Background
Mitchell, Marlys Marie was born on February 6, 1931 in Hamburg, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Ernst Fredrick and Lydia Martha (Weller) Panning.
educator occupational therapist
Mitchell, Marlys Marie was born on February 6, 1931 in Hamburg, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Ernst Fredrick and Lydia Martha (Weller) Panning.
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, University Minnesota, 1955. Master of Science in Elementary and Special Education, University North Dakota, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education, University North Carolina, 1968.
Teacher St. John's Lutheran School, Glencoe, Minnesota, 1949-1951. Occupational therapist St. John's Hospital, St. Paul, 1955-1958. Teacher special education Grand Forks Schools, North Dakota, 1959-1962, Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Schools, 1963-1966.
Assistant professor, then professor occupational therapy University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968-1994. Director, 1976-1984; retired, 1994. Consultant in field. Contributor articles to professional journals Chairman building committee Grace Lutheran Church, Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1990.
Vice-chairman Home Health Agency of Chapel Hill, since 1994. Chairman Home Health Federation Chapel Hill, since 1997.
Fellow American Occupational Therapy Association, 1982. Member Council for Exceptional Children, American Occupational Therapy Association (chairman communications committee 1981-1983, chairman program advising committee 1985-1991, chairman commission on education 1991-1994, award of merit 1993), American Association of University Professors, Pi Lambda Theta, American Association of University Women (chairman public relations committee 1963-1966).
Married Earl Nelson Mitchell, July 23, 1955.