Background
Banter, Mary Jean McKenzie was born on July 14, 1955 in Marshallville, Georgia, United States. Daughter of James Norris and Jean (Lancaster) McKenzie.
Banter, Mary Jean McKenzie was born on July 14, 1955 in Marshallville, Georgia, United States. Daughter of James Norris and Jean (Lancaster) McKenzie.
Bachelor, Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, 1976; Master of Arts, Georgia Southwestern College, 1978; Educational Specialist, Georgia Southwestern College, 1988.
Teacher, Peach County Board of Education, Fort Valley, Georgia, 1976-1985; teacher gifted, Peach County Board of Education, Fort Valley, Georgia, since 1985; coach middle school quiz bowl team, Peach County Board of Education, Fort Valley, Georgia, 1986-1996; coach future problem solving team, Peach County Board of Education, Fort Valley, Georgia, 1993-1996.
Sunday school teacher Fort Valley United Methodist Church, 1989-1996, pre-teen coordinator BEAS, 1994-1996. Actor, parent volunteer Peach Area Cmty. Theater, 1993-1996. Member Professional Association Georgia Educators, Georgia Supporters of the Gifted.
Married Ken Allen Banter, June 28, 1980. Children: John Norris, Jean Helena, James Forrest.