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Dr. Edwina D. Pendarvis
  Dr. Edwina D. Pendarvis was appointed Drinko Fellow in April 2001.
  Edwina Pendarvis, Interim Director of the John R. Hall Center for Academic Excellence, has worked in the field of gifted education for 34 years, first as a gifted resource room teacher in Florida, then as a state-level administrator in Kentucky, as a professor at Marshall University, and working with college students in Marshall’s honors program.
 
 

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About Dr. Edwina D. Pendarivs
  She has co-authored three books on gifted education and written numerous chapters and articles on gifted children and their educational needs. Her research interests include gifted programs in rural schools, language development of gifted children, and gifted children who are early readers.
In addition to her research in education, Dr. Pendarvis has written essays, poetry, and short stories about Appalachian people and events. She was associate editor of the Journal of Appalachian Studies from 2001 to 2004 and is currently co-director of Faces of Appalachia: Studies in Gender and Ethnicity, a collaborative project sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Marshall University, and the Appalachian Studies Association.
 
   
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