Penelope Gamble Laing

Background

Laing, Penelope Gamble was born on July 24, 1944 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of William Oscar and Beth (Robertson) G.

Education

Bachelor in Art, N. Texas State University, 1966; Master of Fine Arts, Edinboro State College, 1979; North Carolina Principal fellow, 1997-1999.

Career

Art consultant, Lawrence (Kansas) Unified School District, 1966-1968; instructor art, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1969-1971; instructor art, Edinboro (Pennsylvania) State University, 1976-1977; instructor art, Pitt Community College, Greenville, North Carolina, 1980-1983; executive director, Pitt-Greenville Arts Council, Greenville, 1983-1984; free-lance designer, 1984-1990; art teacher, head department art, Pitt County Schools, since 1990. Administrative intern assistant principal, Pitt County schools, 1998-1999. Seminar participant North Carolina Center for Advancement of Tchg., 1993, teacher-scholar, 1994, 95.

Associate director S.E. Regional Technology and Tchg. Conference, East Carolina U., 1998.

Achievements

• Penelope Gamble Laing has been listed as a noteworthy Art educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, vice president Pitt-Greenville Arts Council, 1979-1982. Member of advisory board Pitt County Schools, Greenville, 1985-1987. President Parent-Teachers Association S. Greenville School, 1986-1987.

Member National Art Education Association, North Carolina Art Education Association (board directors, chairman elem.divsn. 1992-1994), Pitt County Prins. and Assistant Prins. Association, Surface Design Associations (southeastern representative), Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading.

Connections

Married Richard Harlow Laing, June 29, 1970. Children: Scott Emerson, Lindsey Elizabeth.

Father:

William Oscar G.

Mother:

Beth (Robertson) G.

Spouse:

Richard Harlow Laing

child:

Lindsey Elizabeth Laing

child:

Scott Emerson Laing