Passionate about her career, Beverly Clayton Oglesby has a class motto for her students: "We never say we can't; we always say we can."
JACKSONVILLE, FL, June 04, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Beverly Clayton Oglesby with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Ms. Oglesby 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.
Ms. Oglesby is a tenured primary school teacher of 38 years who retired from the very same school where she first started. Hired by the S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School in Orange Park, Florida, in 1971. During her career, Ms. Oglesby also taught a variety of other grade levels, including kindergarten, first, second and third grade, as well as developmental kindergarten, first and second grade.
Passionate about her career, Ms. Oglesby has a class motto for her students: "We never say we can't; we always say we can." Strongly believing that every child has the potential to learn, she taps into her sense of creativity, patience and dedication to enable every student the opportunity to be their absolute best. Originally intending to become a nurse, she found she didn't take well to the science courses, so she decided to move into education, something that also fulfilled her desire to nurture young children. Over the years, Ms. Oglesby has had absolutely no regrets about the career path she chose.
In addition to teaching in the classroom, Ms. Oglesby was a kindergarten team leader at her school, a position she held for 15 years between 1975 and 1990. She was a member of various early childhood associations as part of the Southern Early Childhood Association, the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children, and the North Florida Association for Education of Young Children. She has served on various committees, including the instructional material council for the Clay County School District in Green Cove Springs, the developmental district committee for the Clay County Whole Language Reading Council in Orange Park and the SACS committee for Forest Hills Elementary School in Jacksonville. She is an ASA committee member of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the Early Childhood Generalist Standards Committee. She is a life member of the National Council of Negro Women, the Florida Memorial University Alumni Association. Furthermore, Ms. Oglesby is a past president of the North Florida Association for the Education of Young Children, the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Southern Early Childhood Association.
Ms. Oglesby has been honored several times, most notably by being named S. Bryan Jenning Elementary School Teacher of Year for 1989-90. She also received a Clay County Excel Award that same academic school year and was named to the New Stanton Class of '67 for Outstanding Work in Education. In light of all her accomplishments, Ms. Oglesby has been cited in several editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in the South and Southwest and Who's Who in the World.
A certified teacher in the state of Florida, Ms. Oglesby holds a Bachelor of Science from Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens and a Master of Education from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. In her retirement, she enjoys walking and reading to keep her mind and body in shape. Married to Eugene Oglesby since 1974, Ms. Oglesby is the proud mother of two children and grandmother to three grandchildren.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Ms. Oglesby has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
About Marquis Who's Who®
Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who's Who in America®, Marquis Who's Who® has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Today, Who's Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. Marquis® now publishes many Who's Who titles, including Who's Who in America®, Who's Who in the World®, Who's Who in American Law®, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare®, Who's Who in Science and Engineering®, and Who's Who in Asia®. Marquis® publications may be visited at the official Marquis Who's Who® website at www.marquiswhoswho.com.
# # #