Background
Ashworth, Phyllis Corbett was born on August 27, 1952 in Newport News, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Harry Eugene Junior and Leah Laverne (Lane) Corbett.
Ashworth, Phyllis Corbett was born on August 27, 1952 in Newport News, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Harry Eugene Junior and Leah Laverne (Lane) Corbett.
Bachelor, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1974; Master of Science in Education, Indiana U., 1976; Doctor of Education, Virginia Polytech. Institute and State University, 1989.
Associate director of continuing education, Wytheville (Virginia) Community College, 1976-1982; assistant director instructional services, Wytheville (Virginia) Community College, 1982-1986; administrative assistant to president, Wytheville (Virginia) Community College, 1986-1989; director college services, Wytheville (Virginia) Community College, since 1989.
Member Reg. Literature Coordinating Committee, S.W. Virginia, since 1988. Member Voter Education Coalition, S.W. Virginia, 1984, Humane Society of the United States, Washington, 1987-1995. Regional panelist Virginia Common for the Arts, S.W. Virginia, 1979-1981, 89-.
Committee chairman Chautauqua Festival, Wytheville, 1988-1991. Board directors Hospice Found.S.W. Virginia, since 1996, secretary, since 1993. Member American Association of University Women (committee chairman), Virginia Communication College Association, Wytheville Chamber of Commerce, American Association Women in Communication and Junior Colls., National Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration (member stateexec. committee, chair communications committee, editor Very Important Person Forum newsletter), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Thomas EdwardAshworth, August 30, 1980 (deceased June 1992).