Jean L.S. Patrick
Professional
Experience
Media Appearances
Fox Sports Net. May 2008.
Amazing Sports Stories
Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
South Dakota Public Television. February
2009.
Dakota Life
A Book and a Show
Speaker and Storyteller
Guest speaker at schools,
libraries, and conferences throughout the
United
States.
2000 - present
Featured speaker at International Reading
Association state and regional conferences.
2000 - present
Scholar and presenter. South Dakota Humanities
Council Speakers Bureau.
2006 - present
Leadership
Regional Advisor (Dakotas)
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
2003 - 2010
Professional Organizations
Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators
1994 - present
Children's Literature Network
2004 - present
Society of American Baseball Research
2006 - present
Continuing Education
Novel workshop.
Faculty Elaine Alphin, Darcy
Pattison, Alexandra Penfold, Rebecca Sherman, N.L.
Sharp Oct. 2007; April 2008; Oct. 2008; Oct. 2009.
Picture book workshop. Jane Yolen. Highlights
Foundation. December 2007.
Nonfiction workshop. Carolyn Yoder. Highlights
Foundation. May 2002.
Writers Workshop at Chautauqua. Highlights
Foundation. July 1997.
Education
Luther College.
Decorah, Iowa. B.A. English. Phi Beta Kappa. 1983.
Kansas State University. Manhattan, Kansas. M.A.
English. 1986.