Background
Bonner, Mary Winstead was born on April 20, 1924 in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charlie Edward and Mason Ann (Whitted) Winstead.
Bonner, Mary Winstead was born on April 20, 1924 in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charlie Edward and Mason Ann (Whitted) Winstead.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Saint Paul"s College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, 1946, Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), 1979. Master of Science, Virginia State College, 1952. Doctor of Education, Oklahoma State University, 1968.
Certified in Spanish, Emporia State University, 1979, postgraduate, 1982.
Teacher public sch.Greensville County, Virginia, 1946-1952. Supervisor student teachers, demonstration teacher Laboratory School, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1952-1957. Teacher public schools Saint Louis, 1957-1964.
Assistant professor education Emporia (Kansas) State University, 1964-1975, associate professor, 1975-1980, professor, 1980, professor emeritus, 1986.
Visiting professor University of Southern California, Los Angeles, summer 1968, Norfolk (Virginia) State College, summers 1970, 72. Editor The Auxilian, Hospital Auxiliaries of Kansas, 1991.
Contributor articles to professional publications.
Member auxiliary Newman Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital. Assistant coordinator district I Hospital Auxiliary Kansas, 1989—1990. Member of American Association of University Women, International Platform Association Emporia Retired Teachers Association (secretary 1988-1989), Panel American Women, Caribbean Association on Mental Retard, National Council Negro Women, National Association for Retarded Citizens, Kansas Reading Council, Emporia Reading Council, International Reading Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Eastern Star Club, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Gamma Rho (national education chairman 1969-1974, named to Hall of Fame).
Married Thomas Edison Bonner, August 9, 1956.