Background
Moore, Penelope was born on April 16, 1937 in Sylacauga, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Frank Durward and Dorothy (Roberts) Moore.
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Penelope Moore
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Bachelor, Birmingham-Southern, 1959. Master of Arts, University Mississippi, Oxford, 1960. Master of Library Science, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1973.
Career
English teacher, Sylacauga (Alabama) High School, 1960-1962; English teacher, Lee High School, Huntsville, Alabama, 1962-1968; office manager, Bell and Lang Law Firm, Sylacauga, 1969-1972; library, Mountainview Elementary School, Sylacauga, 1973-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Sylacauga Arts Council, since 1980, Isabel A. Comer Museum and Arts Center, Aylacauga, 1982-1988, A Plus, Montgomery, Alabama, since 1992. Founder Sylacauga Community Chorus, 1976. Active Alabama Library.
Media Leadership Group. Member Alabama Library. Association, Alabama Instrl.
Media Association, Library. and Media Professional Organization (Outstanding Service to Alabama Libraries 1992), Southeast Regional Vision for Education, Alpha Delta Kappa.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
United Methodist -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1959
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1960
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1973
Career
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1960 - 1962
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1962 - 1968
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1969 - 1972
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1973 - 1996
Awards
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Recipient Outstanding Achievement award Sylacauga Arts Council, 1989. Named Sylacauga Woman of the Year by Sylacauga Exchange Club, 1983, Alabama State Teacher of Year, 1992, Outstanding Volunteer by United Way of Sylacauga, 1993.Recipient Outstanding Achievement award Sylacauga Arts Council, 1989. Named Sylacauga Woman of the Year by Sylacauga Exchange Club, 1983, Alabama State Teacher of Year, 1992, Outstanding Volunteer by United Way of Sylacauga, 1993.