Judith Marie King

Background

King, Judith Marie was born on October 24, 1939 in Watertown, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Chester Roland and LaVerne Lydia (Schramm) Gauerke.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Wisconsin State College, LaCrosse, 1962. Master of Science in Education, McDaniel College, Westminster, 1983.

Career

Library. Plymouth High School, Wisconsin, 1962—1963. Teacher Waukesha school district, 1963—1965, Central Bucks school district, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1965—1967. Library media specialist Central Bucks High School, 1967—1969, Montgomery County public schools, Rockville, Maryland, 1970—1995.

Library media specialist/audio video specialist Madison (Wisconsin) Memorial High School, 1995—1997. Director libraries, technical and communications Madison Metropolitan school district, 1997—1999. Director program development American Library.

Association, 2000—2002, American Association School Libraries, 2000—2002. Adjunct professor Western Maryland College, 1985—2004. Consultant Gale Research UXL, Detroit, 1993—1999.

Secretary Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization, 2004—2007, president, 2007—2008, curriculum committee chair, since 2010.

Achievements

• Judith Marie King has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board advisory Cooperative Children's Book Center University Wisconsin, 1997—2000. Member of American Association School Libraries (president 1983-1984, division councilor 1994-1999, publications chair 2002-2004), American Library. Association (Schneider Family Book award 2005), Maryland Educational Media Organization (life), Westshire Village Association (president 2004-2006).

Connections

Married Lewis King, November 8, 1963 (deceased March 12, 2000).

Father:

Chester Roland Gauerke

Mother:

LaVerne Lydia (Schramm) Gauerke

Spouse:

Lewis King