Background
Bell, Judith Carolyn Ott was born on February 15, 1948 in Cincinnati. Daughter of William Requarth and Lillian Inez (Dowling) Ott.
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Judith Carolyn Ott Bell
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1970; Master of Arts in Art Education, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1982.
Career
Program developer, art educator, Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina, 1969; freelance artist, art educator, 1971-1976; operations monitor, Santa Fe Model Cities Program, 1975; visual art education consultant, Yakima Indian Reservation, Toppenish, Washington, 1979; science curriculum development specialist Tribal Kindergarten, Yakima Indian Reservation, Toppenish, Washington, 1980; graduate assistant, Miami University, 1981-1982; visual art educator, Grady Brown Elementary School, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 1982-1987; arts education coordinator, Wilson County Schools, Wilson, North Carolina, 1987-1991; art survey instructor, Wilson Technology Community College, 1990; interdisciplinary educator ( 6th grade art, language arts, social studies), Carrington Middle School, Durham, North Carolina, 1991-1994; teacher 7th grade language arts, Coitheus Middle School, Durham, 1994-1995; teacher 9th grade civics, English, reading & math competency, Durham Magnet Center of Visual & Performing Arts, since 1995. Trainer Learning to Read Through the Arts, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Hearth Foundation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, since 1992. Interim executive dir.Creative Learning Center Hearth Foundation Institute, 1993. Student advisor Students Against Violence Everywhere, 1994-1997, coordinator annual peace festivals.
Member ASCD, National Council of Teachers of English, North Carolina Art Education Association (board directors 1989-1991, editor newsletter, program chair 1989-1991), North Carolina Alliance for Arts Education (editor newsletter, board directors 1989-1993, awards chair 1990), Arts Advocates of North Carolina, Orange County (North Carolina) Arts Commission.
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1 child, Raven Dylan Bell.
