Priscilla Jenkins Lanks

Background

Lanks, Priscilla Jenkins was born on February 28, 1937 in Houlton, Maine, United States. Daughter of Paul Robert and Dorothy Estelle (Hobbs) Jenkins.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Gorham State Teachers College, 1961; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1971.

Career

Telephone operator, New England Telephone Сompany, Ellsworth, Maine., 1955-1960; social worker, State of Maine, Ellsworth, 1960-1961; demonstration class teacher, San Jose (California) State College, 1968; teacher elementary, middle school and high school, Pearl River (New York) Public Schools, since 1961.

Achievements

• Priscilla Jenkins Lanks has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Executive board directors Town Substance Abuse Committee, Orangeburg, New York, since 1988. Lay leader, chair worship committee, education committee United Methodist Church, Pearl River, since 1986. Member National Council Teachers of Mathematics, American Federation Teachers, New York State United Teachers (health and safety task force 1988-1992), Rockland County Teacher.Assn.

(Executive Board directors since 1978), Pearl River Teachers Association (Vice-President, secretary, Executive Board directors 1963-1983, president since 1983).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, tennis.

Connections

Married Thomas Eric Lanks, May 27, 1972. Children: Eric Paul, Mark Thomas.

Father:

Paul Robert Jenkins

Mother:

Dorothy Estelle (Hobbs) Jenkins

Spouse:

Thomas Eric Lanks

child:

Mark Thomas Lanks

child:

Eric Paul Lanks