Marjorie Bennett Scott

Background

Scott, Marjorie Bennett was born on August 17, 1917 in Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of John E. and Minnie Jane (Croka) Bennett.

Education

Bachelor, Center State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1939; Master of Arts, Colorado State University, 1946; Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1948; postgraduate, University of California, Riverside, 1958; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1964; postgraduate, Beaver College, 1972-1974; postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1974-1975.

Career

Teacher American and English literature, Latin, speech Hennessy (Oklahoma) High School, 1939—1944, Kiowa (Kansas) High School, 1944—1946. Head resident/student dean Sims Hall Syracuse (New York ) University, 1946—1948. Dean women Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, 1948—1949.

Professor speech education Mississippi State University, 1949—1951. Associate professor speech Washington State University, 1951—1953. Teacher English Las Cruces (New Mexico) High School, 1953—1955.

Teacher English and speech Polytechnic High School, Riverside, California, 1955—1959, director forensic program, 1955—1959. Teacher English as Second Language San Germán, Puerto Rico, 1959—1961. Associate professor American and English literature Huntington (Indiana) College, 1961—1963.

Teacher, counselor, director forensics Lower Meridian High School, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1963—1983. Retired Lower Meridian High School. Consultant and conductor workshops in field.

Membership

Member United Methodist Church. Member American Association of University Women (program chairman 1994-1996), National Education Association, National Council Teachers English, American Forensic Association (member of national commission to plan 50th anniversary celebration), Kappa Kappa Iota (president of conclave). F C.

Connections

Married Warren B. Scott, August 7, 1948. Children: Florence Elizabeth Bennett Scott Morgan, Bennett W.

Father:

John E. Bennett

Mother:

Minnie Jane (Croka) Bennett

Spouse:

Warren B. Scott

child:

Bennett W. Scott

child:

Florence Elizabeth Bennett Scott Morgan Scott