Lucia Martha Chawner

Background

Chawner, Lucia Martha was born on December 2, 1933 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Daughter of Lowell Jenkins and Lucia Mary (Soule) Chawner.

Education

Student, Earlham College, 1953. Bachelor, University Colorado, 1956. Master of Arts, Southern Methodist University, 1975.

Career

Teacher grade 7 language arts and social studies, Stonewall Jackson, Dallas Indiana School District, 1959-1963; reading clinician, Reinhardt, Dallas Indiana School District, 1963-1966; Reading Resource Pilot Project, Lakewood, Dallas Indiana School District, 1972-1974; development curriculum specialist, El Centro College, Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, 1977-1978; English teacher, Health Magnet, Dallas Indiana School District, 1979-1995; university supervising teacher, University Texas Dallas, Richardson, since 1996. Part-time instructor El Centro & Richland Colls., Dallas, 1978-1988, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas, 1996-1998. Member English literature textbookadoption committee Dallas Indiana School District, 1988-1989.

Chairman English department Health Magnet, Dallas Indiana School District, 1989-1994, manager innovative grant,1994-1995.

Achievements

• Lucia Martha Chawner has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Region 7 chairman, national board directors English-Speaking Union, 1996—2000. Co-leader child and youth study University Maryland, Dallas, 1967—1969. President English-Speaking Union, 1992—1996, member, national board directors, 1996—2000.

Member Leadership Arts Dallas Business Committee Arts, 1994—1995. Member World Affairs Council. Member of Daughters American Revolution, British American Commerce Association, Assemblage (president 1987-1988), Dallas Museum Art League (board directors 1997—2004), New Conservatory Dallas since 1999, (secretary 2002-2009), Friends SMU Libraries (board directors 1995-1998), Dallas Knife and Fork Club 2003-2008, Society Mayflower Descendants, Pi Lambda Theta (chapter president 2002-2008), Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Delta Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: sculpture, needlepoint, fitness exercise, traveling.

Connections

Married Movses Guichen Andreassian, March 18, 1967 (divorced June 1971).

Father:

Lowell Jenkins Chawner

Mother:

Lucia Mary (Soule) Chawner

Spouse:

Movses Guichen Andreassian