Abstract
Born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1903, Maureen Faulkner received her A.B. from Berea College (1926) and an M.A. from the University of North Carolina (1932). In 1942, after teaching high school in Georgia and Alabama, Faulkner began teaching in the English department at Berea College. During her thirty years at Berea, Faulkner served a summer as Acting Dean of Women, was an active member of many campus organizations and committees, edited the Berea College staff newsletter, was involved with the Berea Theatre Laboratory, and authored many book reviews and articles for area newspapers. Faulkner was also the 1966 recipient of the Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching. Upon retirement in 1972, Faulkner continued, for a time, to work with the college’s development office. Faulkner passed away in 2001 at the age of ninety-seven.
