Maurine Janet Richardson

Background

Richardson, Maurine Janet was born on May 17, 1944 in Portland, Maine, United States. Daughter of Maurice Joseph and Rena Vaillancourt.

Education

Associate of Arts, Palm Beach Junior College, Lake Worth, Florida, 1964; Bachelor, Florida Atlantic U., 1966; Master of Education, U. Arkansas, 1979; Doctor of Education, U. Arkansas, 1981.

Career

Teacher, Pewamo-Westphalia School District, Pewamo, Michigan, 1967-1969; teacher, River Valley School District, Three Oaks, Michigan, 1974-1976; assistant professor teacher education, Bethel College, McKenzie, Tennessee, 1981-1988; assistant professor reading education, U. Tennessee, Martin, 1988-1989; assistant professor reading education, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, since 1989.

Achievements

• Maurine Janet Richardson has been listed as a noteworthy Reading educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Area 7 Special Olympics, Martin, 1988-1989. Member International Reading Association, National Council Teachers English, South Dakot ReadingCoun. (chair studies and research), Vermillion Valley Reading Council (president 1992-1993), Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, traveling, sailing, stamp collecting.

Connections

Married James AlexanderRichardson, April 30, 1966.

Father:

Maurice Joseph Vaillancourt

Mother:

Rena Vaillancourt

Spouse:

James AlexanderRichardson