Dianne Martin:  

Life In December after graduation I married Paul Jefferson "Jeff" Martin. We soon had two children. The oldest, Paul is married and has given me a step-grandson and a grandson. My youngest, Michael is single. Both sons have followed my father in the printing business. My parents thought that having children would stop my education, but I continued and graduated in 1974 form USA. I began working for the Mobile schools that fall. I taught for 32 years and worked as an elementary teacher and as a resource teacher at the Environmental Studies Center. I am now retired. I’ve served in most offices in the Mobile County Education Association and served four three year terms on the Alabama Education Association Board of Directors. One highlight in my career was when I was selected as one of Alabama's finalist in the Teacher in Space Program. I later received the US Department of Education's Christa McAuliffe Fellowship. In 2000 I was awarded the National Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year. Now that I'm retired I serve on the Board of Directors for several groups-- Alabama Retired Educators' Association, the AERA Foundation, Keep Mobile Beautiful,Inc. (now President) and The Crescent Theater Society. I also worked periodically for the Mobile Area Education Foundation with a program call EYE, Educating Youth through Engineering. I wo...Expand for more