Background
Manning, Vesta Fortson was born on December 4, 1949 in Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
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Vesta Fortson Manning
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Grand Valley State College, 1977. Master of Arts, University Arizona, 1980. Postgraduate, University Florida, 1987.
Career
Library, director international exchange program, Costa Rica Academy, San Jose, 1973-1976; instructor, director foreign languages, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Public Schools, 1976-1979; instructor foreign languages, Catalina Foothills School District, Tucson, 1979-1981; teaching assistant, paleographer, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1981-1985; research assistant, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1985-1987; instructor history, American School Foundation, Mexico City, 1988-1989; instructor foreign languages, Eaton-Johnson Middle School, Henderson, North Carolina, 1989-1990; program head, instructor foreign languages and humanities, Vance-Granville Community College, Henderson, North Carolina, since 1990. Member of advisory board Southern Conference on Language Tchg., Valdosta, Georgia, since 1993. Speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member advisory board Human Relations Commission, Oxford, North Carolina, 1992-1993. Director training Amigos de las Americas, Tucson chapter, 1983-1984. Secretary-treasurer Partners of Americas, Tucson, 1981-1982.
Member American History Association, Foreign Language Association North Carolina, American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Organization American Historians, American Association Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Phi Alpha Theta (secretary-treasurer 1983-1984, president 1984-1985), Sigma Delta Mu (sponsor 1996).
Connections
Daughter of Richard deYarman Manning and Vesta Fortson (Wester) Hughes.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Episcopalian
Education
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1977
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1980
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1987
Career
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1976 - 1979
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1976 - 1979
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1979 - 1981
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1981 - 1985
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1985 - 1987
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1988 - 1989
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1989 - 1990
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