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Business/technology educator

Shirley Joyce Barton, business/technology educator. Member American Educational Research Association, National Business Education Association, Ohio Business Teachers Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Pi Epsilon.

Background

Barton, Shirley Joyce was born on May 1, 1941 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of John Thomas Junior and Mary Edith (Melton) Tharp.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Bob Jones University, 1962. Master of Education, Kent State University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Akron, 1985.

Career

Instructor, Bob Jones U., Greenville, South Carolina., 1962-1964; teacher, Revere High School, West Richfield, Ohio., 1964-1967; part-time instructor, Canton (Ohio) Public Evening School, 1968-1969; instructor, Malone College, Canton, 1969-1974; instructor, Wayne General and Technology College, Orrville, Ohio., 1974-1976; instructor, U. Akron, Ohio., 1975-1976; instructor, Stark Technology College, Canton, 1975-1976; associate professor, department coordinator, Kent State University, New Philadelphia, Ohio., 1976-1989; director regional campuses technical programs, Kent (Ohio) State University, since 1989.

Achievements

  • Shirley Joyce Barton has been listed as a noteworthy business/technology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Educational Research Association, National Business Education Association, Ohio Business Teachers Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Pi Epsilon.

Interests

  • Avocations: aerobics, tennis, needlework, reading biographies.

Connections

Married Glenn Erwin Barton, Aug 18, 1962. Children: Rachelle Renee, Robinne Roxanne.

Father:
John Thomas Tharp Junior

Mother:
Mary Edith (Melton) Tharp

Spouse:
Glenn Erwin Barton

child:
Rachelle Renee Barton

child:
Robinne Roxanne Barton