Background
Nelms,, Willie Everette was born on August 30, 1949 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Willie Everette Senior and Hazel (Hedgepeth) Nelms.
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Willie Everette Nelms
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Bachelor in History cum laude, Old Dominion University, 1971. Master of Arts in History, University Kentucky, 1973. Master of Library Science, University Kentucky, 1974.
Career
Archives assistant Military Intelligence King Library-U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1972-1974. Branch librarian Evansville (Indiana)-Vanderburgh County Public Libraries, 1974-1975. Library director Bristol (Virginia) Library, 1975-1981, Sheppard Memorial Library, Greenville, North Carolina, since 1981.
Member advisory committee for North Carolina Library Services and Construction Act, Raleigh, 1985-1987. Chairman North Carolina State Library Processing Center Advisory Committee, 1985-1987. Founder, chairman Pitt County Library League, Greenville, since 1981.
Vice chairman Southwest district Virginia Library Association, 1979, chairman, 1980. Consultant Bristol (Tennessee) College, 1976-1978.
Achievements
Membership
Publicity chairman Bristol Community Concert Association, 1976-1979. Chairman program committee Bristol Boys' Club, 1979-1980. Founder, president Pitt-Greenville Soccer Association, since 1986.
Coach Greenville Stars Soccer Organization, since 1987. Deacon Center Presbyterian Church, Bristol, 1976-1979, 1st Presbyterian Church Greenville, 1983-1986, chairman board deacons., 1985-1986, Sunday school teacher, 1982-1985, elder, chairman Christian education committee, since 1988. Member American Library Association, Southeastern Library Association, North Carolina Library Association (director public library secretary 1984-1985), North Carolina Public Library Directors Association, Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce (cultural concerns committee 1982, legislation concerns committee 1986-1987, local concerns committee since 1989), Rotary (attendance chairman, sergeant-at-arms Greenville club 1985-1986, program chairman 1987).
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Married Charlotte Askew, June 19, 1971. Children: Michael Byron, Mary Ellen.
