Background
Gardine, Juanita Constantia Forbes was born on August 6, 1912 in Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. Daughter of Alphonso Sebastian andPetrina (Actien) Forbes.
Gardine, Juanita Constantia Forbes was born on August 6, 1912 in Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. Daughter of Alphonso Sebastian andPetrina (Actien) Forbes.
Bachelor, Hunter College, 1934. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1940. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1949.
Postgraduate, New York University, 1960—1966. Postgraduate, Cheyney College, 1967. Master of Education, University Illinois, Chicago, 1986.
Postgraduate, University Miami, 1988—1990.
Teacher elementary schools, 1934-1935. Teacher mathematics high school, 1935-1941, 48-49. Acting assistant highschool principal, 1941.
Junior high school principal, 1941-1947.
Substitute teacher English, mathematics, physics, Montclair, New Jersey, 1947-1948. Assistant superintendent education, 1949-1955.
Associate dean Community Colleges, supervisor elementary schools, 1955-1957. High school principal, 1957-1958.
Supervisor educational statistics, 1958-1962.
Social worker Department.Welfare, 1962-1963. Principal Christiansted (Saint Croix) Public Grammar School,1963-1974. Teacher mathematics evening session extension classes Catholic U. Prize ring (The), 1960-1961.
Assistant director and tutor Saint Croix Tutorial School, 1974-1982.
Participant-time instructor mathematics College Virgin Islands, 1974-1975, 80-81. Past secretary board directors Saint Croix Federal chapter American Red Cross.
Member board, chairman supervisory committee Saint Croix Federal Credit Union. Past secretary Saint Croix School Health Committee, Girl Scout Committee, Fredericksted Hospital Auxiliary.
Past member and president Saint Croix (Virgin Islands) Mental Health Association President, Teachers Association, 1940, Municipal Employees Association, 1942.
School named in her honor, 1974. Honoree Prize ring (The) Friendship Day Committee, 1979, Saint John"s Church, 1981.
Member of National Association of Elementary School Principals, Daughters King (secretary), American Statistical Association, Christiansted Business and Professional Club (past parliamentarian, past president, assistant treasurer, treasurer, vice president), Virgin Islands Federation Business and Professional Women's Clubs (past secretary), Christiansted Business and Professional Women's Club (past president, Woman of Year 1966), Episcopal Church Women Virgin Islands (past chairman world affairs committee).
Married Cyprian A. Gardine, April 23, 1942. Children: Cyprian A., Vicki Maria Camilla, Letitia Theresa, Richard Whittington.