Background
Bright, Mary Katherine was born on October 30, 1925 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Lincoln and Edna Belle (Wardlow) Manny.
Bright, Mary Katherine was born on October 30, 1925 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Lincoln and Edna Belle (Wardlow) Manny.
Bachelor of Arts English with honors, California State University, Northridge, 1965. Master of Arts in English, University of Southern California, 1968, postgraduate in linguistics and higher education.
Instructor, senior lecturer English, English as second language California State University-Northridge and University Southern California, 1965-1968, assistant dean summer session, executive director summer session evening college, 1969-1974. Director continuing education California State University-Long Beach, 1974-1978. Associate director urban extension and non-credit programs Ohio State University, 1978-1980.
Director office management development University of Illinois College Business Administration, Chicago, 1980-1984.
Director continuing education division American Institute for Foreign Study, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1984-1985. Director Executive Development Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1985-1986.
Director IIT/V and continuing education Illinois Institute Technology, 1986. Vice president Bright"s Bytes Unlimited, Incorporated., computer-assisted management consultant firm.
Conference presenter.
President Council Non-Traditional Studies, 1972-1978. Consultant West Virginia Board Regents, 1978.
Member of ICCHE, American College of Healthcare Executives, Sigma Alpha Alpha.
Married William Herbert Bright, December 22, 1978. Children: Marianne, Kurtina, Kristina.