They say Old teachers never die; they just lose their class.
I hope I have not lost too much of mine.
This is me with some of my 5th grade class
on the first day of school about 8 to 10 years ago.
It was taken by a good friend and former 
teaching buddy who was always telling me
that I was older than dirt.  I would tell him that 
I was just a seventeen-year-old kid, who
SOMEHOW got trapped in OLD person's body!

Education	   Howard Payne University,  Brownwood, Texas, B. S. ,  January
	    			1963
			University of Texas in Austin, M.A.,  August, 1970
			Post-Graduate Work: Southwest Texas University.
			    	1972; University of Texas in Austin, 1975;
			    	Baylor University, 1978.
			Computer programing, Central Texas College, 1982
			Numerous workshops and seminars for advanced academic credit
			    	on a variety of subjects, 1965-95
		        Watercolor  lessons:  with former Texas Artist of the Year, 
				John Carter (now deceased), 1981-1985
			Ceramics classes: Cultural Activities Center, Temple, Texas
				1995-96; participated goblet Auction, November
			     	 1996
			Pastel workshop with Janice Hamilton; October 17-18, 1996
			Watercolor workshop with Dorothy Johnston; April 11, 1997
			Figure drawing class with Nancy Isett, CTC, Spring, 1998
			Honorable Mention:  Photography, Festival of Flags Art
			   	Competition, 1996
			Second place: Mixed Media, Festival of Flags Art
			   	Competition, 1997
 
Professional     Public school teacher, 1963-1995
Experience        Sidney ISD,  Sidney, Texas, Jan.-May, 1963:
	          		Music in Grades 1-12;
	         		Reading and bilingual students in grade 1
 	         		Staged and directed production of the Humperdinck
				operetta, Hansel and  Gretel,
				with students in grades 3-12.
				(Including design  and  making of sets and props)
	     		
			Comanche Junior High School, Comanche, Texas,
	      			1963-64: Music and Art in Grades 6, 7, 8
	 
	   		Killeen ISD, 1964-1995: 
	            		All basic subjects + Art
             	    		Clifton Park Elementary, Aug.-Sept. 1964:
	          			Grade 4
	      			Meadows Elementary, Sept. 1964-May 1965:
	           			Grade 6
  	     			Clifton Park Elementary, Aug.1965-May 1970;  Aug. 1971-
	        			 May 1995: Grade 5
	         			Aug. 1970-May 1971:  Grade 3
	       	             
Professional      Alpha Chi National Honor Society, inducted in 1961
Organizations	 Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society, inducted in 1962
and		      Best of Show award—Howard Payne Art Exhibit, 1961
Activities	    Student National Educators Association 1961-63
			SNEA Representative to State Convention, 1963
	   		Chosen Teacher of Tomorrow—Howard Payne, 1963
			Texas State Teachers Association 1963-79
	    			Regional convention delegate 1965-1970
	    			Served on various committees
			Texas Classroom Teachers Association 1965-1995
  	     			Faculty representative, 1966-67; 1987-88; 1989-94
	     			Served on various committees (nominating, election
				canvassing,  retirement tea, scholarship, etc.)
			Advisor to State Textbook Member,  Dr. C. E. Ellison, 1966
			Chairman, 5th Grade Curriculum Committee, 1974-75
			Chairman of District Curriculum Revision Sub-Committee,
	    			1974-75
			Superintendent's Advisory Panel, 1976-77
			Individualized In-Service Committee, 1976-81
			Reading Textbook Committee, 1981-82, 1985-86
			Killeen Council of PTA—Terrific Teacher of the Year ,
	    			1986-87
			KISD Strategic Planning Sub-Committee on Individualizing
	   			 Student Instruction, 1991
			Killeen Rotary Teacher of the Month, 1991
			Phi Delta Kappa,initated in 1993
			Clifton Park Employee of the Month, 1994
			Association for Curriculum and Development, 1993-95
			Texas Council for the HumanitiesOutstanding Teaching of the
	    			Humanities Award, Runner-up,  1993
			Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
	    			1992-95; Presenter at State Convention, 1994
			Killeen ISD, $12,000 Technology Grant for Innovative Proposal
	    			involving the creation of animated, talking story books, 1993
			Texas Educational Computer State Convention, Presenter, 1994
			Killeen ISD Interdisciplinary Teaching Committee, 1993-94
			Central Texas Society of CPAs, District Teacher of the Year, 1994
			Texas Council for the HumanitiesOutstanding Teaching of the 
	    			Humanities Award Winner,  1994; $1000 grant for Clifton Park
	    			and $1000 grant  for  travel or study
			Texas Association of Retired Teachers, 1995-97: 1st Vice 
	    			President for Programs, 1997-99;Telephone committee
	    			1996-97; 
			Texas Council for the Humanities—Member of the selection
	    			committee  for the Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities
	    			Award competition, 1997.   
 
	     
Civic  and	    St. Christophers Episcopal Church since 1963;
Community	     Choir 1970-77; Altar Guild, 1970-77; Vacation Bible School
Activities	     		Teacher, 1983-85
			KIOOD Art Show representative from Clifton Park, 1967, 1977-79,
	     			1984
			Vive Les Arts Societe Member, 1976-97;
				Board of Directors for the next six years (1997-2003);
				Benefactor member, 1997-99; sponsor member, 1991-96;
				Board of Directors Co-publicity Chairmen with husband, 1976-77
				Vive Les Arts Children's Theatre Fall Workshop Director, 1997	
			Longhorn Chapter, American Business Womens Association, 1973-87;
				Secretary, 1975-76,
				Woman of the Year, 1977;
	     			Chairman of  various committees, 1974-87.	  
			Austin Lyric Opera, 1993-99;
			Member of the Copperas Cove Military Affairs Committee, 1991-99
			Killeen Civic Art Guild, 1995-99
				Trustee, 1998-2001;
				President, 1997-98;
				Vice-President  for Publicity and President-Elect, 1996-97;
				Grant Chairman, Expansion Chairman, and Publicity Committee, 1996-99;
				VLA Gallery Coordinator, 1997-2003
				Killeen Community Center Gallery Coordinator, 1997-98;
				Festival of Flags Spring Art Competition Chairman, 1997;
				Publicity chairman; 1995-96;
				31st Annual October Sale and Renaissance Festival Chairman, 1998		

Additional	   Maiden name: Greenfield; youngest of 4 children
Information	 Place of birth: Yoakum County, Texas
			High School: Brownfield High School, Terry County, Texas
                        First Husband: Roy Tom Byrd, deceased 1970
		   	Married:  Gerald D. Skidmore, 1976
			Family:  Five grown children (all married); 11 grandchildren 
			Hobbies: playing with my grandchildren, dabbling in art ,
			     	       decorating,  reading mysteries, historical fiction,
                                       history and other nonfiction, archaeology, playing
			     	       the piano, working on the computer, swimming, writing
	                               poetry and stories for children, cooking, traveling.