Background
Porter, Wilma Jean was born on May 30, 1931 in Sylacauga, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Harrison Samuel and Blanche Leonard Butcher.
Porter, Wilma Jean was born on May 30, 1931 in Sylacauga, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Harrison Samuel and Blanche Leonard Butcher.
Bachelor of Science, Tuskegee University, 1951. Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1980.
Assistant dietitian, Mississippi State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, 1951-1952; therapeutic dietitian department of hospital, City of New York, S.I., 1952-1953; library assistant, Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Mississippi, 1963-1965; assistant professor, Grambling (Louisiana) State University, 1966-1975; assistant professor, Howard U., Washington, 1976-1980; country director, United States Peace Corps, Tonga, 1980-1982; assistant director international programs, Fort Valley (Georgia) College, 1983-1984; director Institute Advancement, Fort Valley (Georgia) College, 1984-1988; director, School Home Economics, Tennessee Technological U., Cookeville, 1989-1996; private educational consultant, Cookeville, since 1996. Project director Capitol Hill Health and Homemaker, Washington, 1982-1983. Interim director Institute Advancement Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi, 1988-1989.
Convenor National Issues Forums, Georgia and Tennessee, 1985-1990. Citizen participant National Issues Forums Soviet Dialogue, Newport Beach, California, 1988. Board directors Leadership Putnam, Cookeville, 1990-1994.
Chairman Tennessee Technological University campaign United Way, 1989. Member development and planning committee Peach County Fort Valley, 1985-1987. Member Peach County Heart Fund Doctor, 1986-1988.
Participant People to People International to China. Court appointed special advisory for children volunteer CASA Northeast Louisiana. Member American Association of University Women (program chair 1991-1992, president Cookeville branch 1993-1994), American Family and Consumer Sciences Association, American Dietetic Association, Louisiana Association Family and Consumer Sciences, Louisiana Dietetic Association.
Married Douglas Taylor Porter, April 18, 1953. Children: Daria Cecile, Blanche Evette, Douglas Vincent.