Background
Flowers, Virginia Anne was born on August 29, 1928 in Dothan, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Kyrie Neal and Annie Laurie (Stewart) Flowers.
Academic administrator emerita
Flowers, Virginia Anne was born on August 29, 1928 in Dothan, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Kyrie Neal and Annie Laurie (Stewart) Flowers.
Bachelor, Florida State University, 1949; Master of Education, Auburn U., 1958; Doctor of Education, Duke U., 1963.
Teaching assistant, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1963; elementary and secondary school teacher, administrator, Dothan and Dalton, Georgia, 1949-1961; associate professor, then professor education, head department, Columbia (South Carolina.) College, 1963-1968; associate dean, then dean, Columbia (South Carolina.) College, 1969-1972; professor education, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1968-1969; teaching assistant, Duke U., 1963; associate dean, assistant provost, acting dean, vice provost, Trinity College Arts and Sciences, Duke U., 1972-1974; professor education, department chairman, assistant provost educational program development, Trinity College Arts and Sciences, Duke U., 1974-1980; dean, School Education, Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, 1980-1985; assistant vice chancellor academic affairs, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, 1985-1988; vice chancellor, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, 1988-1990; vice chancellor emerita, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, since 1990. Independent educational consultant.
Board of directors, member Executive Committee Learning Institute North Carolina, 1976-1980. Member board visitors Charleston Southern U., 1992-1993. Advisory trustee Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1976-1978.
Vice chairman continuing commission on study of black colleges related to United Methodist Church, 1973-1976. Member National Education Association, American Ednl. Research Association, Southern Association Colleges Schools (member of commission on colleges), American Association Higher Education, American Association Colls. of Teacher Education(president 1983-1984, board directors, member Executive Committee 1979-1984), National Organisation Legal Problems in Education, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa.