Background
Edwards, Joyce Perry was born on December 24, 1944 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Lawrence Pryor and Artelia Marsh Perry.
Edwards, Joyce Perry was born on December 24, 1944 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Lawrence Pryor and Artelia Marsh Perry.
Bachelor, North Carolina College, Durham, 1966. Master of Arts, North Carolina Central University, 1978. Master of Education, North Carolina State University, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1983.
English teacher Somerset County Schools, Princess Anne, Lynchburg (Virginia) City Schools, 1966—1968. School counselor Wake County Public School Systems, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1971—1976, guidance supervisor, 1976—1981, assistant superintendent, 1981—1986. Executive director of student services and instruction Durham (North Carolina) City Schools, 1988—1991, superintendent of schools, 1991—1992, associate superintendent, 1992—1993.
Assistant superintendent Edgcombe County Schools, Tarboro, 1993—1996. Associate principal for instruction Moore County Schools, Southern Pines, 1996—1999, principal Southern PInes, 1999—2001. Associate professor of education Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer-Charlotte, since 2001.
Superintendent of schools Halifax County Schools, Halifax.
Workshop leader, administrator in Cchristian education African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, North Carolina, 1990—2003. Member of North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Married Murray L. Edwards, March 12, 1988.