Alma Austin Davis is a mother, retired School Teacher, Writer, and an occasional Speaker. She is currently Director of the Baptist Training Union and a member of the Board of Mothe...показать большеAlma Austin Davis is a mother, retired School Teacher, Writer, and an occasional Speaker. She is currently Director of the Baptist Training Union and a member of the Board of Mothers at Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church. She has also served as a Sunday School Teacher, member of the Choir, and Education Information Council.
Alma is the seventh of fifteen children born to an Arkansas farmer and a homemaker.
After graduating High School at the age of 16, Alma enrolled in Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and normal college (AM&N) now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and received a Bachelor’s Degree. She received a Master’s Degree from Webster University in St. Louis, Mo.
Alma spent thirty-four years developing the minds of youth. She was selected “Teacher of the Year” in the Ferguson-Florissant School District, “Who’s Who in Missouri Education,” A recipient of the “Apple for the Teacher” award, and served as a member of the Kindergarten Board of Education in St. Louis, Mo.
Alma is known for the many activities in which she involved her students including annual trips to the State Capital in Jefferson City, Mo. to observe congress in session, and several overnight trips to Memphis, TN to visit the Civil Rights Museum.
After retiring from the Missouri Department of Education, Alma decided to substitute teach, and start a writing career.
When she is not pursuing her writing Career, Alma enjoys cooking, watching sports, listening to Gospel Music, reading, and spending quality time with her daughter Angie, and other family members.
Alma enjoys writing about her family to honor God, her parents, Richard and Isabellia Austin, and her family.
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