Who is Dr. Marsha Farney?

Marsha Lane Farney, PhD

Education: 

  • PhD:  University of Texas, Austin; Curriculum and Instruction
  • M.S.: Texas A & M University-Commerce; Interdisciplinary Studies
  • B.S.:  Texas A & M University-Commerce; Education

The Farney Family (clockwise l-r): Son Bryan, Dr. Farney, daughter Ashley, granddaughter Ava, son-in-law Brad, grandson Braden, husband Bryan and son Drew

 

Certifications: 

  • Teaching self contained 1 – 8:  Texas A & M University, Commerce
  • Teach English 1 – 8: Texas A & M, Commerce
  • Counseling:  Texas A & M University-Commerce
  • Principal:  Texas A & M University-Commerce

Honor Societies: 

  • Chi Sigma Iota
  • Alpha Chi
  • Sigma Tau Delta
  • Phi Theta Kappa

Daughter Ashley and son Bryan graduated from Texas public high schools. Son Drew attends public school in the Georgetown I.S.D.

 

Academic Positions: 

  • Middle School Counselor:  Westview Middle School, Pflugerville I.S.D., Pflugerville, TX
  • High School Counselor: Paris High School, Paris I.S.D., Paris, TX
  • Clinical Instructor/Adjunct Professor: Department of Elementary Education, Texas A & M University-Commerce, teaching reading comprehension courses listed as Reading 350 & Reading 370.
  • Student Teacher Trainer/Supervisor:  Department of Elementary Education, Texas A & M University-Commerce, teaching weekly seminars to senior education majors and supervised their progress on campuses in North Lamar I.S.D. and Paris I.S.D., provided training and support to mentor teachers.
  • University Liaison: Texas A & M University-Commerce, University liaison to North Lamar I.S.D. and Paris I.S.D.
  • Elementary School Teacher:  fifth grade, North Lamar I.S.D., Paris, TX
  • Elementary School Teacher:  third grade, Paris ISD, Paris, TX

Awards: 

Everett Elementary Teacher of the Year, North Lamar I.S.D., 1995-1996
North Lamar I.S.D. District-wide Elementary Teacher of the Year, 1996 

Committees: 

  • Chisholm Trail Community Foundation:  Board Member, 2007 – Present
  • Seton Williamson Hospital Womens Development Board:  Board Member, 2007 – current
  • Williamson County Historical Museum: Volunteer, 2005 – current
  • Main Street Advisory Board, Georgetown, TX, 2004-2005
  • Bastrop Education Foundation, Board Member, Bastrop, TX, 2003-2004
  • Education, Business and Industry Coalition – Lamar County, 1994-1996
  • Lamar County Reading Council, 1994-1996

Conference Presentations: 

  • Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading:  Dallas, TX, 1997
  • Midwest History of Education Conference:  Chicago, IL, 2001
  • Texas Association of Alternative Education:  Austin, TX, 2003
  • Midwest History of Education Conference:  Chicago, IL, 2006

Publications: 

Promoting the Progress of Education:  The History of Georgetown Public
Schools, 1850-1966.  May, 2007.  Dissertation. 

The American Schools Respond to World War II:  A Survey of the American School Board Journal Articles from January 1942 – December 1945. American Educational History Journal, vol. 29, 2002. 

Professional Affiliations: 

  • Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Texas Reading Association
  • International Reading Association