Education
Bachelor of Science in Government, West Texas State University, 1937; HHD (honorary), Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1987.
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Kathryn Robinson Coffey
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Active, Lakeview Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, since 1944;
deacon, Lakeview Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, 1968-1971;
board directors kindergarten and nursery school, Lakeview Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, 1965-1968;
member commission on home and family nurture, Presbytery South Louisiana, 1967-1969;
member Executive Committee, department chairman relation to public schools, Greater New Orleans Federation Churches, 1970-1976;
member Presbyterian campus life committee, Presbytery New Orleans, 1978-1982;
member various committees, Orleans Parish (Louisiana) School Board, 1953-1977. Active Parent-Teachers Association, including board directors New Orleans Council, 1956-1975, president, 1965-1967, vice president, chairman legislation services and president Dist One Louisiana, 1967-1972,member legislation committee National Congress, 1969-1972. Member New Orleans Public Library Board, 1956-1962.
Vice president, chairman membership committee Civic Council New Orleans, 1952-1975. Organizer, executive secretary New Orleans Citizens for Support ofPub. Schools, 1968-1976; board directors, member committees Louisiana Association Mental Health, 1968-1971.
Member juvenile delinquency committee Louisiana Commission Law Enforcement and Administration Criminal Justice, 1968-1970. President Louisiana Orgns. for State Legislation, 1972-1976. Committee member, board directors regional advisory group Louisiana Regional Medical Program Inc., 1970-1976.
Numerous activites for gifted education and special education, including: founder, vice president, legislation chairman Greater New Orleans Special Education Parent-Teachers Association, 1971-1977. Member Executive Committee Louisiana Advisory Council for Learning Disabilities, 1972-1976. Co-chairman Speak Out for Special Children, New Orleans, 1972-1977.
Member Task Force for Implementation of Act 368 of 1972, Louisiana, 1972-1976. Special hearing officer Federal District Court, New Orleans, 1973-1977. Chairman Louisiana Advisory Committee for Gifted and Talented, 1973-1976.
President, organizer Association Gifted and Talented Students Inc., 1973-1986. Editor newsletter, 1973-1981, contributing editor, 1981-1987. Committee member, chairman nomination committee Louisiana Governor's 4-C Policy Board, 1974-1977.
Project reader Office Gifted and Talented, Office Education, 1975-1976. Member Louisiana Coalition on Handicapped, 1975-1988. Member U. New Orleans Task Force on Gifted and Talented, 1976-1982.
Regional representative Louisiana Governor's White House Conference on Handicapped, 1977. Board directors National Association Gifted Children, 1977-1986. Member Louisiana Governor's Adv.Com. on Education of Handicapped, 1978-1981.
Member of advisory board Gifted Advocacy Information Network, 1979-1983. Member of advisory board Institute Gifted and Talented Education, New Jersey Department Education, 1978-1981. Review editor Journal Education of Gifted, Association for Gifted, 1980-1982.
Vice-Chairman, Board Of Directors Louisiana School for Mathematics Science and the Arts, Natchitoches, 1981-1985, Chairman of the Board, 1985-1987. Member of advisory board Gifted Children's Newsletter, since 1981. Member Governor's Advisory Committee Ednl.
Block Grants.
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Member Governor's Commision on Law Enforcement and Administration, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency Committee, 1970.
Connections
M. Clarence W. Coffey. Children: Clarence William, Kathryn Annual.
