Background

Garrett, Naomi Mills was born on August 24, 1906 in Columbia, South Carolina. Daughter of Casper George and Anna Maria (Threewitts) Garrett.

Education

AB, Benedict College, 1927; Master of Arts, Atlanta U., 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1954; postgraduate, U. Paris, 1958; Doctor of Laws, Denison U., 1979; Doctor of Humane Letters, West Virginia State College, 1981.

Career

Instructor foreign languages, Public School Systems, Kittrell College, North Carolina, South Carolina., 1927-1942; member, United States English Project, Haiti, 1942-1944; professor foreign language department, department chair, West Virginia State College, Institute, 1947-1972; Distinguished professor, Rhode Island College, 1971; university professor, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1972-1974; Adjunct Professor, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1975-1979. Guest lecturer United States Cultural Superior vena cava syndrome, French W. Africa, 1958, University of Lille, France, 1959, Catholic University of Strasbourg, France, 1959. Member African Studies Group, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968, 69, others.

Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Naomi Mills Garrett has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Kanawha Pastoral Counseling Center. Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Women (board directors), American Association Teachers of French, National Association Foreign Student Affairs, College Language Association, African Literature Association, International Council on Education for Tchg., American Council on Tchg. of Foreign Langs., Friendship Force (board directors West Virginia), Humanities Foundation of West Virginia (board directors).

Connections

Father:

Casper George Garrett

Mother:

Anna Maria (Threewitts) Garrett