Melba Smith Edwards

Background

Edwards, Melba Smith was born on August 14, 1948 in Shelby, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Ernest Marvin and Edna June Ferne Smith.

Education

Bachelor in Education, Mars Hill College, 1970; MSEd, Hunter College, 1978.

Career

Educator, Fairfield County Schools, Winnsboro, South Carolina., 1970-1971; educator, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, 1971-1973; lead teacher pre-international baccalaureate program, educator, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 1979-1989, 91-; substitute teacher, New York City Schools, 1974-1975; educator, St. Matthew Lutheran School, New York City, 1975-1979; consultant, educator, Kings Mountain (North Carolina) District Schools, 1989-1991. Member effective schools committee Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 1992-1994. Member superintendent's advisory county, Charlotte, 1981-1988.

Coordinator Interdisciplinary Thematic Instruction Project, Reid Park Elementary School, Charlotte, since 1994.

Achievements

• Melba Smith Edwards has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairperson family life committee St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, 1994-1995, youth missions director, since 1989. Builder Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte, 1985-1989. Member League of Women Voters, Charlotte, since 1993.

Member National Education Association, North Carolina Association Educators, North Carolina Association Gifted Educators, Parent-Teachers Association of North Carolina.

Interests

• Avocations: camping, canoeing, reading.

Connections

Married Gordon Alexander Leslie Edwards, September 8, 1979. Children: Marta Irene Edwards, Mark Leslie Edwards.

Father:

Ernest Marvin Smith

Mother:

Edna June Ferne Smith

Spouse:

Gordon Alexander Leslie Edwards

child:

Mark Leslie Edwards

child:

Marta Irene Edwards