Mary Alice Hughes

Background

Hughes, Mary Alice was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of J. Wesley and Mary Odeal (Ferguson) Stephens.

Education

Bachelor, Northwestern State University, 1960; Master of Education, Northwestern State University, 1982; postgraduate, Northwestern State University, 1984; doctoral studies in developmental education/instrumental systems and technical, Grambling State University, since 1990.

Career

Teacher, Caddo Parish-Linwood Junior High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1960-1964; teacher, St. Tammany Parish-Salmen High School, Slidell, Louisiana, 1967-1969; teacher, Rapides Parish-Adult Education Center, Alexandria, Louisiana, since 1971; coordinator, teacher, Job Training Partnership Act Academy Remediation High School Program, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1991-1993; teacher, Louisiana Business College, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1987-1989; coordinator, teacher, St. Frances Cabrini Hospital: Workplace Literacy Project, Alexandria, Louisiana, since 1991. Staff associate teacher training, assessment team member diagnostic/prescriptiveevaluations, Youth Challange Program, 1993. Coordinator Mobile Automated Learning Lab, 1994.

Mentor adult education and in-service grant Northwestern State University, 1991, consultant training teachers adult learners grant, 1993, evaluator Adult Learning Project grant program, since 1993. Tutor in field; evaluator grant proposals Bureau Adult and Cmty. Education, Baton Rouge, 1992-1994.

Achievements

• Mary Alice Hughes has been listed as a noteworthy Adult education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Participant support projects Battered Women's Program, Alexandria, since 1989, Shepard Center, Alexandria, since 1989, Food Bank, since 1993. Representative Governor's Forum on Literacy in the Workforce in Year 2000, Baton Rouge, 1991. Member ASCD, Louisiana Association Public Community and Adult Educators (state board directors 1981-1988, state convention coordinator 1986), Association Professional Educators of Louisiana, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Kappa Iota.

Interests

• Avocations: redesigning jewelry, playing piano, collecting carousels, nurturing houseplants.

Connections

Children: Cary Wendell, Andrea Michelle.

Father:

J. Wesley Stephens

Mother:

Mary Odeal (Ferguson) Stephens

child:

Cary Wendell Hughes

child:

Andrea Michelle Hughes