ATLANTA, GA, November 01, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Sandra Marilyn McQueen, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. McQueen celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Starting out in Christian education, Dr. McQueen was a director of Christian Education at Rock Spring Presbyterian Church in Atlanta in the early 1970s. Moving into public education within two years, she taught as an early childhood and gifted educator for the Atlanta Board of Education for 31 years. In 2001, she began teaching as a teacher of English as a second language at Sutton Middle School in Atlanta. Dr. McQueen then spent one year as a teacher of early childhood education at Oxford Academy, and as a specialist of cognitive development at Georgia State University. Additionally, for the past ten years, Dr. McQueen has been a supervisor and instructor of early childhood education at Georgia State University.
Dr. McQueen has served as an engagement coordinator for My Wonderful World (National Geographic Society) and on the board of directors of the Georgia chapter of Fulbright Association. A longtime member of the National Education Association and the Georgia Education Association, she has also been a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Metro Consortium of Gifted Educators, and the Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Dr. McQueen completed her studies at Presbyterian College, earning a Bachelor's degree in 1970. She then attended Presbyterian School of Christian Education and graduated with her Master's in 1972, followed by Georgia State University with a PhD in 1987. She is certified in early childhood, special education, gifted education, supervision, and as a teacher for English as a second language, all in the state of Georgia.
Dr. McQueen has served in many positions in the local Presbyterian (PCUSA) church and worked with the resettlement of refugees for many years.
Included in more than 20 editions of Who's Who, including Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who of American Women, Dr. McQueen was a Fulbright scholar in 1990. She also received an Apple Corps grant in 1986, and was named Teacher of the Year at Sutton Middle School in 1985.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Sandra Marilyn McQueen, PhD, has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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