Shirley Jean Totty

Background

Totty, Shirley Jean was born on October 15, 1937 in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Raymond Dock and Mae Belle (Jackson) Edwards.

Education

Bachelor, University Arkansas, 1959.

Career

Welfare worker Department Public Welfare State of Tennessee, Memphis, 1959-1962. Social worker Western State Hospital, Bolivar, Tennessee, 1962-1965, Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, 1965-1968, Department Human Resources, Kansas City, Kansas, 1968-1969. Coordinator R.S.V.P. Positive Maturity, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, 1972-1973, director Research.S.V.P., 1973-1976, 77-80, director nutrition, 1976-1977, executive director, since 1981.

Achievements

• Shirley Jean Totty has been listed as a noteworthy social service agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mayor's Council for Betterment of Handicapped, Birmingham, 1983. Chairman executive directors Birmingham United Way, 1984-1985. Gov's. Task Force Community Partnerships, 1984.

Chairman Alabama Office Voluntary Participation, Montgomery, 1983-1984. Vice president Access Unlimited, Birmingham, 1986-1987. Member National Council Aging, Southern Gerontological Society (board directors 1985-1987, president since 1989), Alabama Gerontological Society, Alabama Association R.S.V.P. (president 1979-1980), Visiting Nurses Association (board directors 1985-1987).

Interests

• Reading, music, fishing.

Connections

Married Walker Stevenson Totty, March 4, 1961. Children: Michael Kevin, Gregory Alan.