Kamala Doris Edwards

Background

Edwards, Kamala Doris was born on July 11, 1942 in Hoshangabad, India. Daughter of Seth Jason and Doris Mary (Bernard) Edwards.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, U. Jabalpur, 1962; Master of Arts summa cum laude, U. Jabalpur, 1965; postgraduate, Haggai Institute, Singapore postgraduate, Delhi U., India postgraduate, Cairo U. postgraduate, Edinburg U., Scotland Doctor of Philosophy, U. South Florida, 1975; postgraduate, Harvard University A (Mus) T.L.C. I, Trinity College Music, London vocal student, Madame Anne Roselle Studios.

Career

Lecturer, Women's Christian College, Madras, India., 1966-1967; associate professor, director honors program, advisor international-intercultural studies & foreign students, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1974-1979; president, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India, 1979-1987; assistant professor department English, George Washington University, Washington, 1987; professor humanities, social science, education division, Montgomery College, Germantown, Maryland., since 1989. Visiting professor department English Houghton (New York) College, 1967-1968, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, 1968-1972. Adjunct Professor department English U. South Florida, 1972-1974.

Consultant The World Bank, Washington, since 1988, Center Skills Development, Washington, since 1988, Aqua Safe International Health Systems, Vienna, Virginia, since 1989;commissioner Commission Humanities Rockville County, Maryland., 1990, vice chair, since 1991, program, development, liaison committees. Presenter numerous seminars.

Achievements

• Kamala Doris Edwards has been listed as a noteworthy Humanities educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Executive board India Literacy House, New Delhi. Chairperson triennia conf.Asian Women's Institute, Manila, Phillipines. National Board of Governors Young Women’s Christian Association India, New Delhi.

Panelist, moderator The Round House Theater, Montgomery County, Maryland. Member American Association of University Women, Modern Language Association, National League of Pen Women (judge national poetry and fiction contests), National Federation Indian-American Assns. (development committee), International Platform Association, Association Colleges Universities for International-Intercultural Studies (Executive Board, board directors, Certified Excellence Distinguished Svc., 1975-1978), All India Association Christian Higher Education (Executive Board), Creative Commons HumanitiesAssn.

(moderator workshop), Institute Svc. Education (task force), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Chi.

Connections

Married Vinod Ghildiyal. 1 child, Jaya Ghildiyal.

Father:

Seth Jason Edwards

Mother:

Doris Mary (Bernard) Edwards

Spouse:

Vinod Ghildiyal

child:

Jaya Ghildiyal Edwards