Background
Shurbutt, Sylvia Bailey was born on November 15, 1944 in Chamblee, Georgia, United States.
Shurbutt, Sylvia Bailey was born on November 15, 1944 in Chamblee, Georgia, United States.
Bachelor of Arts in English, West Georgia College, Carrollton, 1965. Master of Arts in English, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University Georgia, Athens, 1982.
Teacher Jefferson (Georgia) High, 1965-1967. Teacher, English department chair Southeast Bulloch High, Brooklet, Georgia, 1975-1978. Associate professor Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, 1979-1987.
Professor, English department chair Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, since 1987. Project director Appalachia Heritage Writer-in-Residence Program, West Virginia Humanities Coun, Phi Kappa Phi.
Editor, herstorian (newsletter) N.O.W., West Virginia Eastern Panhandle, 1993-1996. Member National Council Teachers of English, Phi Kappa Phi.