Verna Bergemann Verna E. Bergemann is professor emeritus and past chair of the Education Department at the University of North Carolina at Ashville, where she taught for 12 years. She currently lives in Marion, North Carolina. Prior to coming to UNCA, she was professor of education at the State University of New York at Oswego for 13 years. She earned her Ed.D. at the University of Maryland, her M.A. at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and her B.A. at the State University of New York at New Mexico. She was worked with beginning teachers as a helping teacher, as a cooperating teacher in a university laboratory school, and as a consultant with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She has been a professor of education at two universities and is the author of numerous articles and activity workbooks for teachers. For many years she has worked closely with volunteer organizations which attempt to improve adult literacy. In 1989, she was named Woman of Distinction and Woman of the Year by the city of Asheville for her outstanding contributions to literacy education. In 1992, she chaired a school study committee for private schools in Asheville. In 1997, she was selected to appear in the 1997/1998 Whos Who in the South and Southeast. In 1999/2000 she continues her work in teacher education, supervising student teachers. Read More Read Less