Alumna of the Year 2008
Bible Teacher. Mary Faith (’54) graduated from CIU with her BA in Biblical Education in 1954. She taught Bible in public schools for two years in Bluefield, West Virginia, before returning to CIU to earn a master’s degree. She was supervisor for women’s Christian Service for four years. After two more years in Bluefield, Mary Faith went to Pontotoc, Mississippi (her hometown), to teach Bible in the public schools. In 1973, she returned to CIU to serve as the Associate Director for Christian Service, and in 1979, she became the Director of the Bible Teaching program at CIU. She retired from this position in 1997 and moved to Mississippi where she volunteered her time at French Camp Academy, a Christian home and school dedicated to helping young people from broken home situations.
