Shirley Meverna Harbin

Background

Harbin, Shirley Meverna was born on December 26, 1931 in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Daughter of Fordyce Owen and Lillian Honorah (Erickson) Pengilly.

Education

Student, Muskegon Junior College, 1950-1952; Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1954; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Wayne State University, 1977.

Career

Teacher, Pontiac (Michigan) H.S., 1954-1957; teacher, Ypsilanti (Michigan) Junior and Senior H.S., 1957-1960; teacher, Detroit Public Schools, 1962-1963; arts council director, City of Detroit, 1977-1978; arts director, Detroit Rec Department, since 1963; administrator, liaison 6 empowerment zone projects, Detroit Rec Department, Detroit, since 1995; instructor, Wayne County Community College, Detroit, 1972-1974. Costumes assistant Association Performing Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1963. Teacher creative drama Ann Arbor Board Education, 1961-1963.

Director summer performing arts Camp Homestead Acres, Chelsea, Michigan, 1961-1962. Program assistant children's show Oopsie, WWJ television, 1971-1976. Consultant Oakland U., Mott Foundation Continuing Education Creative Drama, 1965.

Instructor children's theatre/creative drama Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1977, liaison arts department and University Public Charter School, 1991.

Membership

President Detroit Theatre Council, since 1970. Secretary/treasurer board directors Detroit Metropolitan Black Arts, Inc., 1970-1972. President Young Audiences Michigan, 1980-1983.

Chairman Coalition of Michigan Education Subject Matter Organizations, since 1989. Executive director Theatre Alliance of Michigan, since 1990. Member American Community Theatre Association (president, chairman royalty research committee), Community Theatre Association Michigan (newsletter editor 1965-1970), International Association Theatre for Children and Youth (coordinator Show and Tell The World for International Festival 1972), Detroit Institute Arts, Detroit Theatre Association (chairman festival 1972), American Community Theatre Association (president 1982-1983), American Children's Theatre Association (chairman national publicity 1969-1971), Michigan Children's Theatre Conference (co-chairman 1970), Michigan Parks and Recreation Association (chairman cultural arts, 1973-1978, Outstanding Program award 1980), Michigan Theatre Association (president 1980-1981, executive since 1990), International Amateur Theatre Association (secretary general since 1975, president North America Regional Alliance, since 1995), Southeast Michigan Arts Forum (executive director since 1981).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, theatre, clarinet, swimming, sewing.

Connections

Married Joseph Medrano, December 27, 1956 (divorced 1962). 1 child, Joseph Brian. Married Dean T. Harbin, March 1963.

1 child, Paul Dean.

Father:

Fordyce Owen Pengilly

Mother:

Lillian Honorah (Erickson) Pengilly

Spouse:

Dean T. Harbin

Spouse:

Joseph Medrano

child:

Paul Dean Harbin

child:

Joseph Brian Harbin