Margaret Herring Jennings

Background

Jennings, Margaret Herring was born on November 5, 1949 in Greenwood, South Carolina. Daughter of Walter Townes and Margaret Herring.

Education

Bachelor in Special Education, Columbia College, 1971; Master of Education, Clemson U., 1976; postgraduate in counselor education, University of Southern California.

Career

Teacher emotionally handicapped, Kingstree (South Carolina.) Elementary School, 1972-1973; teacher language arts chair, Sanders Middle School, Laurens, South Carolina., 1973-1978; teacher, unit leader, Chapin (South Carolina.) Elementary School, 1978-1981; researcher, Legislation Council of South Carolina. General Assembly, Columbia, 1982-1983; consultant psychologist, South Carolina. Department Juv. Justice, Columbia, 1982-1985; school counselor, Nursery Road Elementary School, Columbia, 1981-1989; school counselor, Cuaghman Road Elementary School, Columbia, 1981-1989; behavior specialist, Emerald Center Board for Disabilities and Special Needs, Greenwood, South Carolina., 1993-1995; president, American School Counselor Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1995-1996.

Achievements

• Margaret Herring Jennings has been listed as a noteworthy Counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ASCD, American Association Mental Retardation, South Carolina. Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (Humanitarian of Year), South Carolina. Counseling Association, South Carolina.

School Counselor Association, American Counseling Association, American School Counselor Association (numerous offices to president).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, writing, genealogy, music.

Connections

Married William L. Todd. 1 child, Margaret Kathryn Jennings Bixler.

Father:

Walter Townes Herring

Mother:

Margaret Herring

Spouse:

William L. Todd

child:

Margaret Kathryn Jennings Bixler Jennings