Background
Simmons, Virginia Gill was born on February 14, 1942 in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of David Herman and Margaret Josephine (Cameron) Gill.
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Virginia Gill Simmons
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Bachelor of Science, West Virginia State College, 1964; Master of Science, Marshall U., Huntington, West Virginia, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1984; Doctor of Laws (honorary), West Virginia State College, 1997.
Career
Elementary teacher, Kanawha and Pocahontas County Schools, 1964-1967;
teacher mentally retarded, Pocahontas County Schools, Marlinton, West Virginia, 1967-1969;
teacher gifted, Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia, 1974-1979, 81-84;
community education coordinator, Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia, 1986-1988;
special education specialist, Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia, 1984-1986;
teaching fellow, Kent State University, 1979-1981;
dean evaluation and training, Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families, Charleston, 1991-1993;
state coordinator gifted, West Virginia Department Education, Charleston, since 1988;
state coordinator of governor's schools, West Virginia Department Education, Charleston, since 1993. Adjunct Professor Marshall U., Huntington, 1974-1985, Kent State University, 1979-1983, College Graduate Studies Institute, West Virginia, since 1984. Consultant on gifted.
Board member, reader National Research Center on Gifted and Talented, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Candidate, Democratic Party, Kanawha County, 1974. Lobbyist Women's Organisation, West Virginia Legislation, 1973-1979. Chairperson Governor's Highway Safety Leaders, 1985-1991.
Director, president Russia and West Virginia: A Partnership for Exch. Foundation, Inc., since 1993. Member ASCD, NAGC, WNAGT, NCOGS, SDOGT, Council Exceptional Children, International Association for Gifted, Federation Women's Clubs (president, state officer), Phi Delta Kappa.
Connections
Married James Edward Simmons, December 21, 1962. Children: Melissa Marie, Cameron David.
