Victoria Black Courtney

Background

Courtney, Victoria Black was born on August 28, 1943 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Raymond Delbert and Barbara Jean Black.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1965; Master of Arts, San Jose State University, 1966; Doctor of Education, U. San Francisco, 1987.

Career

Speech, language pathologist, Children's Health Council, Palo Alto, California, 1966-1968; education diagnostician, Diagnostic School for Neurologically Handicapped, San Francisco, 1968-1970; director speech, hearing, Children's Hospital, Stanford, California, 1970-1971; director, Speech, Language and Learning Clinic, San Jose, California, 1970-1972; adjunct faculty, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1972-1979; adjunct faculty, University of California, Berkeley, 1977-1984; assistant dean, faculty, St. Mary's College California, Moraga, 1987-1989; acting dean, St. Mary's College California, Moraga, 1989-1991; assistant dean, St. Mary's College California, Moraga, 1991-1992; faculty member, director Outreach program, St. Mary's College, Moraga, 1992-1993; faculty member, St. Mary's College, Moraga, since 1993. Director Sperry Learning Cons., Palo Alto, Moraga, 1966-1987. Panel member Mental Retardation program, California Health and Welfare Agency, 1967-1972.

Advisory board member California School Learning Systems, 1970-1976, California Association Neurologically Handicapped Children, 1978-1980, California Schools in Pleasanton, Alameda, Contra Costa counties, Moraga School District, Center for Living Skills. Chairman program committee State Conference California Association for NeurophysicallyHandicapped Children, 1981-1983. Consultant special education California Department Education, since 1988.

Achievements

• Victoria Black Courtney has been listed as a noteworthy Education educator, academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Moraga Newcomers Club, 1978-1980. Leader Brownie and Girl Scouts United States, Moraga, 1978-1985. Board directors Moraga Care and Share, 1982-1986.

Coordinator teacher training Orinda (California) Community Church, 1982-1984. Co-director Northwestern University Alumni Council, San Francisco, 1978-1981. Member American Association of University Women (vice president program, chair educational equity local chapter), ASCD, American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, American Association Counselor and Teacher Educators, National Association Women Deans, Adminstrs. and Counselors, Association Childrenwith Learning Disabilities California, California Council on Education Teachers, Ind.Calif.

Colleges Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (president), SigmaAlpha Eta.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, reading, crafts, traveling.

Connections

Married June 15, 1965 (divorced 1983). Children: David Howard, Richard Craig. Married Richard HowardCourtney, November 28, 1987.

Children: Lisa Catherine, William Donald.

Father:

Raymond Delbert Black

Mother:

Barbara Jean Black

Spouse:

June 15

Spouse:

Richard HowardCourtney

child:

Lisa Catherine Courtney

child:

David Howard Courtney

child:

William Donald Courtney

child:

Richard Craig Courtney