Edna McDuffie Manning (born 1942) was the first president of the

Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) is a two-year, public residential high school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Established by the Oklahoma state legislature in 1983, the school was designed to educate academically gifted ...

. She also owns a ranch on which she raises

limousin cattle The Limousin, french: italic=no, Limousine, is a French breed of beef cattle from the Limousin and Marche regions of France. It was formerly used mainly as a draught animal, but in modern times is reared for beef. A herd-book was established ...

. In 2007 she was inducted into the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame.

Education and career

In February 1986, Manning became superintendent of the school district in

Shawnee, Oklahoma Shawnee ( sac, Shânîheki) is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 in 2010, a 4.9 percent increase from the figure of 28,692 in 2000. The city is part of the Oklahoma Cit ...

. Facing a $1.2 million deficit, she reorganized the district's elementary schools, converting the small neighborhood schools into grade centers, each housing a single grade. This reorganization aroused strong feelings among some of the parents in the district, and resulted in several

threats A threat is a communication of intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. Intimidation is a tactic used between conflicting parties to make the other timid or psychologically insecure for coercion or control. The act of intimidation for co ...

. In 1988 Manning was appointed president of the

, opened to students in 1990. Manning aided in the building and development of the institution, supervising the selection of faculty and the development of the curriculum. In 2006, the OSSM board of trustees voted to rename the OSSM classroom building, previously called the Lincoln School, the Manning Academic Center. In September 2007, Manning was inducted into the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame. Manning retired from her position as president of OSSM in June 2012, and was succeeded by Dr. Frank Y.H. Wang.

References

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-school-of-science-and-mathematics-has-new-president/article/3727350 http://okcfriday.com/presidency-fulfills-wangs-dream-p7492-92.htm

External links

Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manning, Edna American cattlewomen American cattlemen American educators Living people Women academic administrators Women presidents of organizations 1942 births 21st-century American women farmers 20th-century American women farmers 21st-century American farmers 20th-century American farmers 21st-century American women educators 20th-century American women educators 21st-century American educators 20th-century American educators