Verna Royster Dobbs

Background

Dobbs, Verna Royster was born on February 14, 1945 in Shelby, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Roscoe and Johnnie Mae (Gamble) Royster.

Education

Bachelor, Le Moyne College College, 1966; Master of Education, Memphis State University, 1972.

Career

Teacher, Memphis City Schools, 1967-1978; guidance counselor, Memphis City Schools, 1978-1984, 88-93; administrator, Memphis City Schools, since 1993; counselor evaluator, Tennessee Department of Education, Nashville, 1984-1988.

Achievements

• Verna Royster Dobbs has been listed as a noteworthy Educational administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Tennessee School Counselors Association (president-elect 1992), Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: music, travel, piano, reading, sewing.

Connections

Father:

Roscoe Royster

Mother:

Johnnie Mae (Gamble) Royster