Brookland-Cayce High School EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME
MRS. GURNELLE COKER Inducted 2003
Mrs. Gurnelle Coker graduated from Chapin High School, received her BA degree from Winthrop College and her M.ED degree from the University of South Carolina. She taught in Cades and Chapin, South Carolina, before coming to Brookland-Cayce High School in 1955. She taught English and later worked as a counselor before becoming foil-time Director of Guidance in 1969. Mrs. Coker was also the advisor for the B-C Highlights. She has said 'Teaching was my life. I worked with Marguerite McCaskill, Mr. William Parrish and Dr. Cyril Busbee, each of whom had a special influence on me." She has published articles, editorials, histories of organizations and her own memoirs, "Reflections of a Soon to be Forgotten Generation."

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