Background
Edmondson, Orelia Joanne was born on October 1, 1940 in Byron, Georgia, United States. Daughter of William Joseph and Frances Orelia (Herndon) Holt.
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Orelia Joanne Edmondson
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Bachelor of Science, Tift College, 1969; Master of Education, North Georgia College, 1980; Educational Specialist, Georgia State University, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia State University, 1993.
Career
Teacher music, various, Georgia, 1958-1969;
teacher English, Dudley Hughes Vocational School, Macon, Georgia, 1961-1962;
teacher 4th and sixth grades, Clisby Elementary School/Bibb County, Macon, 1969-1970;
teacher sixth and second grades, Pye Elementary School/Bibb County, Macon, 1970-1972;
migrant teacher, Lumpkin County Board Education, Dahlonega, Georgia, 1973-1977;
assistant coordinator, North Georgia Migrant Education Consortium, Canton, 1977-1978;
coordinator, North Georgia Migrant Education Consortium, Canton, 1978-1980;
teacher fourth grade, Lumpkin County Elementary School, Dahlonega, 1980-1985;
school counselor, Lumpkin County Middle School, Dahlonega, since 1985. Consultant, presenter national conferences on migrant education, 1977-1980, Eastern Stream Conference, 1977-1980, Georgia Conference on Migrant Education, 1975-1980. Consultant, presenter International Reading Association, 1979-1980, National commission on Career Education, 1977-1980, Southeastern Confs. on At-Risk Students, 1990-1994.
Adjunct Professor Georgia College, Dahlonega, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member Lumpkin County Youth Council, Dahlonega, Georgia, 1988-1992. Chair for Goal 2, Lumpkin 2000, Dahlonega, 1992-1994. Member Professional Association Georgia Educators, American Counseling Association, Georgia School Counselor Association, American School Counselor Association, Alpha Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Chi Simga Iota.
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Married Gerald Gelon Edmondson, August 23, 1958. Children: Sheree Dawn Edmondson Anderson, Gerald Gelon Edmondson, Junior.
