of Arts in English, George Peabody, Nashville, 1968. Educational Specialist in English, George Peabody, Nashville, 1975.
Secretary to Doctor G.C. English and Doctor Communicative Disorders Walton, Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, 1942-1946. Teacher Maury Company Schools, 1949-1951, Tennessee Technology, Cookeville, 1951. Accountant Cookeville Production Credit, 1951-1952.
Teacher Metro Nashville Schools, 1952-1988. Retired, 1988
Lecturer Retired Learning Vanderbilt University, since 2000.
Committee worker Democratic Party, 1980—2003. Member American Association of University Women (president), Tennessee Writers Alliance, Tennessee History Society, Women in the Arts, United Methodist Women (Woman of Purpose award), Belle Meade Book Club (leader), Metro Retired Teachers Association.