Joyce Catherine Holmes Crawford

Background

Crawford, Joyce Catherine Holmes was born on May 30, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Morton Henry and Lillian Catharine (Burton) Holmes.

Education

Student, Kansas City Junior College, 1934—1936. Bachelor of Science in Education, University Missouri, 1938. Master of Arts in Guidance and counseling, Northern Arizona University, 1957.

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology, Arizona State University, 1976.

Career

Teacher, Sedona, Arizona, 1948-1949, Verde Valley School, 1949-1951, Cottonwood, Arizona, 1952-1969. School psychologist, child study consultant, Phoenix, 1971-1975, Riverside School District, 1972-1974, Avondale School District, 1971-1983. Retired, 1983. Ranger-naturalist Tuzigoot National Monument, United States Park Service, summers 1959-1966.

Member Arizona Governor"s Advisory Committee on Mental Health, 1964-1965, Arizona Hospital Survey and Construction Advisory Council, 1965-1968.

Head start chairman Cottonwood Neighborhood Council, 1967-1969. Secretary YavapaiCounty Head Start Policy Advisory Committee, 1968-1971.

Board directors Yavapai County Economics Opportunity Council, 1967-1970, secretary, 1968-1969. Board directors Arizona Association Mental Health, 1955-1967, secretary, 1961-1964, founder Verde Valley chapter, 1956, president, 1959-1961.

Incorporating committee Verde Valley Community Guidance Clinic, 1965, board directors, 1965-1970.

Board directors Northern Arizona Comprehensive Guidance Center, 1967-1969. Board directors, recreation chairman Arizona Congress Parents and Teachers, 1954-1955. Board directors Westside Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome, 1980-1987, president, 1980, vice president, 1980-1981.

Chairman professional referral committee Westside Children"s Mental Health Svc., 1983-1987.

Board directors Southwest Cmty. Network, 1985-1987; representative Pima County Interfaith Council, 1994.

Certified, licensed Arizona Board Psychologist Examiners, school psychologist.

Achievements

• Joyce Catherine Holmes Crawford has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Ranger-naturalist Tuzigoot National Monument, United States Park Service, summers, 1959—1966. Member Arizona Governor's Health Committee on Mental Health, 1964—1965, Arizona Hospital Survey and Construction Advisory Council, 1965—1968. Head start chairman Cottonwood Neighborhood Council, 1967—1969.

Secretary Yavapai County Health Start Policy Advisory Committee, 1968—1971. Incorporating committee Verde Valley Community Guidance Clinic, 1965, board directors, 1965—1970. Board directors, recreation chairman Arizona Congress Parents and Teachers, 1954—1955.

Board directors Westside Mental Health Services, 1980—1987, president, 1980, vice president, 1981. Chairman professional referral committee Westside Children's Mental Health Service, 1983—1987. Representative Pima County Interfaith Council, since 1994.

Board directors Yavapai County Economic Opportunity Council, 1967—1970, secretary, 1968—1969. Board directors Arizona Association Mental Health, 1955—1967, secretary, 1961—1964, founder Verde Valley chapter, 1956, president, 1959—1961. Board directors Northern Arizona Comprehensive Guidance Center, 1967—1969, Southwest Community Network, 1985—1987.

Member of League of Women Voters (Tucson chapter education study committee), American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Arizona Association Children with Learning Disabilities, Arizona Education Association (mental health and special education committee 1961-1967, chairman 1964-1965), Arizona Psychological Association, Arizona Association School Psychologists (chairman professional standards committee 1980-1981, president 1982-1983, awards chairman 1983-1984, Keith Perkins Memorial award for Outstanding Achievement in School Psychology 1988), National Association School Psychologists, Common Cause.

Connections

Married Merle Eugene Crawford, December 18, 1938. Children: Hal Wayne, Kent Holmes.

Father:

Morton Henry Holmes

Mother:

Lillian Catharine (Burton) Holmes

Spouse:

Merle Eugene Crawford

child:

Kent Holmes Crawford

child:

Hal Wayne Crawford