Background
Brooks, Merry Lea was born on May 2, 1942 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Frank J. and Ella M. (Tolbert) Goodrich.
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Merry Lea Brooks
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Merry Lea Brooks, American English language educator. Kentucky Department of Education grantee, 1988, 89. Board of directors Hopkins County United Way, Madisonville, 1987-1994, secretary, 1993-1994. Member National Education Association, Kentucky Council of Teachers of English, Kentucky Education Association, Southeastern Conference on English in the Two-Year College.
Education
Bachelor of Science in English, Illinois State University, 1964; Master of Science in Secondary Education, Wichita State University, 1972.
Career
Teacher H.S. English, Decatur (Illinois) Public Schools, 1964-1965; assistant library, Anderson (Indiana) U. School of Theology, 1965-1966; teacher 5th grade, Flora (Illinois) Public Schools, 1966-1969; instructor English, Frontier Community College, Fairfield, Illinois, 1972-1979; teacher, Hopkins County (Kentucky) Schools, since 1980; instructor, Madisonville (Kentucky) Community College, since 1984. Resource teacher Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort, 1985-1990.
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Board of directors Hopkins County United Way, Madisonville, 1987-1994, secretary, 1993-1994. Member National Education Association, Kentucky Council of Teachers of English, Kentucky Education Association, Southeastern Conference on English in the Two-Year College.
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Married David G. Brooks, November 23, 1968. 1 child, Grant Brooks.
