Background
Ducksworth, Sarah Smith was born on December 26, 1944 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Clarence Sidney and Lola Mae (Kersh) Smith.
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Sarah Smith Ducksworth, American English language educator. Certified teacher lang arts, English, reading specialist, supervisor. Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English (presenter 4 C's Conference 1991), National Council for Black Studies, Inc., Teachers English to Students Other Languages (executive board, chair adult education 1989, presenter New Jersey chapter 1990), Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Education
Student, Oberlin College, 1964; Bachelor in English summa cum laude, Tougaloo College, 1964; postgraduate in English Literature, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1965-1966; Master of Arts in Reading, Montclair State College, 1979; Doctor of Education in English Education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1988.
Career
Graduate teaching assistant department English, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1965-1966;
teacher English, New York City Public Schools, 1966-1967;
teaching assistant, Montclair (New Jersey) State College, 1978-1979;
instructor reading, Kean College, Union, New Jersey, 1979-1981;
assistant Professor of English, Kean College, Union, New Jersey, since 1989;
teacher reading, Belleville (New Jersey) Middle School, 1983-1984;
teaching assistant department English, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1984-1987;
instructor reading, Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey, 1987-1988. Session co-chair annual convention National Teachers English, 1990. Panel chair Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture Association/American Popular Culture Association, Baltimore, 1990.
Respondent, moderator African Americans and Europe Conference, U. Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, 1992. Speaker and presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English (presenter 4 C's Conference 1991), National Council for Black Studies, Inc., Teachers English to Students Other Languages (executive board, chair adult education 1989, presenter New Jersey chapter 1990), Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Connections
Married William E. Ducksworth, September 5, 1965. Children: William, Sheila.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1964
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1964
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1966
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1979
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1988
Career
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1965 - 1966
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1966 - 1967
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1978 - 1979
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1979 - 1981
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1983 - 1984
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1984 - 1987
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1987 - 1988
Awards
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Crown Zellerbach scholar, 1964. Institute fellow Center for Study Writing New Jersey, 1988. Resident fellow Laurie New Jersey Chair Women's Studies, Rutgers University, 1990. Fellow New Jersey Department Higher Education, 1990-1991. Summer Seminar fellow National Endowment of the Humanities, 1992. African-American Education honoree African-American Studies Resource Center, 1991. Recipient Woodrow Wilson Certified Merit.Crown Zellerbach scholar, 1964. Institute fellow Center for Study Writing New Jersey, 1988. Resident fellow Laurie New Jersey Chair Women's Studies, Rutgers University, 1990.
Fellow New Jersey Department Higher Education, 1990-1991. Summer Seminar fellow National Endowment of the Humanities, 1992. African-American Education honoree African-American Studies Resource Center, 1991.
Recipient Woodrow Wilson Certified Merit.