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Debbye Melaney

Born: Alliance, Ohio

Graduated from: USM

Degrees:  Bachelor and Master's

Other Teaching Experiences: North Bay Elementary, Bay St. Louis

Years of Experience: 11

Awards, Grants,etc: 2002 5th Congressional District Teacher of the Year 2002 Biloxi Teacher of the Year 2001 Educator of the Quarter Edgewater Rotary Club 1998 Knight Ridder Exemplary Teacher Award (Newspapers in Education) 1998 Phi Delta Kappa International Distinguished Service Award 2000 Biloxi First Grant, Increasing Reading Comprehension 1997 Bell South Teacher Grant, Learning Partners 1996 Biloxi First Grant, Hands-On Mathematics 1995 South Central Bell Grant, Geo-Lympics 1994 Mississippi Power Grant, Discovery Science 1995 Sallie Mae First Class Teacher Award

Community/Professional Activities: National Board Certified Teacher Reading Renaissance Coordinator for Beauvoir Adjunct Faculty Member at USM Member National Council Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Member National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Member Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Member U.S. Dept of Education Exemplary Teacher Database Member Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Honor Society for Women Educators

Family: Husband, Charles, General Sales Manager Paceco CORP. Daughter, Erin, Mississippi State Graduate May 2004

Hobbies: Reading, Crocheting, Drive my Mustang with the top down, watching football