Patricia Riley Dunlap

Background

Patricia Riley Dunlap was born on March 25, 1943, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States to Edward Miles and Annette (Powers) Riley.

Education

Dunlap obtained Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the College of William and Mary, in 1965. He received Master of Arts degree in American History from the George Mason University, in 1987. From 1996 till 1997 he took postgraduate studies at the George Mason University, as well.

Career

Dunlap worked as a teacher of history and civics and department head at public schools in Manassas, from 1979 till 1987. That same year she became a marketing and project director of the Information Resources Technology Inc., in Falls Church, staying there for two years. For eight years from 1989, Dunlap was an instructor in history at the Northern Virginia Community College. From 1997 she held the position of an adjunct instructor in history at the Charles County Community College at Calvert, Port Republic (now College of Southern Maryland).

She was a president of the Dunlap Communications (consultants) during the period of time from 1989 till 1997. Dunlap was also a chairperson of the board of directors of the organization SAVAS (rape crisis center), from 1992 to 1993.

In addition, she is a contributor to magazines, including On the Issues, Old West, and Persimmon Hill: Journal of the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Some of her writings appear under the name Pat Riley.

Works

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• book

  • Riding Astride: The Frontier in Women's History

    (Riding Astride is a study of the eccentric and extraordin...)

    1995

Membership

Dunlap is a member of the American Historical Association, the Southern Historoical Association, the Virginia Historical Association and the Phi Theta Alpha.

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  She was a president.

  Soroptimists International

  1990 - 1991

Interests

• travel, writing, weight training, collecting antique clocks, public speaking

• Sport & Clubs

  boating

Connections

Dunlap married Steven James Dunlap on December 26, 1964. They have 3 children - Steven James Junior, Patricia Annette and Matthew Riley.

Father:

Edward Miles Riley

Mother:

Annette (Powers) Riley

Spouse:

Steven James Dunlap

child:

Patricia Annette Dunlap

child:

Steven James Junior Dunlap

child:

Matthew Riley Dunlap