Emily A. Melvin died on September 17, 2016. Friends will gather to celebrate her life at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Auburn on Wednesday, October 5, at 2:00 p.m. A graveside service will occur at the Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia, at a later date.
Dr. Melvin was born on May 3, 1941, at Selma, Alabama, the daughter of Captain Clarence Agee Melvin, U.S.N., and Emilou Tilley Melvin. Her parents and her sister, Jane Melvin Morrison, preceded her in death. Her survivors include one brother, John T. Melvin (Susan), Boring, OR; two nephews, Graham B. Melvin (Greta), Bellingham, WA, and Brian D. Melvin, Seattle, WA; and one niece, Allison E. Melvin, Stonington, ME; one goddaughter; three namesakes; and a loving circle of friends. Dr. Melvin had a distinguished career in education.
After teaching social studies in Virginia public schools for several years, she earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Virginia. Upon her graduation in 1976, she began her tenure in the College of Education at Auburn University, where for three decades she taught in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching and served as Assistant Dean and Director of International Activities. During her career, Dr. Melvin was awarded two Taft Foundation grants, two Fulbright grants that provided study in India, and a Danforth Award on the basis of her academic and professional achievement. In 2000, she received Auburn University's Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given to one non-student each year whose characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct provide "evidence of a spirit of love for, and helpfulness to, other men and women." Upon her retirement in 2006, the president of the university named her a professor emeritus. A Navy daughter and veteran traveler, Emily was at home anywhere.
She lived in or visited 52 countries. She attended high school in England, rode the Trans-Siberian Railroad from beginning to end, and worked as a volunteer on a poultry farm in a kibbutz in Israel. One of her customs while living in Auburn was to host an Auburn University international graduate student in her home each year. More than two dozen young women scholars from countries around the world lived with Emily over a period of more than thirty years.
Among Emily's most precious possessions were her pets, always a pair of cats. Known for their great intelligence, they served as special companions. Because they enjoyed a number of amenities, they lived most contented lives. Emily engaged in several volunteer civic activities in the Auburn vicinity, including committee or board memberships with the Battered Women's Shelter, the Cemetery Board, Habitat for Humanity, the Tree Commission, and the Boys' and Girls' Clubs.
With her neighbors she sought to have Payne Street declared an historic district by the State of Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be directed to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104; the Lee County Humane Society, 1140 Ware Drive, Auburn, Alabama 36832; or a charity of choice. The Jeffcoat Trant Funeral Home in Opelika and the Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, Virginia, are directing.
Dr. Melvin was born on May 3, 1941, at Selma, Alabama, the daughter of Captain Clarence Agee Melvin, U.S.N., and Emilou Tilley Melvin. Her parents and her sister, Jane Melvin Morrison, preceded her in death. Her survivors include one brother, John T. Melvin (Susan), Boring, OR; two nephews, Graham B. Melvin (Greta), Bellingham, WA, and Brian D. Melvin, Seattle, WA; and one niece, Allison E. Melvin, Stonington, ME; one goddaughter; three namesakes; and a loving circle of friends. Dr. Melvin had a distinguished career in education.
After teaching social studies in Virginia public schools for several years, she earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Virginia. Upon her graduation in 1976, she began her tenure in the College of Education at Auburn University, where for three decades she taught in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching and served as Assistant Dean and Director of International Activities. During her career, Dr. Melvin was awarded two Taft Foundation grants, two Fulbright grants that provided study in India, and a Danforth Award on the basis of her academic and professional achievement. In 2000, she received Auburn University's Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given to one non-student each year whose characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct provide "evidence of a spirit of love for, and helpfulness to, other men and women." Upon her retirement in 2006, the president of the university named her a professor emeritus. A Navy daughter and veteran traveler, Emily was at home anywhere.
She lived in or visited 52 countries. She attended high school in England, rode the Trans-Siberian Railroad from beginning to end, and worked as a volunteer on a poultry farm in a kibbutz in Israel. One of her customs while living in Auburn was to host an Auburn University international graduate student in her home each year. More than two dozen young women scholars from countries around the world lived with Emily over a period of more than thirty years.
Among Emily's most precious possessions were her pets, always a pair of cats. Known for their great intelligence, they served as special companions. Because they enjoyed a number of amenities, they lived most contented lives. Emily engaged in several volunteer civic activities in the Auburn vicinity, including committee or board memberships with the Battered Women's Shelter, the Cemetery Board, Habitat for Humanity, the Tree Commission, and the Boys' and Girls' Clubs.
With her neighbors she sought to have Payne Street declared an historic district by the State of Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be directed to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104; the Lee County Humane Society, 1140 Ware Drive, Auburn, Alabama 36832; or a charity of choice. The Jeffcoat Trant Funeral Home in Opelika and the Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, Virginia, are directing.
Emily A. Melvin died on September 17, 2016. Friends will gather to celebrate her life at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Auburn on Wednesday, October 5, at 2:00 p.m. A graveside service will occur at the Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia, at a later date.
Dr. Melvin was born on May 3, 1941, at Selma, Alabama, the daughter of Captain Clarence Agee Melvin, U.S.N., and Emilou Tilley Melvin. Her parents and her sister, Jane Melvin Morrison, preceded her in death. Her survivors include one brother, John T. Melvin (Susan), Boring, OR; two nephews, Graham B. Melvin (Greta), Bellingham, WA, and Brian D. Melvin, Seattle, WA; and one niece, Allison E. Melvin, Stonington, ME; one goddaughter; three namesakes; and a loving circle of friends. Dr. Melvin had a distinguished career in education.
After teaching social studies in Virginia public schools for several years, she earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Virginia. Upon her graduation in 1976, she began her tenure in the College of Education at Auburn University, where for three decades she taught in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching and served as Assistant Dean and Director of International Activities. During her career, Dr. Melvin was awarded two Taft Foundation grants, two Fulbright grants that provided study in India, and a Danforth Award on the basis of her academic and professional achievement. In 2000, she received Auburn University's Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given to one non-student each year whose characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct provide "evidence of a spirit of love for, and helpfulness to, other men and women." Upon her retirement in 2006, the president of the university named her a professor emeritus. A Navy daughter and veteran traveler, Emily was at home anywhere.
She lived in or visited 52 countries. She attended high school in England, rode the Trans-Siberian Railroad from beginning to end, and worked as a volunteer on a poultry farm in a kibbutz in Israel. One of her customs while living in Auburn was to host an Auburn University international graduate student in her home each year. More than two dozen young women scholars from countries around the world lived with Emily over a period of more than thirty years.
Among Emily's most precious possessions were her pets, always a pair of cats. Known for their great intelligence, they served as special companions. Because they enjoyed a number of amenities, they lived most contented lives. Emily engaged in several volunteer civic activities in the Auburn vicinity, including committee or board memberships with the Battered Women's Shelter, the Cemetery Board, Habitat for Humanity, the Tree Commission, and the Boys' and Girls' Clubs.
With her neighbors she sought to have Payne Street declared an historic district by the State of Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be directed to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104; the Lee County Humane Society, 1140 Ware Drive, Auburn, Alabama 36832; or a charity of choice. The Jeffcoat Trant Funeral Home in Opelika and the Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, Virginia, are directing.
Dr. Melvin was born on May 3, 1941, at Selma, Alabama, the daughter of Captain Clarence Agee Melvin, U.S.N., and Emilou Tilley Melvin. Her parents and her sister, Jane Melvin Morrison, preceded her in death. Her survivors include one brother, John T. Melvin (Susan), Boring, OR; two nephews, Graham B. Melvin (Greta), Bellingham, WA, and Brian D. Melvin, Seattle, WA; and one niece, Allison E. Melvin, Stonington, ME; one goddaughter; three namesakes; and a loving circle of friends. Dr. Melvin had a distinguished career in education.
After teaching social studies in Virginia public schools for several years, she earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Virginia. Upon her graduation in 1976, she began her tenure in the College of Education at Auburn University, where for three decades she taught in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching and served as Assistant Dean and Director of International Activities. During her career, Dr. Melvin was awarded two Taft Foundation grants, two Fulbright grants that provided study in India, and a Danforth Award on the basis of her academic and professional achievement. In 2000, she received Auburn University's Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given to one non-student each year whose characteristics of heart, mind, and conduct provide "evidence of a spirit of love for, and helpfulness to, other men and women." Upon her retirement in 2006, the president of the university named her a professor emeritus. A Navy daughter and veteran traveler, Emily was at home anywhere.
She lived in or visited 52 countries. She attended high school in England, rode the Trans-Siberian Railroad from beginning to end, and worked as a volunteer on a poultry farm in a kibbutz in Israel. One of her customs while living in Auburn was to host an Auburn University international graduate student in her home each year. More than two dozen young women scholars from countries around the world lived with Emily over a period of more than thirty years.
Among Emily's most precious possessions were her pets, always a pair of cats. Known for their great intelligence, they served as special companions. Because they enjoyed a number of amenities, they lived most contented lives. Emily engaged in several volunteer civic activities in the Auburn vicinity, including committee or board memberships with the Battered Women's Shelter, the Cemetery Board, Habitat for Humanity, the Tree Commission, and the Boys' and Girls' Clubs.
With her neighbors she sought to have Payne Street declared an historic district by the State of Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be directed to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104; the Lee County Humane Society, 1140 Ware Drive, Auburn, Alabama 36832; or a charity of choice. The Jeffcoat Trant Funeral Home in Opelika and the Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, Virginia, are directing.
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