Background
Buis, Joyce was born on September 5, 1930 in Webb, Alabama, United States. Daughter of John Allen and Susie Edna (Webb) McAteer.
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Joyce Buis
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Education
AB, U. Alabama, 1953; Master of Education, Georgia State University, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia State University, 1987.
Career
Staff writer, Birmingham (Alabama) News, 1953-1954;
editorial assistant, Alabama Agricultural Ext. Svc., Auburn, 1954-1957;
alumni news editor, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1959-1960;
aquatics director, DeKalb County Young Women’s Christian Association, Decatur, Georgia, 1980-1981;
instructor health, physical recreation and dance, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1981-1986;
assistant professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, since 1987. Board directors Georgia Board Recreation Examiners, Atlanta, since 1985.
Chairman Therapeutic Recreation Licensure Exam Development Task Force, Atlanta, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman safety services Studies. committee Metro. Atlanta chapter American Red Cross. Member American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Georgia Recreation and Park Association (Therapeutic Recreator of the Year 1986), National Recreation and Park Association, National Therapeutic Recreation Society, Society of Pk. and Recreation Educators.
Connections
Married Charles Edwin Buis Junior, September 4, 1954. Children: Charles Edwin III, Susan Webb, John Allen, Elizabeth Joyce.
