Background
Wilcox, Wilma Blanche was born on October 18, 1942 in Goodland, Kansas, United States. Daughter of James P. and Rita Shelton.
Wilcox, Wilma Blanche was born on October 18, 1942 in Goodland, Kansas, United States. Daughter of James P. and Rita Shelton.
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics cum laude, Kansas State University, 1963; Master of Arts in TESOL curriculum and instruction, U. Kansas, 1991; Doctor of Philosophy in TESOL curriculum and instruction, U. Kansas, 1995.
Teacher 8th grade home economics, Abilene (Kansas) Public Schools, 1963-1964;
teacher junior and senior high school home economics and science, Thompson District Public Schools, Loveland, Colorado, 1964-1969;
teacher English and home economics, Pescadero (California) H.S., 1969-1973;
teacher English, science and home economics, Global Associations, Kwajalein (Marshall Islands) Secondary School, 1973-1975;
teacher 8th grade English, West Junior H.S., Muscatine (Iowa) Public Schools, 1975-1977;
teacher 9th grade science, Saudi Arabian International School at American Consulate, Dhahran, 1978-1979;
supervising instructor intensive English continuing education program, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, 1989-1992;
instructor, supervisor foreign student practicum teachers in TESOL,, Applied English Center, U. Kansas, 1990-1992;
supervisor School Education,, U. Kansas, 1992-1994;
lecturer intensive English program, Southern Illinois U. Carbondale in Niigata, Japan, 1995-1996;
curriculum coordinator intensive English program, Southern Illinois U. Carbondale in Niigata, Japan, 1996-1997;
acting director intensive English program, Southern Illinois U. Carbondale in Niigata, Japan, since 1997. Supervisor Writing Center and Grammar Hotline, Johnson County Community College, 1991. Assistant instructor C&I 806 methods of TESOL and foreign language in secondary schools, 1993-1994.
Instructor C&I 351 methods of teaching reading in content areas for secondary teachers, 1994-1995. Presenter professional conferences, including 5th Annual Tchg. Academy Survival Skills Conference, Cincinnati, 1994, 48th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language conference, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1995, 22nd Japanese Association Language Tchg. conference, Hiroshima, Japan, 1996, 1st Pan-Asian Conference and 17th Annual Thai TESOL International Conference, Bangkok, 1997, Information Technology in English Language Learning conference, Singapore, 1997, others.
President Lyric Opera Guild of Kansas City, 1991-1993. N. Control regional director Opera Guilds International, 1993-1995. Member community opera chorus Shibata Sänger Ründe.
Member TESOL (presenter conference 1998), National Association Foreign Student Advisors, American Ednl. Research Association, Japanese Association Language Tchg. (program chair Niigata chapter, presenter national conference 1996), Rotary (Nakajo-Tainai chapter, chair international committee).
Married John D. Wilcox. 1 child, David.
