Velma Quinn Hodges

Background

Hodges, Velma Quinn was born on November 17, 1944 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Troy L. and Ethel (Finley) Quinn.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Jackson (Mississippi) State University, 1967; postgraduate, U. Arkansas, 1969; postgraduate, U. Nebraska, 1970; Master of Education, Memphis State University, 1987.

Career

Teacher, Greenwood (Mississippi) Public Schools, 1967-1970; teacher, Memphis City Schools, since 1970. Chairperson governing board Memphis Urban Mathematics 1990-1992. Coordinator summerprogram for middle grades 7th and 8th Mathematics Science, Computer Institute, Memphis, 1991, 92, 93.

Parliamentarian Community Education Site of Wooddale Junior High, Memphis, 1992. Member CLassroom Assessment in Mathematics project, 1992-1993.

Achievements

• Velma Quinn Hodges has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Education Association, National Council Teachers mathematics, Tennessee Education Association, Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association, Memphis Education Association, Rotary Association Teacher Excellence (treasurer 1991-1992), Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta (finance secretary 1991-1994, treasurer 1994-1996).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, reading.

Connections

Married Herman Hodges, April 5, 1974. 1 child, Teri.

Father:

Troy L. Quinn

Mother:

Ethel (Finley) Quinn

Spouse:

Herman Hodges

child:

Teri Hodges