Background
Lavender, Karen Sue was born on June 19, 1946 in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Robert Lee Junior and Elsie G. (Worthen) Wheeler.
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Karen Sue Lavender
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Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Southern Illinois U., 1970; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Southern Illinois U., 1988; postgraduate, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1989.
Career
Teacher special education, Murphysboro High School, since 1971;
supervisor student teachers, lecturer, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1979. Instrumental designer, director Murphysboro H.S. Awareness Conference, 1992, 95. Guest lecturer Eastern Illinois U., Charleston.
Presenter Good Teaching Practices Conference, Carbondale, Illinois, 1989, at risk inservice for Unit #186, 1988-1989, 93-94, 95-. Instrumental designer "Moving Wall" Vietnam Veterans Meml.Project, Patriots Bravo Company, 1989-1990. Inservice Karnes H.S. Teachers, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1992, DuQuoin H.S., 1995.
Collaborative and inclusion consultant in field. Presenter "Better Illinois Schools Conference", 1995. Performance technical consultant, 1995.
Senior fashion consultant Multiples At Home, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Co-chair Shell Show 4th July, Murphysboro, 1987, 88. Member St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary, Illinois Political Action Committee. Fundraising co-chair Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial Association, 1984-1988.
Board directors Adolescent Health STEP. Chairman.Child Find At Risk Screening-M.H.S., since 1989, coordinator Unit District # 186,1990-. Sponsor Life Savers; member Intouch steering committee Jackson County, 1991.
Active Inservice Identification, Intervention, Interaction for At-Risk Students, Cairo, Illinois, 1992. Member Council Exceptional Children (president 1988-1990), Orton Dyslexia Society, County Regional Superintendent Institute (Executive Committee 1981-1984, 87-), Murphysboro Education Association (executive county, treasurer 1971, social chairman 1981-1988, nominatingcom. 1991), National Society Performace and Instruction (instrumental designer teenawareness conference 1991-1992), Phi Delta Kappa.
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Married David Allen Lavender, July 3, 1965. Children: Dana, Sarah, Robin.
