Nancy Lou Quisenberry

Background

Quisenberry, Nancy Lou was born on January 29, 1938 in Washington, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Joseph Franklin and Maud Helen (Fitch) Forbes.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, Indiana State Teachers College, 1960; Master of Science in Home Economics, Indiana State Teachers College, 1962; Doctor of Education, Indiana U., 1971.

Career

Home economics teacher, Honey Creek High School, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1961-1962; third grade teacher, Indianapolis Public School, 1962-1964; sustitute teacher, Deputy of Defense, Baumholder, Federal Republic Germany, 1964-1965; first grade teacher, Wayne Township Schools, Indianapolis, 1966-1967; associate faculty language arts, Purdue University, Indiana U., Indianapolis, spring 1970; professor curriculum and instruction, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1971; associate dean College of Education, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1976-1996; interim dean, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1996-1998. Consultant U. North Carolina, Durham, 1977, Ministry Education, Bangkok, Thailand, 1980, 84, DePaul University, 1990, Illinois State University, 1997, Northeastern Illinois U., 1997;director technical and training assistance grant Head Start-OCD, Carbondale, 1972-1974, Cameroon project United States Agency for International Development, Carbondale, 1984-1986. Member Illinois State Teacher Certification Board, 1981-1984, 84-87.

Achievements

• Nancy Lou Quisenberry has been listed as a noteworthy University administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair candidacy committee Control Southern Illinois Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church American, Springfield, 1987-1990, secretary multisynodical committee, Chicago, 1987-1990, synod county, 1992-1995. President Epiphany Lutheran Church Council, Carbondale, 1984-1985, 89-92, 94-96. Board directors Jackson County Young Men’s Christian Association, 1988.

Member International Council on Education for Teaching (board directors since 1988, North America vice president 1992-1994, president-elect since 1997), Association Childhood Education International (chair teacher education committee 1989-1993, folio review coordinator elementary education 1989-1995, secretary-treasurer since 1996), National Council for Accreditation Teacher Education (board examiners 1987-1998, new professional teacher project elementary education Studies. drafting committee since 1992), American Association Colls. for Teacher Education (chair advisory county state representatives 1987-1988, board directors 1986-1988, 91-94), Illinois Association Colls. for Teacher Education (president 1984-1986), Association Teacher Educators (chair committee racism from a healingperspective 1995-1998), World Organisation for Pre-school Education (United States national committee, treasurer since 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, organ, flute, sewing, walking.

Connections

Married James D. Quisenberry, February 6, 1960. 1 child, James Paul.

Father:

Joseph Franklin Forbes

Mother:

Maud Helen (Fitch) Forbes

Spouse:

James D. Quisenberry

child:

James Paul Quisenberry