Background
Broyles, Ruth Rutledge was born on July 15, 1912 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Floyd Lylburn and Ethel Sally (Gross) Rutledge.
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Ruth Rutledge Broyles
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Ruth Rutledge Broyles, American Principal. Certified English and biology teacher, Tennessee, elementary education supervisor, superintendent certified. Recipient E. Harper Johnson Human Rels. award for education, 1997; named Woman of the Year, Business and Professional Women, Jonesborough, Tennessee 1975, Honorary Colonel, State of Tennessee, 1989; Ruth Rutledge Broyles Scholarship Fundfor training teachers named in her honor, 1994.
Education
Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University, 1934; Master of Arts, East Tennessee State University, 1968.
Career
Teacher English, Jonesborough (Tennessee) High School, 1934-1938; teacher 3d and 4th grades, Telford (Tennessee) Elementary School, 1956-1957; teacher 3d grade, Midway Elementary School, Jonesborough, 1957-1962; teacher 5th grade, Jonesborough Elementary School, 1962-1967; supervisor teacher corporation program, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1967-1969; principal, Cherokee Elementary School, Johnson City, 1969-1978; retired, Cherokee Elementary School, Johnson City, 1978.
Achievements
Membership
County commissioner Washington County Court, 1980-1990. Chair Jonesborough Civic Trust, 1982-1985, Watauga Regional Library. Board, Washington County, 1982-1987, Washington County/Jonesborough Museum, Jonesborough, since 1984, Tennessee Homecoming 1986, 1985-1986.
Member Washington County Library. Board, since 1991; member expansion committee Washington County/Jonesboro Library., since 1997. Member Washington County Oak Hill School Education Project, since 1998.
Member finance committee Washington County Board Education, 1991-1995. Historian Washington County, since 1991. Elder, Sunday school teacher, chair Christian education committee Jonesborough (Tennessee) Presbyterian Church, 1989-1991.
Moderator Presbyterian Women, chair administrative committee Holston Presbytery, Kingsport, Tennessee. Historian Synod of Living Waters Presbyterian Women, Brentwood, Tennessee. Member Synod of Living Waters Ministry Division, Brentwood.
Member church council Tusculum College, Greenville, Tennessee. Member Bicentennial committee for Washington County State of Tennessee, 1993-1997. Member, vice-chairman Appalachian Christian Village Resident Council, since 1998, chair, since 1999.
Member Washington County Museum Committee on Oak Hill school project, since 1998. Member expansion committee Jonesborough Library., Washington County, since 1998. Member Tennessee Retired Teachers (state president 1985-1986, Nashville since 1978, legislation assistant East Tennessee 1991-1995, Plaque 1985-1986), Northeast Tennessee Tourism Council (chair, Silver Tray 1989, Outstanding Service award 1993), Tennessee Congress Parents and Teachers (vice president Nashville 1948-1969), Tennessee Library.
Association (trustee Nashville 1984-1985), Washington County Retired Teachers (life, chairman scholarship committee since 1991), Tennessee Retired Teachers Association, Washington County History Society (president 1994-1996).
Interests
Connections
Married David Lafayette Broyles, August 15, 1937 (deceased October 1980). Children: Nancy Ann Broyles McCracken, Edwin Joseph, Dava Lee Broyles Russell.
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Religion
Presbyterian
Education
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1934
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1968