Patricia Ann Curtin

Background

Curtin, Patricia Ann was born on September 20, 1955 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Daughter of William Merrick and Elizabeth (Webster) Orr.

Education

AB, Earlham College, Richmond, 1977; Master of Arts, U. Georgia, 1991; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Georgia, 1996.

Career

Freelance writer/reporter, Athens, Georgia, 1978-1985; personnel manager, senior editor, Exploration Resources, Inc., Athens, 1986-1990; owner, Curtincall Cons., Inc., Athens, Durham, North Carolina, since 1991; instructor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1992-1996; assistant professor journalism, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1996.

Achievements

• Patricia Ann Curtin has been listed as a noteworthy Journalism educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Cons. North Carolina Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force, Raleigh, since 1996. Student judge Peabody Awards, Athens, 1994. President Lake Oglethorpe Association, Arnoldsville, Georgia, 1994-1995, Classic City Kennel Club, Athens, 1990-1991.

President, board of trustees Montessori Schools, Athens, 1989-1991. Member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Commission, American Journalism Historians Association, International Comm. Association (Outstanding Tchg.

Assistant 1995), International Association Business Communicators (U. North Carolina liaison since 1996), Public Rels. Society American, Society of Environmental Journalists, Kappa Tau Alpha.

Connections

Married David Ferris Curtin, August 20, 1976. Children: Chandra Webster, Dara Yarrow.

Father:

William Merrick Orr

Mother:

Elizabeth (Webster) Orr

Spouse:

David Ferris Curtin

child:

Dara Yarrow Curtin

child:

Chandra Webster Curtin