Background
Turnage, Martha Allen was born on May 23, 1922 in Wake County, North Carolina, United States.
Turnage, Martha Allen was born on May 23, 1922 in Wake County, North Carolina, United States.
Bachelor, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1944. Master of Arts, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1970. Doctor of Education, Virginia Institute of Technology, 1978.
Director learning resources Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon, 1970—1971. Dean students and community service Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, 1971-1973. Dean community development J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, 1974-1976.
Executive assistant to president Bluefield State College, West Virginia, 1976-1977. Lifelong learning project director American Association Community & Junior Colleges, Washington, 1978. Vice president external affairs and government relations George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1978-1984.
Vice president for university relations Ohio University, Athens, 1984-1992. Retired, 1992.
Founder Job Preparedness Center, Saltville, Virginia, 1970—1971. Volunteer Colonial National Park, Yorktown, since 2003. Member Northwest Ordinance Bicentennial Commission, Ohio, 1987.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Daughter of Charles Nicholas and Lona (Williams) Allen. Widowed; children: Sherrod, Barbara, Russell, Charles.