Jane Margaret Riner, M.A.

Appalachian State University

Universities and colleges--Faculty

Dr. Richard D. Howe

Mary Elizabeth Gragg

1987

Biographical sketches

Boone (N.C.)

https://www.geonames.org/4456703/boone.html

1980s

2000-2010

Professor Emerita

Professor Emerita of Business Education and Office Administration Jane Margaret Riner (October 16, 1923-), retired college professor, was born in Castlewood, Virginia, the daughter of Alba Evans Riner and Cowan Campbell Riner. Her father was a railroad man, while her mother was a homemaker, caring for Jane and her two sisters. Jane graduated from Temple Hill High School, in Castlewood, in 1941. In 1942 and 1943 Riner served as a secretary for the U.S. Civil Service Commission, and from 1944 to 1946 she served in the U.S. Navy (WAVES) as a secretary. After teaching for a year at Temple Hill High School in Castlewood. Virginia, she went back into the U.S. Navy and served as a secretary until 1952; she then worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence for a year. In 1953, she taught again at Castlewood High School. Meanwhile, Riner found time to pursue an education. She attended Appalachian State Teachers College (now Appalachian State University) from 1946-49 earning a B.S. degree in business education and social studies. She received her M.A. from ASU in 1956, and additionally did another year of graduate study at the University of Maryland. In 1956 Miss Riner accepted a position at Appalachian teaching in the college of business, and served also as that college's academic advisor. While at ASU Riner was active in the North Carolina Business Education Associa­tion, the North Carolina Vocational Association, the National Business Education Asso­ciation, and the American Vocational Association. She was also an active committee member, working with the University Edu­cational Development Committee, the Col­lege of Business Affirmative Action Com­mittee, the College of Business Curriculum Committee, and the College of Business Scholarship Committee, as well as serving on the College of Business Dean's Advisory Council and General College Advising Service. Miss Riner retired in 1980 after 24 years of service to the University. In her retirement she returned to her native state of Virginia, and is glad to be back home near her family and old friends. She enjoys occasional trips to New York to see a few plays, and the winter holidays in Florida. She is reading "all those books" she never had time to read while teaching. And, she firmly believes that you should never do today what you can put off until tomorrow! Sources: Appalachian State University files and personal correspondence. - Dr. Richard D. Howe and Miss Mary Elizabeth Gragg