Enriching the Mind, Inspiring the Heart

Earl K. Oldham Library

Vickie Brown

Professor

     Vickie Brown was born on March 29, 1955, in Dallas, Texas.  Her family moved to Arlington the following year.  She graduated from Arlington High School in 1973 and enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington.  In March of 1974, she accepted Christ as her Savior through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. In 1977, she married Jimmy G. Brown.  They have lived in Grand Prairie for 30 years and have a son, James, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Emily.  Her family has attended the South Center Baptist Church in Arlington for over 29 years.

Education

     Vickie Brown attended East Texas State University from 1975 to 1977.  She achieved a Bachelor of Science Degree with certifications in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Mentally Retarded.  In 1997, she completed a Masters of Teaching in Education Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington with a certification as a Reading Specialist.  She is currently working towards a doctorate degree in Higher Education Leadership at Dallas Baptist University.

Experience

     Vickie Brown taught 5th and 6th grade special education in the Red Oak Independent School District from 1977 to 1980.  In 1980, she began teaching severe and profoundly handicapped students in the Grand Prairie Independent School District.  She worked in this program until 1982.  Then, in 1982, she was hired to teach 2nd grade at Texas Christian Academy in Arlington.  During her 19 years on the faculty, she taught 2nd grade for 5 years, a reading and math resource program for 11 years, and 5th grade for 3 years.  Also, upon completion of her Master’s Degree, she taught a children’s literature class each semester for the University of Texas at Arlington from 1998 to 2002.

     In the fall of 2001, she began teaching part-time at Arlington Baptist College.  In addition, at this time, she was teaching a nature education class for kindergarteners at the River Legacy Nature School in Arlington.  When the Arlington Baptist College Teacher Preparation Program received state approval in the summer of 2002, Vickie was hired as a full-time professor.  She has since taught a variety of education classes.