Background
Jackson, Mary Jane McHale Flickinger was born on February 23, 1938 in Cleveland. Daughter of Thomas William Flickinger and Margaret Julia (Lydon) Flickinger Nichols.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Mary Jane McHale Flickinger Jackson
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science in Speech, St. Saint Louis University, 1959; postgraduate, U. Copenhagen, 1961-1962; Master of Science in Special Education, Southern Illinois U., 1965; Doctor of Education, George Washington University, 1977.
Career
Teacher, Ritenour School District, Overland, Missouri, 1959-1960; tutor, Special School District Handicapped, St. Louis, 1960-1961; teacher, Rugaards Franske Skole, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1961-1962; substitute teacher, primary teacher, St. Louis and Ladue, Missouri, 1962-1965; teacher, Los Angeles City Schools, 1966-1967; teacher, Woodlin Elementary School, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1967-1968; various teaching positions, 1968-1971, 73-81; assistant principal, Ritchie Park Elementary School, Rockville, Maryland., 1971-1973; various supervisor positions, Ritchie Park Elementary School, Rockville, Maryland., 1974-1979; assistant principal, Stephen Knolls School, Kensington, Maryland., 1981-1988; principal, Stephen Knolls School, Kensington, Maryland., 1988-1997; Adjunct Professor, Trinity College, since 1997. Vice president Concerned Citizens Exceptional Education, Washington, 1968-1970. Surrogate parent Association Retarded Citizens, Washington.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Archdiocesan of Washington, 1986-1991. President Board Education, Washington, 1990-1991. Board directors United Cerebral Palsy, Montgomery County, since 1992.
Presenter Young Adult Institutions International Conference, 1994. Member Washington Hearing Society (board directors 1969-1981), Council Exceptional Children (Executive Board, president Montgomery county chapter 1992-1993, political action coordinator for Maryland. federation 1993, Executive Committee division of international special education and services 1993), Alexander Graham Bell Association (public relations committee since 1979), Rotary.
Connections
Married Robert Lowell Jackson, June 27, 1959. Children: Julia Anna Jackson Sommers, Patricia L., Margaret Jacqueline Jackson Tyler.
