Susan Yoder Ackerman

Background

Susam Ackerman was born on November 2 in 1945, in the family of Lauren A. and Ninan Viola.

Education

Ackerman received her education at Eastern Mennonite College in 1964. She also graduated from College of William and Mary in 1968. Then she graduated from University of Virginia, Longwood College (nowadays Longwood University), and Hampton University.

Career

Ackerman started her career as an elementary school teacher in Newport News, Virginia in 1966. The she became a teacher of English as a foreign language in Lubumbashi, Zaire in 1969, and, since 1979, she worked as a teacher of foreign languages in Kongolo, Zaire. Since 1970 to 1972, she was a high school English teacher in Dunn, North Carolina. In 1984 she worked as a middle and high school French teacher in Newport News. Since 1989 to 1990, she was a day care director in Newport News. Since 1996, she is a speaker on African experiences and on writing as well as a leader of workshops on writing juvenile fiction. She is also a contributor of stories and articles to periodicals, including Cricket, On the Line, With, Instructor, Story Friends, Christian Living, Purpose, Together, and Live. Also contributor to McGraw-Hill testing materials.

Works

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  • The Flying Pie and Other Stories

    (The author retells stories from her childhood in a small ...)

    1996
  • Copper Moons 1990

Membership

• Foreign Language Association of Virginia , United States

Connections

Ackerman married Robert W. Ackerman on July 2 in 1969. They have 3 children: Ilse Lieve, Hans Christian, Elsbeth Anje.

Father:

Lauren Ackerman

Lauren Ackerman was a dairy business owner.

Mother:

Nina Viola Yoder (Stemen)

husband:

Robert W. Ackerman

Daughter:

Ilse Lieve

Son:

Hans Christian

Daughter:

Elsbeth Anje