Background
Epley, Thelma Mae Childers was born on December 28, 1918 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Harley Ellsworth and Bessie Mae (Corathers) Childers.
gifted and talented education educator
Epley, Thelma Mae Childers was born on December 28, 1918 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Harley Ellsworth and Bessie Mae (Corathers) Childers.
Bachelor of Science, Indiana U., 1941; Master of Arts, California State University, Northridge, 1958; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1964-1965.
Teacher, Fort Wayne Public Schools, 1941-1942, 43-46;
teacher, counselor, Muncie (Indiana) Public Schools, 1942-1943;
teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1948-1956;
reserve teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1955-1957;
specialist gifted program, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1958-1970;
teacher adult education, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1964-1969;
instrumental adviser, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1970-1975;
instructor, Occidental College, Eagle Rock, California, 1952-1961;
instructor, California State University, 1958;
newspaper education coordinator, Copley Los Angeles Newspapers, Santa Monica, California, 1978-1993;
retired. Member of advisory board gifted parents groups, Los Angeles, 1958-1975. Educational consultant statebds. education, 1975-1986.
Project affiliate National and State Leadership Tng.Inst. for Gifted and Talented, 1976-1987. Instructor University of California, Los Angeles, 1964-1975, Mount St. Marys College, Doheny, 1970-1971, U. Tucson, 1983-1985, U. Calgary, Canada, 1985.
Active National Republican Committee, Washington, 1982-1993, Citizen Ambassador Program, Washington, 1990-1993. Member National Association for Gifted (Achievement award 1958-1975), World Council on Gifted, World Future Society, California Retired Teachers Association, California Coordinators of Newspaper in Education, Associate Administrators of Los Angeles Unified School District, Delta Kappa Gamma (president Gamma Lambda chapter 1963-1965, Woman of Year award 1990).
Married Joseph Mendel Epley, September 14, 1946.