Background
Belk, Virginia Hurt was born on July 30, 1937 in Constantine, Michigan, United States. Daughter of John Henry and Eunice Leona (Hufstedler) Hurt.
Belk, Virginia Hurt was born on July 30, 1937 in Constantine, Michigan, United States. Daughter of John Henry and Eunice Leona (Hufstedler) Hurt.
AB, William Jewell College, 1959. Master of Arts, New Mexico State University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1994.
Degree in elementary education.
Teacher Window Rock (Arizona) District 8, 1959-1961, 69-94, Liberty (Missouri) Public Schools, 1963-1964, Kansas City (Missouri) Public Schools, 1964-1967. Principal, owner Bridges to Learning, Albuquerque, since 1995. Teacher Albuquerque Public Schools, 2001—2003, 2006—2009.
Civil service employee MECOM, St. Louis, 1967-1969. Instructor Navajo Community College, Window Rock, 1984-1986. Member career ladder steering committee Window Rock District 8, Fort Defiance, Arizona, 1984-1985, 86-89.
Member child study team Window Rock Elementary Schools, 1985-1994, test administrator Gessell Development Institute, since 1986. Consultant in multicultural education, since 1994.
Member choir Presbyterian Church Fort Defiance, 1974-1994, elder. lay reader, since 1978, clerk session, 1980-1989. Member choir Rio Grande Presbyterian Church, liturgist, member worship committee, volunteer, substitute food bank distributor, since 1994. Member National Education Association (local president 1978-1979, state delegate 1979-1981, local secretary 1980-1982), International Association Cognitive Education, Teachers English as Second Language, Alpha Delta Kappa.
Married Jerry Dee Skaggs, June 17, 1961 (deceased May 1969). 1 child, Susan Marie Skaggs. Married Elton Ray Bailey, December 17, 1971 (deceased October 2005).
Stepchildren: Michael, Marsha Smith, Ann Aviles, Married Fred R. Belk, Oct 9, 2008.