Nancy Worrell Shumaker

Background

Shumaker, Nancy Worrell was born on August 14, 1946 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Albert Cadwallader and Helen Haffner (Diefendorf) Worrell.

Education

Bachelor in Spanish, Swarthmore College, 1967. Master of Arts in Linguistics, University Georgia, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University Georgia, 1977.

Career

Spanish teacher, Indian Lane Junior High School, Media, Pennsylvania, 1967-1969; Spanish teacher, Bedford (Massachusetts) High School, 1969-1970; research assistant, U. Georgia, Athens, 1971-1976; academic coordinator, intensive English progressive, Georgia Southern U., Statesboro, 1982-1984; assistant professor, Georgia Southern U., Statesboro, 1982-1984; associate professor, Georgia Southern U., Statesboro, since 1990. Part-time instructor Georgia Southern U., 1982-1984. Coordinator Foreign Language and Culture Center, Statesboro, since 1989.

Achievements

• Nancy Worrell Shumaker has been listed as a noteworthy Spanish language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Executive board Altrusa, Statesboro, 1990-1991. Den leader Boy Scouts American, Statesboro, 1989-1990. Project director Columbus Exhibit, Georgia Humanities Council, 1991.

Member Foreign Language Association Georgia (Professor of Year 1990), American Association Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (president Georgia chapter 1991-1993), Southern Conference on Language Teaching, Modern Language Association, American Council Teachers of Foreign Languages, Phi Kappa Phi (member committee 1991), Sigma Pi Delta.

Interests

• Avocation: training and showing Schutzhund dogs.

Connections

Married George Alfred Shumaker, June 2, 1973. 1 child, Matthew Alan.

Father:

Albert Cadwallader Worrell

Mother:

Helen Haffner (Diefendorf) Worrell

Spouse:

George Alfred Shumaker

child:

Matthew Alan Shumaker