Background
Witherell, Nancy Louise was born on August 1, 1952 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Anthony and Bertha Eunice (Smith) Kopcych.
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Nancy Louise Witherell
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Bachelor in Sociology, U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 1974; Master of Education in Elementary School Administration, U. Maryland., 1979; Doctor of Education in Language Arts and Literacy, U. Massachusetts, Lowell, 1993.
Career
Elementary teacher, Prince Georges County Public School, Hyattsville, Maryland., 1974-1980; elementary teacher, Norton (Massachusetts) Public Schools, 1980-1981; teachers assistant, U. Massachusetts, Lowell, summer 1992; visiting lecturer, Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College, 1985-1993; assistant professor, Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College, since 1993; secretary media literacy task force, Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College, since 1995. Consultant, since 1993.
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Great Books coordinator, board directors Raynham (Massachusetts) Volunteer Education, since 1986. Chairperson, board education Pilgrim Congressional Church, Taunton, Massachusetts, since 1987. Member sch.coun. Merrill Elementary School, Raynham, since 1993.
Member excellence in education committee Bridgewater-Raynham School Sys., since 1992. Member ASCD, Massachusetts Reading Association (Sylvia D. Brown scholarship 1993, committee parent-child committee committee 1993-1994, technical committee since 1996), Southeastern Regional Reading Council (president-elect), International Reading Association, National Council Teachers English, Pi Lambda Theta (Virginia B. Biggy scholarship 1992).
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Married Peter Walker Witherell, August 27, 1973. Children: Paul William, Jonathan Lewis, Thomas Clayton.
