Patricia Jane Bonner

Background

Bonner, Patricia Jane was born on April 8, 1935 in Painesville, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Charles Leonard and Marie Estelle (Burridge) Bonner.

Education

Bachelor, Milligan College, 1957; Master of Education, U. Arizona, 1963; Master of Religious Education, Emnmanuel School Religion, Johnson City, 1970; Educational Specialist, G. Peabody College, Nashville, 1975; Doctor of Education, Highland U., 1978.

Career

Assistant instructor, Happy Valley Elementary School, Elizabethton, Tennessee, 1956-1957; teacher, Riverside (Ohio) High School, 1957-1962; graduate assistant, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1962-1963; teacher, Thomas Jefferson High School, California, 1963-1964; instructor, Fullerton Junior College, California, 1964-1965; professor special education and physical education, director testing and career center, Milligan College, Tennessee, since 1966; chair, department human performance and exercise science, Milligan College, Tennessee.

Achievements

• Patricia Jane Bonner has been listed as a noteworthy education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member choir, teacher, chairperson missions committee 1st Christian Church, Johnson City. Chairperson Family Ministries Committee, Task Force on Missions of Christian Churches. Member AAHPERD (life, executive secretary, state representative, coordinator state representatives National Intramural Sprots Council), S. District AAHPERD, Tenn AAHPERD (honor award 1978), National Association Physical Education for Higher Education, Society Association Physical Education for College Women, Council for Exceptional Children, Pi Lambda Theta, Delta Kappa Gamma (charter, president 1988-1990, Xi state recording secretary 1991-1993, treasurer since 1993).

Interests

• Avocations: cross-stitch, tennis, swimming, writing.

Connections

Father:

Charles Leonard Bonner

Mother:

Marie Estelle (Burridge) Bonner