Background
York, Joseph Stafford was born on October 13, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Benjamin Preston and Ora Belle (Stafford) York.
Secondary gifted and talented education educator
York, Joseph Stafford was born on October 13, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Benjamin Preston and Ora Belle (Stafford) York.
Bachelor, Lambuth College, Jackson, Tennessee, 1966. Postgraduate, Memphis State University, 1970. Postgraduate, St. John's Graduate Institute, Santa Fe.
Postgraduate, University Tennessee.
Instructor English,, Dyersburg (Tennessee) State Community College instructor English,, Memphis State University teacher English gifted and talented education, Fayette County Schools, Somerville, Tennessee teacher English gifted and talented education, McNairy County Schools, Adamsville, Tennessee. Deputy chief auxiliary probation officer Juvenile Court Memphis and Shelby County. Member of advisory county on teacher education and certified Tennessee Board Education.
Member National Education Association, National Council Teachers English, National State Teachers Year (executive director Tennessee chapter since 1991), Tennessee Council Teachers English, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Tennessee Education Association, Association Supervision and Curriculum Development, Fayette County Education Association, McNairy County Education Association, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Sigma.