Background
Alvine, Lynne Bertina was born on March 9, 1947 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Maurice Knute and Wilma LuVerne (Patterson) Alvine.
Alvine, Lynne Bertina was born on March 9, 1947 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Maurice Knute and Wilma LuVerne (Patterson) Alvine.
Bachelor in Education-English, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1969; Master of Arts in English, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1985; Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1990.
English teacher, Bloomer Junior H.S., Council Bluffs, Iowa., 1969-1973;
English teacher, department chair, Parry McCluer H.S., Buena Vista, Virginia, 1973-1986;
graduate assistant supervision, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1986-1988;
instructor education, Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, 1988-1990;
associate Professor of English, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1990-1995;
professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, since 1995. Research associate Virginia Technology/Hollins College Clinical Faculty Project in StudentTchr. Supervision, 1988-1990, Virginia Adult Basic Education Resources Center, 1987-1988, Smyth County, Virginia Public Schools, 1988, Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, Pennsylvania, 1992, Blairsville-Saltsburg Schools, Pennsylvania, 1992, Indiana AreaSr.
H.S., 1993, 94, Penns Manor School District, Pennsylvania, 1994, Cambria Heights School District, Pennsylvania, others. National writing contest judge Scholastic Magazine Writing Contest, 1987-1988.
Member National Council Teachers English (award committee Assembly on Literature for Adolescents 1994, associate chair women in literature and life assembly 1993-1994, chair 1994-1995), American Ednl. Research Association, International Reading Association, IndianaReading Council, Keystone State Reading Association, Women in Literature and Life Assembly, Adolescent Literature Assembly, Conference English Education, Conference College Composition and Comm., Support for Learning and Teaching English, Pennsylvania Council Teachers English, Western Pennsylvania Council Teachers English, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.