Background
Packwood, Mary Mcmullan was born on January 22, 1914 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Daughter of John Taylor and Ola (Crutchfield) McMullan.
Packwood, Mary Mcmullan was born on January 22, 1914 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Daughter of John Taylor and Ola (Crutchfield) McMullan.
Bachelor of Science in Education, University Missouri, 1936. Master of Education, University Missouri, 1941. Postgraduate, Art Institute Chicago, 1960.
Postgraduate, Institute Design, Chicago, 1956. Postgraduate, Northwestern U,, 1960. Postgraduate, University Hawaii, 1960.
Supervisor art, Trenton (Missouri) Public Schools, 1936-1939; instructor art, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1940-1941; instructor art, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, 1941-1942; supervisor art, Hinsdale (Illinois) Public Schools, 1942-1944; supervisor art, Peoria (Illinois) Public Schools, 1948-1953; consultant unified arts, Oak Park (Illinois) Public Schools, 1953-1960; assistant professor art, Illinois State University, Normal, 1960-1969; associate professor art, Illinois State University, Normal, 1969-1973; professor art, Texas Agricultural and Industrial U. at Corpus Christi (now Texas Agricultural and Mechanical-Corpus Christi), 1973-1976. President The Art Education Foundation Office, Normal, 1949-1963.
Board of directors Lakeside Museum, Peoria, 1950-1953. Board of trustees Museum Southern Texas, Corpus Christi, 1975-1980. Designer The Historic Exhibit for Centennial Celebration, Corpus Christi, 1976.
Fellow National Art Education Association (distinguished, board directors 1962-1965). Member American Association of University Women (vice president 1989-1991), Texas Art Education Association (distinguished), Illinois Arts Education Association (president 1954), Western Arts Association (pes. 1962-1964).